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Making breast cancer test more accurate for Ashkenazi Jewish women
Changes to genetic tests can improve the accuracy with which they assess breast cancer risk for women from Ashkenazi Jewish backgrounds, British researchers reported last night. Read more
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Call to stop opioids for lower back and neck pain
Opioids should be stopped for patients who have lower back or neck pain because they provide no pain-relief benefits, according to a new Australian study. Read more
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Artificial intelligence tool could detect dementia earlier
A potentially transformative artificial intelligence (tool has been developed to help detect the early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s more quickly and efficiently, British researchers say. Read more
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Some HRT ‘associated with increased dementia risk’
Taking some types of HRT is associated with an increased rate of dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, a large Danish observational study has reported. Read more
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First genetic marker identified for multiple sclerosis severity
A genetic variant for multiple sclerosis severity has been identified, the first known variant of this kind, researchers reported last night. Read more
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Vitamin D supplements could reduce cardiovascular illness risk
Taking vitamin D supplements over the age of 60 could help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, an Australian clinical trial has suggested today. Read more
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Promising new radiation-based cancer therapy
A novel compound has been created that uses radiation to selectively kill cancer cells. Read more
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AI speeding up radiotherapy preparation
A leading British hospital group has successfully applied artificial intelligence to clinical tasks aimed at cutting cancer care waiting times, it has been announced. Read more
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Double cancer risk post-menopause for women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome who have been through the menopause are more than twice as likely to develop ovarian cancer, the largest study of its kind has found. Read more
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Gene editing warning in early embryos following study
Researchers have issued a new warning about the use of ‘gene editing’ after finding the cells of early human embryos are often unable to repair damage to their DNA. Read more