Archive: 19/01/2015
Researchers identify rare shared genetic mutation for disease in Inuit
A team of Canadian and Japanese researchers has identified the genetic mutation responsible for glycogen storage disease type IIIa in Inuit in northern Quebec, Canada, in a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Jan 19, 2015
Guinea schools reopen, but Ebola fears still keep many home
Schools shuttered during the height of the Ebola crisis in Guinea began reopening Monday, but many parents were still too afraid to send their children to classes.
Jan 19, 2015
UK holds first trial over female genital mutilation
A London doctor went on trial on Monday for carrying out female genital mutilation in only the first such case to be prosecuted in Britain despite pressure from campaigners.
Jan 19, 2015