Medical Discoveries
Child leukaemia drug boosts survival ratesScientists are hailing a chemotherapy drug found to significantly increase the survival chances of child leukaemia patients whose cancer has returned. |
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Gene therapy ‘memory boost hope’A gene therapy technique which aims to ease memory problems linked to Alzheimer's Disease has been successfully tested in mice. |
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Skin moles link to delayed ageingPlentiful skin moles may keep you younger on the inside, say scientists. |
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Brain cancer ‘trojan attack’ hopeA tiny capsule could help smuggle anti-cancer drugs past a barrier designed to protect the brain from attack. |
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Stem cell jab ‘may boost muscle’Muscle wasting linked to old age might one day be treated using stem cells, claim US scientists. |
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Cell find may aid cancer vaccinesA type of normal cell often found in cancerous growths may be the reason for the failure of anti-cancer vaccines. |
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Software creates 3D wiring maps of the brain
via GIzMag |
Wed November 03, 2010 |
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Breakthrough could pave way to cure for the common coldScientists have discovered for the first time that the body can ambush the viruses that cause colds, killing them before they turn into coughs, sneezes and aches. |
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Good looks result of diet and exercise, not make-up
via BBC |
Tue November 02, 2010 |
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Miniature livers ‘grown in lab’Scientists have managed to produce a small-scale version of a human liver in the laboratory using stem cells. |
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Prostate cancer urine test breakthroughScientists may have found a way to create the first effective urine test for prostate cancer. |
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Deaf people ‘can rewire brains’People deaf from birth may be able to reassign the area of their brain used for hearing to boost their sight, suggests a study. |
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Cheek Swab May Detect Lung CancerEarly detection is critical for improving cancer survival rates. Yet, one of the deadliest cancers in the United States, lung cancer, is notoriously difficult to detect in its early stages. |
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Molecule structure offers clue to HIV and cancer treatmentsScientists have created an image of an important molecule linked to HIV infection and cancer which may help treat the diseases. |
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Health news
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- Lenses found to ‘cure colour-blindness’
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Totally blind mice get sight back
- Human immune system proteins shown to suppress HIV
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- First liver cancer ‘chemo-bath’ in the UK
- New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
- Fear can be erased from the brain before its memory has been formed
- Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’
- Scientists uncover gene behind skin disease
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- Robots join the fight against cancer
- Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos
- ‘Stem cell hope’ for deaf people
- Deaf girl fitted with bionic ear speaks her first word
- Johnson & Johnson Announces a Ban on Harmful Chemicals in Products
- Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
- Spotting Cancer Cells in Blood With a 27-Picosecond Camera
- Hope for more effective TB treatment
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