A single change to even one of the thousands of DNA codes that make up each gene in the human genome can result in severe diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy or Huntington's Disease. A similarly minor ...
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Malaria is one of the most widespread and deadly infectious diseases worldwide. New compounds are continuously required due to the risk of malaria parasites becoming resistant to the medicines currently used. A team of researchers ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Blood tests are a common medical procedure, offering valuable insights into a person's health. Whether you're getting a routine check-up, diagnosing a medical condition or monitoring treatment progress, understanding the ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Things don't always go to plan when it comes to sex. Sometimes condoms break (or are even forgotten altogether) and daily contraceptive pills can be missed. Whatever the reason, if you need to prevent an unplanned pregnancy ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Genetic counseling and genetic testing for mutations in certain genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes—can help people understand their risk of certain types of cancer that can run in families, and improve outcomes through ...
Feb 15, 2023
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CAR T-cell therapy, a certain kind of cancer treatment in which the immune system's T cells are programmed to attack tumor cells, is effective in mice with ovarian cancer, according to a study published in The Journal for ...
Feb 6, 2023
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More women, even those at low risk for ovarian cancer, who have finished having children should have their fallopian tubes removed as a precaution to prevent the deadly disease, a leading research group has advised.
Feb 1, 2023
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New drugs made from nanoparticles that can easily penetrate any interface within our bodies are a great hope in medicine. For such hopefuls to reach the market, their safety must be ensured. In this context, it must also ...
Nov 18, 2022
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By using drugs currently used to treat other diseases, scientists hope they will help children with leukemia suffer fewer long-term aftereffects from their treatment.
Aug 31, 2022
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Many tumor cells mist themselves with a protective perfume that disables the immune system. But a drug already approved for other purposes can apparently render this weapon harmless. This is shown in a study by the University ...
Aug 24, 2022
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