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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Injected vaccine could help eradicate polio

Re-introducing a type of polio vaccine that fell out of favour in the 1960s could hasten eradication of the disease, according to new research.

Jul 10, 2014

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Oncology & Cancer

Prostate cancer ultrasound treatment as effective as surgery or radiotherapy

Using high energy ultrasound beams to destroy prostate cancer tumours may be as effective as surgery or radiotherapy, but with fewer side effects.

Jul 5, 2018

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Viral outbreaks could be predicted two years in advance by mathematical model

Scientists have identified the cause of outbreaks of enterovirus, one of the most prevalent types of virus in the world.

Aug 24, 2018

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Health

Most nations falling short of UN targets to cut premature deaths from chronic diseases

People in the UK, US and China have a higher risk of dying early from conditions like cancer, heart disease and stroke than people in Italy, France, South Korea and Australia.

Sep 21, 2018

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Diabetes

New hormone injection aids weight loss in obese patients

An injection has helped reduce body weight and glucose levels in patients with diabetes and obesity in four weeks.

Aug 6, 2019

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Cardiology

Regular exercise can lead to heart disease misdiagnosis

Scientists have shown that people who exercise for even a few hours each week can enlarge their hearts. This is a normal and beneficial response to exercise, but until now has only been recognised in athletes. The researchers ...

Aug 9, 2016

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Oncology & Cancer

Antibiotics reduce survival rates in cancer patients taking immunotherapy

Cancer patients on immunotherapy fare worse if they have recently taken antibiotics, with their response and overall survival rate "crashing."

Sep 13, 2019

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Oncology & Cancer

Artificial intelligence can predict survival of ovarian cancer patients

The artificial intelligence software, created by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Melbourne, has been able to predict the prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer more accurately than current ...

Feb 15, 2019

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Medical research

A deeper take on our sexual nature

The organs in our body may have a sexual identity of their own, new research suggests. The idea that our organs could be "male" or "female" raises the possibility that women and men may need different treatments as a result. ...

Feb 18, 2016

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