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Cancer therapy response ‘eNose’ test
Researchers have created an ‘electronic nose’ that can effectively predict individual patient responses to immunotherapy, it was announced today. Read more
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BRCA2 gene fault link to prostate cancer risk
Men with the BRCA2 gene fault have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer and would benefit from prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing to help detect the disease earlier, according to new research. Read more
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Puberty and menopause link to type 2 diabetes risk
Having a longer menstrual cycle and using the contraceptive pill are linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, French researchers claim today (17 September 2019). Read more
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Hope for diabetes incidence reduction
Annual incidence of type 2 diabetes may have peaked following increasing efforts to tackle obesity and unhealthy eating, a conference heard today. Read more
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Unsafe health care blamed for millions of deaths
Millions are dying globally each year because of unsafe health care, according to new figures. Read more
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Pregnant women mostly overweight
The majority of newly pregnant women are now recorded as overweight or obese, according to a new analysis of maternity care in the UK. Read more
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How cancer survival is improving
Cancer survival rates in the UK have improved significantly in the last two decades – but have failed to catch up with other countries, according to a major new analysis. Read more
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New Strep A infection triggers scarlet fever
A new strain of group A streptococcus bacteria is playing a major role in scarlet fever outbreaks, scientists report today. Read more
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Occasional daytime naps ‘lower heart attack/stroke risk’
A daytime nap up to two times a week could lower the risk of having a heart attack or stroke, Swiss researchers say today. Read more
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Specialist gene therapy centre for UK
A major centre for developing gene therapies and similar treatments is to be established in the UK at Harwell, Oxford, it was announced today. Read more