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Multi-cancer screening trial yields promising results
A trial for a multi-cancer screening test accurately detected cancer, often before symptoms arose, according to a new US study published today. Read more
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Cold virus may limit COVID-19
Viruses which cause the common cold may protect against COVID-19, new research suggests. Read more
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Computer model can predict inherited heart diseases outcomes
A computer method can help to tailor treatments for patients with inherited heart disease, it was announced last night. Read more
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Alcohol linked to reduced conception chances
A woman’s fertility may be temporarily reduced by moderate to heavy alcohol intake during the second half of the menstrual cycle, according to a new analysis published today. Read more
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Plant-based diet could reduce COVID-19 severity
The chances of developing moderate to severe COVID-19 could be lower among people who eat a plant-based or pescatarian diet, new research has suggested. Read more
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Mexican variant poses latest pandemic threat
A highly transmissible Mexican variant of COVID-19 has arrived in Europe, Italian researchers have warned. Read more
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G7 to work against zoonoses
The world’s leading democracies are to work together to combat the growing threat from zoonotic infection, it was announced today. Read more
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Gene variants linked to major depression
A genome-wide association study has identified 178 gene variants linked to major depression, it has been announced. Read more
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High income countries’ excess death toll in 2020
Twenty-nine high-income countries accounted for almost one million extra deaths because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a new study. Read more
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Long-term conditions in post-acute COVID-19 phase
One in seven adults with COVID-19 developed at least one new condition that required medical care during the post-acute phase of illness, a new US study has found. Read more