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A new UK study has found that, compared to 20 years ago, women diagnosed today with early invasive breast cancer and initially treated with surgery are 66% less likely to die from the disease.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleT… Continue reading Huge increase in 5-year survival rates of early breast cancer
Despite the risks associated with opioid use, they’re commonly prescribed as a first-line treatment for acute lower back and neck pain. Researchers have found that, compared to opioids, a placebo is more effective in reducing acute – short-term – back … Continue reading Placebo proves better than opioids at treating acute back and neck pain
Australian researchers have developed an AI algorithm called SpermSearch that can accurately identify sperm in severely infertile men in a fraction of the time it takes scientists, providing hope to men who want to father biological children.Continue R… Continue reading AI may help severely infertile men become fathers
A new study has found that almost all blood-pressure-lowering medications reduce the number of headaches migraine sufferers have each month. The researchers say that these medications may provide a treatment option that is less expensive and more acces… Continue reading Most blood pressure meds found to reduce frequency of migraine headaches
We may be one step closer to developing a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, thanks to new Australian research that has discovered how a protein called optineurin works in a distinct way to clear damaged mitochondria from the brain.
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We could soon be checking our heart rhythm while doing the grocery shopping, thanks to a device incorporated into the handle of a supermarket trolley designed to monitor for atrial fibrillation, a common heart arrhythmia that’s a key risk factor for st… Continue reading Testing for a common heart arrhythmia with a shopping trolley
High-grade serous ovarian cancer is not only common but an aggressive, hard-to-treat type of ovarian cancer. A new study has identified the genes involved in forming a particular type of lymphatic tissue which, if growing in tumors, is associated with … Continue reading Genes identified that may lead to treatment for aggressive ovarian cancer
Some people with bacterial gut infections remain symptom-free while passing the infection on to others. A new study has shed light on the interplay between bacteria, diet and the immune system that occurs with a common diarrhea-causing pathogen. It may… Continue reading Bacterial immunity holds the key to vaccines against diarrheal diseases
Researchers have developed a wearable, noninvasive sensor that monitors for a biomarker of inflammation in the wearer’s sweat. They say the device could be used at home by people with chronic inflammatory diseases.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, Sci… Continue reading Wearable noninvasive sensor monitors sweat for signs of inflammation
A new study has found a novel, non-surgical method that is very effective at healing a common sporting injury, rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL. The method could be a way to help sufferers avoid surgery altogether.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Novel treatment protocol for ACL rupture may help avoid surgery