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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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Lab-grown eggs could pave way towards new fertility treatments
Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory, in a move that could lead to improved fertility treatments.
Feb 8, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola virus infects reproductive organs in monkeys
Ebola virus can infect the reproductive organs of male and female macaques, according to a study published in The American Journal of Pathology, suggesting that humans could be similarly infected. Prior studies of survivors ...
Feb 8, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Age-related infertility may be caused by scarred ovaries
Women's decreased ability to produce healthy eggs as they become older may be due to excessive scarring and inflammation in their ovaries, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study in mice.
Aug 5, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Retroviral RNA may play a part in liver cancer
An international group led by RIKEN in Japan and INSERM in France have found that retroviral long-terminal-repeat (LTR) promoters—a type of repetitive element that are widely distributed in the human genome—are highly ...
Oct 28, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
First live birth after transplantation of ovarian tissue frozen during childhood
A young woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a healthy child after doctors restored her fertility by transplanting ovarian tissue that had been removed and frozen while she was a child.
Jun 9, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Ovarian tissue and egg freezing should be made widely available to prevent
Ovarian tissue and egg freezing to preserve fertility should no longer be reserved for cancer patients, and healthy women should also be offered these options to safeguard their future chances of conceiving a child, say world ...
Oct 2, 2014
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Ophthalmology
New research holds promise for treatments for a range of women's health issues
Natural lubricants play an important role in health, including a well-known effect to help prevent osteoarthritis in knee and ankle joints. However, much is still unknown about their role and function in other areas of the ...
Apr 18, 2013
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Medical research
Doubling down against diabetes: Turbo-charged gut hormones
A collaboration between scientists in Munich, Germany and Bloomington, USA may have overcome one of the major challenges drug makers have struggled with for years: Delivering powerful nuclear hormones to specific tissues, ...
Nov 13, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Cell damage caused by personal lubricants does not increase HIV risk
The use of certain water-based, over-the-counter personal lubricants can dry out and irritate vaginal and rectal tissue, but does not appear to increase susceptibility to HIV, according to a laboratory study published today ...
Nov 7, 2012
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