Oncology & Cancer
Cancer drug for mums-to-be may curb baby girls' future fertility
Chemotherapy treatment during pregnancy may affect the future fertility of unborn baby girls, a study suggests.
Aug 11, 2016
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Health
Should we stop using alcohol-based hand sanitisers?
They're everywhere in hospitals, travellers' backpacks and the aisles of pharmacies in winter, but do we really need to use alcohol-based hand sanitisers? And what should we make of the marketing claims they're needed to ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Health
FDA has a few questions for makers of hand sanitizer
Federal health officials want to know whether hand sanitizers used by millions of Americans work as well as manufacturers claim—and whether there are any health risks to their growing use.
Jun 29, 2016
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Medical research
'Germ trap' could save us from flu virus
A remarkable new technology developed by Manchester biochemists has found a way to restrict the spread of flu.
Mar 17, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Superbugs cause 1 in 7 infections caught in hospitals
Supergerms cause 1 out of 7 infections caught in hospitals, health officials said Thursday.
Mar 3, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Low cost, safe and accurate test could help diagnose rare childhood cancers
A non-invasive, low cost blood test that could help doctors diagnose some types of malignant childhood tumour has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University ...
Dec 15, 2015
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Genetics
Gene editing in embryos is fraught with scientific and ethical issues
Recent technological advances have revolutionised our ability to manipulate the genetic code, allowing us to specifically edit individual genes. Gene editing offers exciting potential for disease therapies but application ...
Dec 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover genetic mechanism essential to ovary development
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Faculty of Medicine have announced a discovery that is expected to allow doctors to diagnose a disease causing infertility and lack of puberty in women, with implications ...
Nov 5, 2015
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Medical research
Potential avenue to protect male germ cells against heat stress
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has demonstrated for the first time that hydrogen sulphide (H2S), when applied exogenously, could protect testicular ...
Jul 27, 2015
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Medical research
Team identifies gene responsible for some cases of male infertility
In the most severe form of male infertility, men do not make any measurable levels of sperm. This condition, called azoospermia, affects approximately 1 percent of the male population and is responsible for about a sixth ...
Jul 1, 2015
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