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Genetic susceptibility to ulcerative colitis Researchers have found an association between the inflammatory bowel condition ulcerative colitis and the “gene that encodes for interleukin 10 (IL10) – a compound which...

Cleaning and bacterial resistance “Hospitals have been warned not to over-dilute cleaning chemicals amid fears that this could boost antibiotic resistance in bacteria” says the BBC News website today. A study in the...

Obesity 'switch' “‘Switch’ in brain linked to weight gain” is the headline in The Daily Telegraph. If this switch is faulty, the newspaper says, then the body will not recognise that it is full, and “the brain...

Religious belief and pain relief "Research at Oxford University has found believers can draw on their religion to endure suffering with greater fortitude," The Daily Telegraph reported. Many newspapers covered a study in which Catholic and non-religious volunteers were given

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