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Researchers have linked high levels of the appetite hormone leptin with reduced incidence of Alzheimers.

Last year in COVER, I raised the concept of a consumer focused quality standard for IP (QS) which would be underpinned by an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approved code of practice.

Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers - skin and lung.

Medicines that target specific nerve cells in the brain could reverse poor mental function in people with Down's syndrome, according to new research, Bupa has said.

In November, the UK Forum for Genetics and Insurance (UKFGI) published a report which it commissioned from Professor Sandy Raeburn and myself which suggested possible options for improving the genetics moratorium.

New HIV infections have been reduced by 17% worldwide over the past eight years.

A 15-year decline in care home demand has ended - yet many are still forced to pay for themselves.

In September the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) published company specific complaints data for the first time while the ABI has published company aggregated data.

Sometimes a number of factors come together unexpectedly which provide an opportunity to re-think procedures that have been applied for a long period of time.

Global Emerging Markets is the riskiest IMA sector and the recent global sell-off illustrates why...