Topic: Medical Research Council

Many fathers get depressed after having children

One in five men become depressed after becoming fathers as they juggle lack of sleep, extra responsibilities and a changed relationship with their ...
Business Secretary Vince Cable drops heavy hints that taxpayers' money for scientific research will be cut as part of the government's drive to...

Do Bone Drugs Boost Throat Cancer?

People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. . The ...
New research released this week has revealed that one in five men suffer from depression after becoming fathers. The study, which was funded by the...

Men can get baby blues too

Overall one fifth of men suffered depression before their child was 12-years-old, a study has shown, leading experts to call for a change in...
Nicola Harris, winner of the Max Perutz science writing prize, with the Medical Research Council's outgoing chief executive, Sir Leszek...

Body clock mouse study suggests new drug potential

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have used experimental drugs being developed by Pfizer to reset and restart the body clock of mice in a lab and say their work may offer clues on a range of human disorders, from jetlag to bipolar disorder.The ...

Songbird genome may shed light on speech disorders

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have cracked the genetic code of a songbird for the first time, identifying more than 800 genes linked to song learning in a finding that may shed light on human speech disorders.Baby zebra finches learn to sing in ...

Low IQ among top heart health risks, study finds

LONDON (Reuters) - Intelligence is second only to smoking as a predictor of heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, suggesting public health campaigns may need to be designed for people with lower IQs if they are to work.Research by Britain's Medical

AIDS prevention gel fails in African trials

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drug company Endo Pharmaceuticals' gel designed to prevent infection with the AIDS virus was ineffective in trials in Africa, Britain's Medical Research Council (MRC) said on Monday.The large international trial of vaginal microbic