MTHFR: The little-known gene mutation one in three women have that causes micarriage and gut issues

A little-known gene mutation that one in three women have can cause depression, gut issues, problems with pregnancy, birth defects and miscarriage. The ‘MTHFR mutation’ is a gene that means your body cannot absorb folic acid properly, it struggles to metabolise certain hormones and and it faces issues with properly detoxing your liver. If you … Read more

COVID-19 variant spreading in New York City has mutation that may weaken effect of vaccines

A new COVID-19 variant spreading through New York City has mutations that may weaken the effectiveness of vaccines, according to two new studies. The B.1.526 variant, which first appeared in samples collected in New York City in November, now makes up about 27 percent of viral sequences deposited into a database shared by scientists called GISAID, … Read more

Genetic mutation found that gives 1 in 5 ‘better resilience’ to cold

A fifth of the world’s population has a ‘superior resilience’ to colder temperatures thanks to a genetic mutation, allowing them to never feel the cold, study reveals.  Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden had 32 healthy men aged 18 to 40 sit in 14 degrees Celsius water until their body temperature dropped to 35.5C. They … Read more

One in five has a mutation that provides ‘superior resilience’ to chilly temperatures

A fifth of the world’s population has a ‘superior resilience’ to colder temperatures thanks to a genetic mutation, allowing them to never feel the cold, study reveals.  Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden had 32 healthy men aged 18 to 40 sit in 14 degrees Celsius water until their body temperature dropped to 35.5C. They … Read more

Rare YELLOW lobster named Banana is a one-in-30 million catch that was born with a genetic mutation

Catch of the millennia! Rare YELLOW lobster named Banana is a one-in-30 million catch that was born with a genetic mutation that causes pigment reduction A Maine fisherman caught the yellow lobster and donated it to science Researchers have named it Banana and are now caring for the crustacean Banana was born with a condition … Read more

Scientists believe UK jabs WILL offer major protection against South African mutation of Covid-19 

By Eleanor Hayward Health Correspondent What is the South African variant? It was first found in Nelson Mandela Bay in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province in mid-October. Like the UK’s Kent variant, the mutant strain quickly became dominant and drove a ferocious second wave. There are two key mutations that give it an advantage – these are … Read more

Covid UK: Vallance says vaccines ‘should work against Kent mutation’

Sir Patrick Vallance today insisted that the current crop of Covid-19 vaccines should work against the coronavirus variant that emerged in Kent and has now become the dominant strain in England. Offering hope that Britain’s inoculation drive won’t be in vain, No10’s chief scientific adviser claimed evidence suggests the highly-infectious variant will be susceptible to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Covid vaccines ‘should work against Kent mutation’

Pfizer and BioNTech say their Covid vaccine will work against the coronavirus variant that emerged in Kent and has now become the dominant strain in England. Sir Patrick Vallance, the UK’s chief scientific adviser, said he expected all the current vaccines to work against it but said there were still ‘question marks’ over the variants … Read more

Matt Hancock is ‘worried’ about super-infectious South African coronavirus mutation

Matt Hancock today revealed he is ‘incredibly worried’ about the highly-infectious South African coronavirus mutation which top experts fear could scupper Britain’s vaccine roll-out.  The Health Secretary warned the variant — which has already been spotted in the UK — posed a ‘very, very significant problem’. His comments came after one of the Government’s coronavirus … Read more

South African coronavirus mutation may BEAT current vaccines

Coronavirus vaccines could be ineffective against the highly-infectious South African mutation, a scientist who helped develop the Oxford jab has warned. Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at Oxford, said the African strain is more concerning than the Kent one. Vaccines are believed to be effective against the highly-infectious UK variant VUI-202012/01 currently causing … Read more