Tag: genes

Men may have genetic advantage over women according to new research

Business

John Glover - August 12, 2020

Men may have a surprising genetic advantage over women, according to new research carried out at the University of St Andrews. The study, published today...

Genetic test could aid quest to reveal causes of rare diseases

Business

Bethan Sexton - December 17, 2019

The causes of rare diseases could be uncovered using an approach created to identify genetic mutations that trigger a muscle-wasting condition, according to a...

Edinburgh study sheds light on thinking speed

In Brief

Peter Laing - April 17, 2015

SCIENTISTS have discovered a link between our genes and quick thinking skills in middle and later life. Researchers identified common genetic variants - changes in...

Scots scientists make sleeping sickness breakthrough

Deadline News Journalist - June 14, 2010

By Cara Sulieman SCOTS scientists have made a breakthrough into the treatment of sleeping sickness. Boffins at the University of Edinburgh discovered how the sleeping sickness...