Archive: 24/11/2017

Experimental drug trial seeks to improve treatment for head and neck cancer

A trial to test an experimental drug in patients with head and neck cancer launches in the UK today (Friday), through the Combinations Alliance – a joint initiative between Cancer Research UK and the Experimental Cancer ...

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Is apple cider vinegar really a wonder food?

Folk medicine has favoured apple cider vinegar for centuries and many claims are made for its supposed benefits.

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Air pollution can increase asthma risk in adults, even at low levels

Living close to a busy road can be bad for your respiratory health if you are middle aged, new Australian research has found.

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Hormone therapy in the menopause transition did not increase stroke risk

Postmenopausal hormone therapy is not associated with increased risk of stroke, provided that it is started early, according to a report from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal PLOS Medicine.

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Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients

An immunotherapy drug can be used to cure women of a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments have failed.

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Why doctors need to improve the way we discuss assisted dying

Assisted dying can be a divisive and polarising subject. But there is one aspect on which most people probably agree – the need to improve the conversations people have about death.

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Discovery of potent parasite protein may lead to new therapeutic options for inflammatory bowel conditions

A single protein from a worm parasite may one day offer new therapeutic options for treating inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis, that avoid the potentially serious side effects of current immunosuppressant ...

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Four big insights into HIV/AIDS that provide hope of finding a vaccine

HIV remains one of the continent's most intractable health challenges. Tremendous progress is being made to understand the virus, the immune mechanisms that contribute to its control and for new antiretroviral drugs and vaccines ...

Nov 24, 2017

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The chemistry of memory

Learning requires the chemical adaptation of individual synapses. Researchers have now revealed the impact of an RNA-binding protein that is intimately involved in this process on learning and memory formation and learning ...

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Slum mum woes as Philippines birth control plans fail

At age 33 and raising six children in a slum named "Paradise Village", Myrna Albos is Exhibit A for the Philippines' serial family planning failures.

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