Autism risk is 'mostly genetic,' according to statistical analysis

Autism risk is 'mostly genetic,' according to statistical analysis Researchers claim that nearly 60% of autism risk is genetic, with the implicated variant genes being common among the general population. They publish the results of their research in the journal Nature Genetics. Autism is widely believed to be caused by an interplay of genetics and other factors. However, scientists have not reached a consensus on how much of an influence...

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Simulated human heart used to test drugs' effects

Simulated human heart used to test drugs' effects Heart-related side effects of drugs are often only exposed once the drug is used on patients in clinical trials, at which point it is too late. But a scientist in the UK has spent 10 years developing a breakthrough new way to safely test a drug's cardiovascular effects without having to use human or animal trials - by using samples of beating heart tissue. Dr. Helen Maddock, from the Centre...

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How do national strategic plans for HIV and AIDS in southern and eastern Africa address gender-based violence? A women’s rights perspective Andrew Gibbs, Mildred Mushinga, E. Tyler Crone, Samantha Willan, Jenevieve Mannell Abstract Gender-based violence (GBV) is a significant human rights violation and a key driver of the HIV epidemic in southern and eastern Africa. We frame GBV from a broad human rights approach that includes intimate...

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