The Universities of Aberystwyth and Glamorgan worked together to
help Welsh teenagers engage with Science Chronic conditions such
as diabetes, respiratory disease, asthma and heart disease, pose
a big challenge to the NHS, according to a recent international
conference held in Cardiff by the Welsh NHS Confederation and
the Assembly Government. Indeed there are deprived areas in
Wales where people are at very high risks of diseases such as
cancer and heart disease. Scientists know that both genetics and
lifestyle choices can influence the development of these
diseases, however the problem is that teenagers often become
disengaged with science at school and so suffer from a lack of
information, which is why a recent initiative aimed to help
teenagers from Communities First areas learn about genetics and
other sciences, so they could make informed choices that
influence their own health. The Universities of Aberystwyth and
Glamorgan came together and devised a mix of genetics and
physics games that they delivere