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Tiny electric currents may aid stroke recovery

(Medical Xpress) -- Tiny electric currents applied across regions of the brain can improve hand movements in recovering stroke patients for a short period, an Oxford University study has demonstrated.

Dec 08, 2011
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Chemotherapy reduces breast cancer deaths by a third

(Medical Xpress) -- Today’s chemotherapy treatments reduce deaths from breast cancer by around a third in a wide range of patients, a giant new analysis of data from over 100 different clinical trials ...

Dec 06, 2011
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Synaesthesia linked to a hyper-excitable brain

(Medical Xpress) -- ‘Hyper-excitability’ in regions of the brain may underlie synaesthesia, an unusual condition where some people experience a ‘blending of the senses’, Oxford University ...

Nov 18, 2011
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Largest study of causes of cancer in India begins

(Medical Xpress) -- A large study to investigate causes of common cancers in India is being carried out through a collaboration between Oxford University and 12 leading cancer centres in India.

Oct 26, 2011
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Workings of molecular motor revealed

(Medical Xpress) -- The structure and function of a ‘molecular motor’ critical to the functioning of human organs and, when malfunctioning, implicated in cancer, kidney failure, and osteoporosis, ...

Oct 24, 2011
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