Isabel Barrow

Abstract Quantifying mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) heteroplasmy is critical for diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of mitochondrial disease, particularly that caused by the m.3243 A > G pathogenic variant, where tissue-specific heteroplasmy contributes to disease expression. However, current methods often rely on invasive or clinic-based sampling, limiting accessibility and repeat testing.

By Isabel Barrow It’s no surprise that spending endless hours scrolling our social media feeds is not the best thing for our well-being. The negative effect social media has on mental health deserves all the attention it gets – it’s been linked to increases in depression and anxiety, particularly in young people. Now there’s evidence this technology is adversely impacting our financial self-esteem as well, by giving us unrealistic ideas about wealth and encouraging counterproductive money habits.

Writing in October, with Liz Truss still as Prime Minister, view’s writer Isabel Barrow came to the following conclusion on whether Jeremy Hunt would be the one to save Truss from downfall: Ultimately, Hunt’s measures may be sufficient to restore a brief period of stability for the pound, yet it is unlikely that his chancellorship will be a long-term solution to both the market and the public’s distrust of Truss.