Trauma of parents divorcing 'linked to people in their 50s who have never married'

People aged 50-plus who never married or entered into a civil partnership, or live with a partner, rose from 377,180 in 2002 to almost 724,493 in 2015, show latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. And traumatic memories of a bitter parental split back in the 1970s has led to this new generation of […]

Women who smoked during pregnancy 'linked to autism in their granddaughters'

GETTY Smoking during pregnancy linked to ‘autism in granddaughters’ The girls were 67 per cent more likely to display traits like poor social skills and repetitive behaviours. And when grans sparked up this increased the risk of her grandchildren having a diagnosed autism spectrum disorder – ASD – by more than 53 per cent. The […]

Motor neurone disease: Workplace exposure to electromagentic fields 'linked to ALS'

GETTY Research suggests workplace exposure to electromagentic fields is linked to a higher risk of ALS Experts noted an association between exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS causes weakness and wasting in the limbs and people only tend to live for two to five years from first experiencing […]