JK Rowling and the MS Society Scotland fund a new MS Research Centre
The University of Edinburgh is to form a Scottish Multiple Sclerosis research centre the first of its kind in the UK to build on previous work at the University into the devastating condition. Scientists in Edinburgh will strengthen links with other international and UK MS experts to push forward understanding of the disease....... A major donation from Harry Potter author JK Rowling will help...Prevalence of 'risky' sex among gay men doubled in Scotland over six years
The prevalence of "risky" sex in Scotland has doubled in the space of six years, while unfounded confidence in the HIV negative status of casual partners has also increased, reveals research in Sexually Transmitted Infections. ...... The findings are based on serial surveys of 6500 men in Edinburgh and Glasgow, who visited a selection of gay bars in the two cities. ...... The men were questioned...Report reveals high rate of heart attack amongst ethnic minorities in Scotland
The incidence of heart attack amongst Scots of Indian and Pakistani origin is 60-70% higher when compared with non-South Asians, a new report led by the University of Edinburgh has shown. ...... Researchers say that the health of ethnic minorities in Scotland can now be better assessed and improved as census information can be linked to records of illness and death. The findings of their study ma...