Buying gifts for twins can be a problem. Do you buy two lots of the same thing? Or do you buy the same present but in different colours? Or do you buy completely different items and hope they each like theirs and not their twin’s? An increasing and novel use of a DNA...
The best way for managing drug and alcohol misuse at work is for a company to outline its approach to substance misuse with a robust drug and alcohol testing policy backed up by a comprehensive workplace testing programme. A drug and alcohol testing policy is vital as...
Drug-driving crashes across Great Britain have more than doubled in 5 years. In 2018, there were 1321 accidents where drivers were impaired by medicinal or illicit drugs, according to Department for Transport (DfT) figures. This compares with 594 in 2014. The National...
The detection of alcohol abuse using nails provides a reliable alternative to head hair or body hair testing. The techniques are similar in that both hair and nails are made from the fibrous protein keratin. As the nail grows, substances can pass from the blood...
Pregnancy can be an anxious and stressful time for any mother or potential father. Especially if the identity of the father cannot be accurately established. One method to solve this issue is a prenatal paternity test. The technique is used during pregnancy to...
Two cannabis-based medicines, used to treat epilepsy and multiple sclerosis (MS), have been approved for use by the NHS following new guidelines from NICE. Both medicines were developed and grown in the UK. Doctors will now be able to prescribe Epidyolex® for children...
A hollowed-out whale vertebra that contained a human jaw bone and two newborn lambs is the latest in a series of bones that are being DNA tested to help better understand Iron Age life. The vertebra was probably used as a casket or some kind of vessel, says Dr Martin...
A study has found a significant link between the amount of alcohol consumed by parents and an adverse impact on their children. The research suggests that more than one-third of children in the UK are negatively affected by their parents’ alcohol use. The children...
More than 60 people a day are being banned from UK roads, and nearly 20,000 were convicted for driving under the influence of drugs last year. These are the startling figures released from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The figures showing prosecution...
AlphaBiolabs offers an in-house prenatal DNA test to accurately determine the paternity of a baby before the child is born. This non-invasive prenatal paternity test delivers highly accurate test results. The advanced procedure preserves and analyses the...
