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This is Bay Radio. I'm Jeremy Kenton. A study has found that people with symptoms of cardiovascular
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health issues such as angina and heart palpitations tend to drink less coffee, avoid coffee
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altogether or drink decaffeinated coffee. Now the scientists have used a genetic technique to show
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that these symptoms determine the amount of coffee people drink rather than the other way around
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And the new study suggests that people with a high genetic risk of cardio
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cardiovascular disease unconsciously reduce how much they drink to avoid the unpleasant cardiovascular
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symptoms such as a raised heartbeat or palpitation and we all know what that's like if we drink
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too many coffees now when they yze the data it showed that having a particular genetic variant
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determined how much a coffee person actually drank so people vulnerable to high blood pressure
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may simply be avoiding the drink coffee because for them the caffeine is more likely to cause
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the unpleasant symptoms. But what this means is that someone who drinks a lot of coffee is likely
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more genetically tolerant of coffee and the caffeine within it as compared to someone who drinks
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very little. And a non-coffee drinker or someone who drinks decaffeinated coffee is more
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likely prone to the adverse effect of caffeine and are more susceptible to high blood pressure
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So there is this genetic predisposition that actually makes you choose whether or not you're going
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to drink coffee or not. And a new study has a new study has a
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explored the link between muscle weakness and type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, muscle strength is
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reduced and the ability of muscles to take up bucos is impaired. Now, a new study has identified
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a gene that is linked to that muscle weakness and the research showed that the gene which normally plays an important role in muscle regeneration is silencing people with type 2 diabetes And the discovery offers new possibilities for developing treatments that
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restore muscle function and boost glucose absorption. And every week, it seems to be an
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international week of this or that. But this week is actually something that has particular
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relevance to my actual profession. And it is international osteopathy healthcare awareness
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this week. Now, osteopathy's been around since the 1870s, 1880s, it started in America
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and is regulated and recognised in most countries now throughout the world. But what do
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osteopaths actually do? So bear in mind the fact that we as osteopaths are primarily there
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to help restore normal function. And we do this by a number of methods. It's not just about
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cracking bones that people seem to sort of associate us with. And nor is it just
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about bad backs. Our role really is in terms of diagnosing what the problem is and then treating
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once we're satisfied with that diagnosis. Obviously the main thing that we're well known for is
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treating spinal issues and reducing pain and we do that by trying to increase the level of mobility
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trying to make your spine move or make other joints move as well. Remember that osteopaths are there
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for helping lots of issues, not just spinal but hip problems, knee
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problems, sports injury, ankle problems, tennis elbow. The list is endless, headaches
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migraine, back pain during pregnancy. So there is an awful lot that osteopathy can do to help
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with your musculoskeletal conditions
