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Depression

Anti-depressants: Major study finds they work

22 Feb 2018 • 6 comments

Scientists say they have settled one of medicine's biggest debates after a huge study found that anti-depressants work. The study, which analysed data from 522 trials involving 116,477 people, found...

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Cancer

The end of toxic chemo? Blocking vitamin B-2 may stop cancer

1 Feb 2018

New research published in the journal Aging finds a compound that stops cancer cells from spreading by starving them of vitamin B-2. The findings may revolutionize traditional chemotherapy. A team of...

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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's: Brain implant could improve cognitive function

1 Feb 2018 • 2 comments

Researchers report the success of a clinical trial that tested the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation for slowing function-related cognitive decline. This enables people affected by Alzheimer's...

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Cancer

One injection could kill cancer

1 Feb 2018

Scientists experimenting with an innovative treatment for cancer have now devised a targeted injection that has already successfully eliminated tumors in mice. Research devising more effective...

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Cancer

Vaping may raise cancer and heart disease risk, study suggests

1 Feb 2018

Vaping may raise the risk of certain cancers and heart disease, according to a team of scientists who studied the effects of e-cigarette smoke on healthy mice and human cells. Researchers found...

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Scientists create new molecule to combat pain

19 Jan 2018

Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas have created an RNA-mimicking molecule that blocks the series of pain sensitization reactions that normally follow an injury. They believe that what...

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Cancer

Universal blood test for cancer: medical progress

19 Jan 2018

Scientists have taken a step towards one of the biggest goals in medicine - a universal blood test for cancer. A team at Johns Hopkins University has trialled a method that detects eight common forms...

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Bladder cancer
Brain tumour
Breast cancer
Cancer
Cancer of the pleura
Cancer of the vulva
Cervical cancer
Endocrine cancer
Endometrial cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal stromal tumour
Larynx cancer
Leiomyosarcoma
Liver cancer
Neuroendocrine liver cancer
Neuroendocrine tumour
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Renal cancer
Testicular cancer
Thymus cancer
Thyroid cancer
xyz_Colon cancer

New biomarkers for colorectal cancer

12 Jan 2018

Researchers from the University of Luxembourg found a new biomarker for colorectal cancer (CRC) that might improve therapy and survival rates of patients. Biomarkers are measurable biological...

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Epilepsy
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Presurgical imaging may predict whether epilepsy surgery will work

12 Jan 2018 • 1 comment

Surgery to remove a part of the brain to give relief to patients with epilepsy doesn't always result in complete seizure relief, but statisticians at Rice University have developed a method for...

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Breast cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer: Is a new treatment within reach?

13 Dec 2017

Researchers are currently investigating a potential new avenue for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer, which is a particularly aggressive breast cancer subtype. Triple-negative breast...

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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
Delirious flushes
Depersonalization disorder
Depression
Dissociative identity disorder
Dysmorphic disorder
Dysthymia
Frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementia with tau inclusions
Generalized anxiety disorder
Gilles de la Tourette syndrome
Hyperactivity
Hypomania
Identity Crisis
Impostor syndrome
Learning disabilities (Dys)
Lubie
Melancholy
Mitral valve disorder
Multiple Complex Developmental Disorder
Neurosis
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Panic attack
Paranoia
Pathological demand avoidance syndrome
Phobias
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Psychosis
Psychotic disorder
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Seasonal affective disorder
Secondary Trauma
Social anxiety disorder
Stress
Tics
Trichotillomania
xyz_Chronic anxiety

'We all hear voices in our heads,' but why? Study investigates

13 Dec 2017 • 1 comment

The brain treats talking inside of our heads as essentially the same thing as talking out loud, according to new research published in the journal eLife, which may help to explain conditions such as...

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First gene-editing in human body attempt

20 Nov 2017 • 1 comment

Gene-editing has been attempted on cells inside a patient, in a world first by doctors in California. Brian Madeux, 44 from Arizona, was given the experimental treatment to try to correct a defect in...

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