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Diamond boost for breast treatment
Minuscule diamonds could dramatically improve the success of a common breast cancer drug, researchers reported last night. Read more
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How lifestyle guards gut
Doctors have unveiled new insights into how healthy lifestyles may help prevent cancer of the gut. Read more
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Mutations hit stem cell hopes
New findings suggest major problems with the drive to revolutionise medicine through programming stem cells. Read more
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Pill may prevent Parkinson’s
The pain-killer ibuprofen may help protect users against developing Parkinson’s disease, researchers said last night. Read more
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Baby joy not enough for sorrowful
Having a healthy baby may not to solve the emotional problems and worry faced by a woman who has lost a child during pregnancy, researchers warn today. Read more
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Breast screening plans challenged
Doubts have been raised over efforts to bring in population-based mammography screening to poorer countries. Read more
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Male future bleak – psychiatrist
Men in the western world may face a bleak and depressing future because of changing culture, a psychiatrist claims today. Read more
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Alzheimer’s female descent clue
People who inherit Alzheimer’s disease may be more likely to get it from their mothers than their fathers, researchers say today. Read more
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Female health boosted by degrees
A woman’s health may benefit from completing education to degree level, researchers said last night. Read more
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Midwives may need alternative training
Midwives and obstetricians may need formal training in complementary therapies because they are becoming so popular among pregnant women, researchers have warned. Read more