http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Queen Mary, University of London Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have led the largest sequencing study of human disease to date, investigating the genetic basis of six autoimmune diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-largest-genetic-sequencing-human-disease.html Genetics Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:08 EST news288446235 Newborn babies' immune system development and levels of vitamin D have been found to vary according to their month of birth, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-month-birth-impacts-immune.html Neuroscience Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:03 EST news284645156 Meals at high street and celebrity chef chain restaurants have been shown to contain high levels of salt which would warrant a red traffic light label in a supermarket, according to research published today to launch National Salt Awareness Week 2013 (11-17 March). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-reveals-high-salt-restaurant-meals.html Health Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:40:01 EST news282298950 An independent panel of experts, including an academic from Queen Mary, University of London, which was tasked by the government to make recommendations regarding drugs and driving, has published its report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-expert-panel-drugs.html Medications Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:50:02 EST news281953132 Obsessively playing Angry Birds on your phone or watching cult films on loop is 'barmy' behaviour that can actually lead to a happy life according to British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott whose work is the subject of a new book edited by a film studies expert at Queen Mary, University of London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-barmy-behaviour-happy-life-british.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:20:02 EST news281606171 The high cost of medication, stigmatisation and poor acceptance of their condition are causing young adults to take a dangerous approach to managing their asthma, according to new research published today in the journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-medication-stigma-asthma-health.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:23:41 EST news280574610 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have identified a gene present in some melanoma which appears to make the tumour cells more resistant to treatment, according to research published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gene-melanoma-linked-resistance-treatment.html Cancer Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:50:01 EST news280490450 Scientists investigating how certain genes affect an individual's risk of developing coronary heart disease have identified a new therapeutic target, according to research published today in The American Journal of Human Genetics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-scientists-therapeutic-coronary-heart-disease.html Cardiology Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:40:03 EST news280070338 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London, and Barts Health NHS Trust have identified the genetic mutation behind a devastating disease of the small intestine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientists-genetic-mutation-rare-disease.html Genetics Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:25:47 EST news276506729 (Medical Xpress)—Research led by Queen Mary, University of London, has opened up the possibility that drug therapies may one day be able to restore the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, potentially slowing or even reversing the progression of diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS). The study, funded by the Wellcome Trust, is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-possibility-therapies-blood-brain-barrier.html Medical research Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:55:59 EST news276346551 Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that two proteins which are believed to play a key role in controlling the body's immune response are found in lower levels in T lymphocytes from patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-body-immune-response.html Immunology Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:50:49 EST news274539026 New research from CASH (Consensus Action on Salt and Health) at Queen Mary, University of London, has revealed the unnecessarily high levels of salt in a staple of the country's shopping baskets – cheese. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-reveals-cheese-saltier-seawater.html Health Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:16:05 EST news273402956 Research led by Queen Mary, University of London has found that having asthma is not linked to poorer scores in national school examinations. In contrast, ethnicity and social deprivation were associated with poorer educational outcomes in the study, published in the journal PLOS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-impact-asthma-social-deprivation-ethnicity.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:02:47 EST news272192553 (Medical Xpress)—Overworked employees with little power in the workplace are at an increased risk of developing major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, published today in the American Journal of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-job-strain-factor-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:40:03 EST news269852491 Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that the characteristic shape of a man's urine stream could be used to help diagnose urinary problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-urine-stream-prostate-issues.html Cancer Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:00:09 EST news269615527