Credit: Newcastle University, UK
New research has shown that people with type 1 diabetes may have features of premature heart disease induced by the condition often before they even get their diagnosis.
Early markers for this heart disease could be used to ensure patients get targeted therapies as soon as they are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes to slow down or even halt cardiovascular problems.
The findings, published in
Stem Cell Research and Therapy, show that tiny pieces of genetic material, called miR-424-5p, increased in early stages of heart disease - these could be targeted to help reduce inflammation in order to compensate for elevated risk.
Covid sufferers sought by Newcastle University to take part in a special study
Experts are looking for volunteers who have had the virus - and some who have not - to help them understand Covid-19 fatigue
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Scientists have identified that the evolutionary development of human and primate brains may have been similar for communication and memory.
Although speech and language are unique to humans, experts have found that the brain s pathway is similarly wired in monkeys which could signify an evolutionary process dating back at least 25 million years.
In a study, published in the journal
Neuron, teams led by Newcastle University and the University of Iowa, compared auditory cortex information from humans and primates and found strong links.
Professor Chris Petkov, from Newcastle University s Faculty of Medical Sciences, UK, said: Our language abilities help us to crystallise memories and make them vivid, such as the singer sounded like a nightingale .