Health news 15th August 2011

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How fatty food triggers diabetes: Scientists believe discovery paves way for Type 2 'cure'
Fatty food trips a genetic switch in the body that can trigger diabetes, a study has found.

Understanding the biological pathway could lead to a potential cure for the disease, say scientists.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...-paves-way-Type-2-cure.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

'Late' asthma research unearths potential new treatment

Scientists have stumbled on a potential new treatment for delayed asthma attacks which can occur several hours after exposure to allergens, a study shows. A team from Imperial College London found that blocking sensory nerve functions stopped a "late asthmatic response" in mice and rats.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14504186

Autism sibling risk 'higher than previously thought'
If a child has autism, the risk of a younger sibling also developing the disorder is higher than previously thought, says a large US study. Writing in Pediatrics, researchers from the University of California Davis studied 664 infants up to the age of three.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14507532

Diabetes event won through

A SERIOUS accident on the M25 motorway which caused huge tailbacks of traffic on Friday unfortunately had a knock-on effect for a weekend charity event held in Bexhill. Tracey Hollingdale and helpers had organised a two-mile walk or run from The Polegrove to Galley Hill and back to raise money for Diabetes UK.

http://www.bexhillobserver.net/community/diabetes_event_won_through_1_2958158
 
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