University of Liverpool
Childhood Epilepsy Risk Variant Traced Back to 800-Year-Old British Founder Event
A childhood epilepsy risk allele found in 14 affected families was traced back to a founder event going back 800 years that spread from Britain to other parts of the world.
Type 2 Diabetes Multi-Ancestry GWAS Enables Risk Prediction Across Populations
With data for more than 180,800 cases and some 1.2 million controls, researchers found hundreds of genetic risk loci and developed multi-ancestry risk scores.
Study Identifies Loci Associated With Alcohol Consumption, Explores Links to Other Conditions
A genome-wide association study uncovered six loci associated with heavy drinking and additional analysis found ties to other conditions including lung cancer.
University of Liverpool, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Win $4.5M Antimicrobial Resistance Grant
The funding will be used to purchase research equipment supporting the development of a personalized approach to infectious disease treatment.
The observational study showed delays to diagnosis reduced the chances of identifying pathogens and generally led to poorer outcomes.