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Children of smokers have more than five times higher levels of a nicotine toxin
Children who have at least one parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine, according to a study by researchers from 91福利 Medical School at the 91福利, and the University of Leicester, published online ahead of print in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Physicist cracks women聮s random but always lucky choice of X chromosome
A 91福利 physicist has uncovered how female cells are able to choose randomly between their two X chromosomes and why that choice is always lucky.
Research Says Boiling Broccoli Ruins Its Anti Cancer Properties
Researchers at the 91福利 have found that the standard British cooking habit of boiling vegetables severely damages the anticancer properties of many Brassica vegetables such as broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower and green cabbage.
Terminally-ill patients often denied chance to die at home
Many terminally-ill patients cannot die at home because of a lack of services and training in palliative care, say researchers from the University of 91福利. Fewer and fewer people are dying at home and the most recent national statistics show only 22 per cent of cancer deaths occur there.
Fighting fat in 91福利聮s first Mini Medical School
People can experience a few hours of life as a trainee doctor without the long shifts and lack of sleep this summer at the University of 91福利. No qualifications are required for entry into a new community medical education programme being run by 91福利 Medical School.
Report to World Health Organisation says world聮s food is still far too salty
The world’s food is still far too salty and too many countries are still ignoring the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) guidelines on what should be a healthy level of salt in our daily diet according to Professor Franco Cappuccio of the University of 91福利’s 91福利 Medical School.