Tag: Cystic Fibrosis

Episode 3: Can science defeat ageing? CRISPR for CF; How will autonomous cars change our cities?

by seanduke, posted in Cool Science and Curious Minds, dementia, Future, genetics, immunology, Technology, Transport

The ‘beauty bias’; aging is relative; new CF drug; anxiety is hereditary

by seanduke, posted in Behaviour, genetics, Psychiatry, The Morning Show, This week in science
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We are hard-wired to behave more positively towards good looking people, science suggests (Source: priceonomics.com)

Many of us have long suspected that good-looking people get away with more, now scientists in China have confirmed that in a study of several hundred men using brain scanning techniques.

Why is it that some people seem ‘old’ at 50, while others look relatively youthful into retirement? The answer might lie in how well our body protects our DNA, according to a New Zealand study.

Cystic Fibrosis is a deadly genetic disease which affects lung functioning, and is more common in Ireland per head of population than anywhere in the world. A new drug, called Orkambi, is showing ‘great improvements’ in lung function, and quality of life in recent trials according to Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.

Got an anxious parent, or two? Then you are more likely to be anxious or depressed yourself, compared to the rest of the population, according to new research which says 35% of anxiety is hereditary.

Click below to hear a discussion about the above topics on The Morning Show with Declan Meehan

This was first broadcast on East Coast FM on 9th July 2015