/channels/taxonomy/term/8625/all en /channels/channels/news/time-bed-bad-sleep-habits-start-early-school-age-children-285985 <p>Bad sleep habits in children begin earlier than many experts assume. That’s the takeaway from a new study led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers. The findings suggest that official sleep guidelines for young school children should be revisited – and that parents ought to maintain firm bedtime rules throughout children’s primary-school years.</p> Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:23:45 +0000 webfull 136552 at /channels /channels/news/uk10k-genome-project-examines-rare-variants-disease-255274 <p>The largest population genome sequencing effort to date is published today in Nature. Based on data collected by the UK10K project, the study was designed to explore the contribution of rare genetic variants to human disease and its impact on risk factors. Rare genetic variants are changes in DNA that are carried only by relatively few people in a population. Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:25:39 +0000 webfull 112431 at /channels /channels/news/new-way-starve-lung-cancer-256202 <p>Preventing cancer cells from growing by understanding what they 'eat'. Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:34:34 +0000 webfull 113388 at /channels /channels/news/tango-dancing-could-benefit-parkinsons-disease-patient-246582 <p>Dancing the Argentine tango could have potential benefits for people at certain stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to findings in a new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the Research Institute of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Health Centre. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:18:36 +0000 webfull 109372 at /channels