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Research from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ indicates that most people are in favour of newborn screening for the potentially deadly condition spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

SMA is an inherited neuromuscular disorder with a wide spectrum of severities and is a leading genetic cause of infant death worldwide. However, there is no routine screening programme for SMA in the UK.

A ¹û¶³´«Ã½ academic is to be awarded for their outstanding contribution to UK cell biology. Andrew McAinsh, professor of cell biology at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Medical School is to receive the British Society for Cell Biology’s (BSCB) prestigious Hooke Medal.

Cannabis use in youth is linked to bipolar symptoms in young adults, finds new research by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½.

Researchers from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Medical School found that adolescent cannabis use is an independent risk factor for future hypomania – periods of elated mood, over-active and excited behaviour, and reduced need for sleep that are often experienced as part of bipolar disorder, and have a significant impact on day-to-day life.

A rising research star from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has been awarded a prestigious Sir Henry Dale Fellowship.

Mums-to-be living in war zones/areas of armed conflict are at heightened risk of giving birth to low birthweight babies. However the evidence for any impact on the rate of other complications of pregnancy is less clear. That’s the findings of a review of the available evidence conducted by the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and published in the online journal BMJ Global Health.

The ¹û¶³´«Ã½ is hosting a photography exhibition which challenges preconceptions of Down Syndrome.