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Sperm ‘clock’ may help rape casesForensic scientists say they may be able to use sperm's "death rate" as evidence of when a rape took place. |
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‘No MMR link to autism’A new study of more than 30,000 children has provided the strongest evidence yet that no link exists between the MMR jab and increasing autism rates. |
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Genetic Mutation in Nonsmokers with Lung Cancer DiscoveredThe discovery of the first known genetic mutation to occur in lung cancer patients who never smoked may explain why certain patients respond to a targeted therapy that is virtually ineffective in others, say researchers, and may lead to better treatments for the disease. |
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Deep brain stimulation promising in treatment of chronic depression: studyA Canadian research endeavour may offer a glimmer of hope for people suffering debilitating treatment-resistant depression. |
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A global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit came intA global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit came into force yesterday, with the United Nations saying it could save millions of lives. |
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New surgical procedure for cancerPatients suffering from advanced stages of deadly cancers of appendix, gastrointestinal tract and ovaries may live longer, by up to 10 years, with a new surgery that has been introduced in several parts of the world, cancer specialists said today. |
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HIV find fuels vaccine hopeResearchers at the Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have shown that the virus, which has infected 40 million people worldwide, alters its shape and triggers changes that allow it to enter cells. |
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DRC: Relief agency launches vaccination programme in remote areasA British medical relief agency, Merlin, has launched a major vaccination programme in two remote areas of Maniema Province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). |
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U.S. Prepares to Test Bird Flu VaccinesThe federal government is getting ready to test a bird flu vaccine and stockpiling both vaccine and antiviral drugs as the threat grows that a deadly strain of avian influenza will begin spreading from Asia. |
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Burkina’s Women Learn To Fight Malaria Through LoansFor years, Clarisse Tangkwano had no idea mosquitoes spread malaria. All she did know was that fevers, nausea and headaches regularly gripped her family. |
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Tiny Infant Survives Surgery On Grape-Sized HeartDoctors at Stanford University say the prognosis is good for a premature baby who became the world's smallest infant to survive a type of open-heart surgery. |
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Indian Herb Found To Be Effective In Controlling Blood Sugar LevelsResearchers have found a herb used in traditional Indian medicine to treat diabetes seems to lower blood sugar and insulin levels in a manner similar to prescription drugs. |
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Genetic variation map may promise tailored drugsIn a major step toward one day offering gene-based customized medicine, scientists yesterday unveiled the first map of common human genetic variations — patterns of DNA differences that may help forecast people's disease risks and best treatments. |
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US-based Indian couple’s Hepatitis B vaccine successKrishna Ella went to venture capitalists in 1995 with a proposal to make a Hepatitis B vaccine for just a dollar a shot, but faced rejection. |
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Medical discoveries
- Researchers identify key peptides that could lead to a universal vaccine for influenza
- Stem cell retinal implants safe
- Hepatitis C vaccine: Oxford researchers’ trial ‘promising’
- Time’s Top Medical Breakthroughs of 2011
- New discovery could lead to better artificial hips
- Artificial Intestines near reality
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