Oncology & Cancer
Dogs sniff out chemicals linked to prostate cancer
Researchers in Italy have published a study suggesting that trained dogs can detect chemicals linked to prostate cancer from urine samples.
Apr 17, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Opening up new pathways for treating inflammatory bowel diseases
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition affecting 1 in 250 people in Europe. Current treatment is ineffective for many. However, a team of European scientists has increased understanding of the causes of IBD, ...
Aug 12, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
In an age of political anger, the science behind human prejudice
Increasing political polarisation in western democracies was starkly highlighted in 2016 with the UK's vote for Brexit and the election of Donald Trump in the United States. Such polarisation will likely continue to be a ...
Feb 10, 2017
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Attention deficit disorders
The ADHD brain retrained
The cost of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be as high as EUR 7,000 per patient per year in the United Kingdom and some 4 million children suffer from the disorder in Europe. NEWROFEED has developed a ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Genetics
Scientists tackle Huntington's disease by targeting mutant gene
Huntington's disease is an inherited, neurodegenerative disorder that usually appears in mid-adult life and leads to uncoordinated body movements and cognitive decline. The disease is due to multiple repetitions of a deoxyribonucleic ...
Nov 6, 2012
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Diabetes
Eat slowly and reduce diabetes risk
Your parents must have told you a thousand times - don't eat so fast, slow down! Now it appears that scientific research is backing them up. At the recent joint International Congress of Endocrinology and European Congress ...
Jun 25, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers successfully use Parsortix system in ovarian cancer drug trials
ANGLE plc's Parsortix, which was granted a European patent in March 2016, harvests circulating cancer cells from blood for further medical analysis. Its use is an essential step in research under the GANNET53 project, which ...
Aug 18, 2016
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Empowering patients and improving treatment of Parkinson's disease
A personal health system helps Parkinson's patients manage their symptoms while providing doctors with a rich source of information from continuous monitoring.
Apr 13, 2015
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Vaccination
How effective are mix-and-match vaccines against COVID-19?
A new study has tested the immune response of people who received a second vaccination with BioNTech-Pfizer after their first Oxford-AstraZeneca shot. The results are promising.
Sep 2, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New brain visualisation of Alzheimer's at different ages holds out hope for faster diagnosis and treatment
As Alzheimer's disease is associated with a wide variety of symptoms, usually observed through patients' behaviour and actions, effective and timely treatment has proven elusive. An EU-funded project has contributed towards ...
Sep 28, 2017
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