Health magazine: news from the media - Page 47

Epilepsy
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Largest ever collection of patient data of inherited epilepsy conditions

8 Nov 2017 • 3 comments

Researchers from Swansea University Medical School have joined up with five other centres from around the world to compile the biggest recorded collection of families with forms of epilepsy where...

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Cancer

Gut bacteria 'boost' cancer therapy

6 Nov 2017

Bacteria living in the murky depths of the digestive system seem to influence whether tumours shrink during cancer therapy, say French and US researchers. They tested the microbiome - the collection...

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Lupus

New blood test detects stroke and heart attack risk in lupus patients with no CVD symptoms

19 Oct 2017

The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference have shown that a specific biomarker detected in the blood of lupus patients with no...

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's breakthrough: New disease-causing mechanism found

2 Oct 2017

A new study led by scientists in South Korea and Singapore "overturns three decades of consensus" on what causes Parkinson's disease symptoms. A study recently published in the journal Neuron sheds...

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Prostate cancer

Pelvis-targeting radiotherapy safe for prostate cancer patients

28 Sep 2017

A form of radiotherapy targeting the pelvis is safe for men with advanced localised prostate cancer, according to a new study. In a trial part-funded by Cancer Research UK, patients who received the...

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UK scientists edit DNA of human embryos

22 Sep 2017

The blueprint for life - DNA - has been altered in human embryos for the first time in the UK. The team at the Francis Crick Institute are unravelling the mysteries of the earliest moments of life. Un...

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Could electrical implants replace pills for some illnesses?

22 Sep 2017

A pioneering approach to tackling a host of diseases using an electrical implant could eventually reduce or even end pill-taking for some patients, researchers have claimed. The technology relies on...

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Agoraphobia
Alexithymia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Behavioural disorders / Mental illness
Beta-thalassemia
Bipolar disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Cardiac conduction defect syndrome
Childhood disintegrative disorder
Claustrophobia
Coffin-Lowry syndrome
Cyclothymia
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Depersonalization disorder
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Dysthymia
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Lubie
Melancholy
Mitral valve disorder
Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder
Neurosis
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Psychosis
Psychotic disorder
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Seasonal affective disorder
Secondary Trauma
Social anxiety disorder
Stress
Tics
Trichotillomania
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Lack of NHS psyciatrists in some parts of the UK

15 Sep 2017 • 1 comment

There are not enough NHS psychiatrists in some parts of the UK and more should be recruited to improve care, says the Royal College of Psychiatrists. In Scotland, there are 10 consultant...

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Cancer

A new invention to help surgeons during operations on cancer patients

8 Sep 2017

A pen-sized device could soon help cancer surgeons tell whether the tissue they plan to cut out of a person is cancerous or healthy. It usually takes several days for pathologists to analyse a tissue...

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Other diseases
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Phlebitis
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
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