Oncology & Cancer
Immune cells key to predicting cancer outcomes, research suggests
Scientists have identified key changes in immune cells within cancerous tumours that could help improve the development of treatments.
Apr 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find new genetic information behind urogenital track anomalies
About one in every 100 babies is born with some kind of developmental anomaly in the urogenital tract. In most cases abnormalities are mild, but sometimes life-long and even life-threatening disease develops.
Apr 4, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Insight into heavy periods could pave the way towards new treatment
Scientists from the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh have uncovered a cause of heavy menstrual bleeding – a finding that offers hope for a new treatment for women living with the condition.
Jan 24, 2018
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Health
Why a little dirt is good for us
Keeping the house spotless is impossible with a dog, two cats, grass-clotted soccer cleats and mud-crusted work boots. So, I was thrilled to learn from some of our researchers at the veterinary school that a little dirt ...
Oct 6, 2017
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Health
Study suggests father's environmental exposure affects sperm epigenetics
Early results from a larger, ongoing study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that phthalate levels in expectant fathers have an effect on couples' reproductive ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Medical research
Experimental technique analyses the functioning of human sperm before insemination
Research presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) annual conference describes for the first time the use of an experimental technique to analyse the functioning of human sperm in contact ...
Jul 6, 2017
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Immunology
Understanding T cell activation could lead to new vaccines
Scientists could be one step closer to developing vaccines against viruses such as Zika, West Nile or HIV, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
May 30, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gonorrhea manipulates an anti-infection mechanism in the female reproductive tract
The bacterium that causes gonorrhea infects the female reproductive tract by breaking connections between cells in the tract's protective lining, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens.
Apr 13, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study describes drug that could prevent infertility in cancer patients
A new study led by Brian Hermann, assistant professor of biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), shows promising evidence that a medication previously used to prevent infections in cancer patients can also ...
Feb 13, 2017
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Medical research
The mechanisms responsible for human egg aging
Yale School of Medicine researchers have identified the molecular pathways involved in the aging of human eggs. This research could eventually lead to treatments to correct age-related damage and improve fertility in women ...
Jun 7, 2016
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