Growth and development topics
Signs of possible diabetes can be seen decades earlier in childhood
Early signs of being more susceptible to type 2 diabetes as an adult can be seen in children as young as eight years, research has found.
Adolescents from deprived communities show gene regulation differences
Young adults raised in communities marked by more economic deprivation, physical dilapidation, social disconnection and danger display differences in the epigenome – the proteins and chemical compounds
that regulate the activity of their genes.
Is mental health the new pandemic?
Covid-19 has put unprecedented pressures on the mental health of millions of people in the UK – including young people, new mothers and healthcare professionals. Journalist Jo Waters looks at the impact, now and moving forward, plus what’s needed to help.
