Dermatological map could lead to new treatments
January 22nd 2021 - A newly created skin cell map offers a “huge leap” in understanding of disease and
could pave the way for potential drug treatments for painful skin diseases, British researchers
say.
Ovarian cancer classification system validated
January 15th 2021 - A newly developed method for subtyping ovarian cancer has been validated as accurately predicting
disease outcome.
'Virtual biopsies' could replace tissue biopsies
January 8th 2021 - An advanced scanning analysis technique could eventually see “virtual biopsies” replace
tissue biopsies, UK scientists have announced.
No benefit of greater transfusion for prems - US study
January 1st 2021 - There is no benefit to raising the red blood threshold for transfusions to very low birthweight babies, according to an analysis published last night.
White blood cell discovery in rare dementia condition
December 25th 2020 - Researchers have made new discoveries into the underlying cause of a rare neurodegenerative condition linked to dementia.
Contraceptive pills provide 'decades of cancer protection'
December 18th 2020 - Oral contraceptive pills can protect against ovarian and endometrial cancer – and the
benefit remains decades after the final dose was taken, according to a new Swedish study.
Progress against challenging cancer mutation
December 2020 - Scientists have discovered a new method for targeting the KRAS mutation, involved in a number of cancers, it has been announced.
Promising new immunotherapy for neuroblastoma
November 2020 - A novel CAR T-cell therapy that is designed to target cancerous tumours has shown promising
early results in children with neuroblastoma, according to a new study.
Hope for new psoriasis treatment
October 2020 - A possible new therapy for psoriasis has shown promise, a European conference has heard.
Assessing treatment for older breast cancer patients
September 2020 - Many elderly breast cancer patients should be considered for more intensive
treatment than is currently offered, researchers have found.
Nanoscale bone inflexibility link to hip fracture risk
August 2020 - Flexibility and density in the bone nanostructure need to be assessed
together to estimate how likely someone is to suffer fractures, according
to new research.
New way to reduce heart transplant rejection
July 2020 - A new technique that removes immune cells from donor hearts can reduce
the risk of acute rejection following transplant surgery.
Ovary
transplant baby born
September 24th 2004 - The first baby has
been born to a woman who underwent an ovary transplant, it was announced
today.
Celebrations and questions over Tamara birth
September 27th 2004 - The birth of a baby
to a woman who had an ovarian transplant has created hope for dozens of
others - despite some scientific scepticism.
Bioterrorism
alert as physicians from Australasia and Thailand meet
May 6th - 8th 2002 - News Special from the
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Brisbane.
Creativity
or mental chaos - debated at international psychiatric conference
July 9th 2001 - The links between psychiatry
and the arts are to be celebrated at a conference which starts in London
today.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has teamed up with the World Psychiatric
Association to stage the event: "2001: A Mind Odyssey".
Cover-ups that led to spread of mad cow disease
October 26th 2000 - The epidemic of so-called
mad cow disease in the United Kingdom probably sprang from a genetic mutation
in an animal in the early 1970s, according to a government report.
Curing bubble babies
June 27th 2000 - Two doctors spoke today
of the remarkable treatments they have devised for two once incurable
blood conditions - and how they hoped they could lead to more cures.
Childbirth and pregnancy - Steering a safe course. October 1998.
Childbirth and pregnancy - Original feature. March 1998
Discussion on the HRT - Cancer controversy - From February 2000.
Medicine & The Media - The breast cancer/HRT controversy. October 1997.
Human engine oil? - The conflicting evidence? From January 1998.