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Breast cancer

Breast cancer: Scientists hail 'milestone' genetic find

9 May 2016

Scientists say they now have a near-perfect picture of the genetic events that cause breast cancer. The study, published in Nature, has been described as a "milestone" moment that could help unlock...

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Asthma

Yoga may have health benefits for people with asthma

3 May 2016

A new Cochrane Review, published in the Cochrane Library today, suggests that yoga may have a beneficial effect on symptoms and quality of life in people with asthma, but effects on lung function and...

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Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Strict Diet May Eliminate Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

3 May 2016

Many times overeating can help bring on type 2 diabetes. It turns out that the opposite — a strict diet — might be the answer to that progressive, debilitating disease. In a study published...

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Arthritis

Psoriasis and obesity may share genetic source

3 May 2016

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that affects 2-3 percent of white people globally. It has been associated with obesity, diabetes and other features of metabolic syndrome. The...

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Prostate cancer

New cancer drugs could treat lethal resistant prostate cancers

2 May 2016

Men with aggressive prostate cancer that has stopped responding to conventional treatment could potentially benefit from a new class of cancer drug designed to overcome drug resistance, a new study...

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Maggies Fish Pie

30 Apr 2016

In the kitchen: read the "Maggies Fish Pie" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Crohn's disease

Parasitic Worms May Restore Balance To Gut Microbiome In People With Crohn's Disease

25 Apr 2016

A worm in the gut may help people living with certain types of Crohn’s disease get out of their rut, suggests a new study published Wednesday in Science. The authors recruited laboratory mice to...

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Lung cancer

Revolutionary test could save the lives of thousands of smokers

25 Apr 2016

Shirley Dolan wasn't worried when her GP invited her to take part in a trial of a new blood test that screens for lung cancer. Despite having smoked up to 20 cigarettes a day for 45 years, the...

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Parkinson's disease

Blood test to detect Parkinson's disease could lead to earlier treatment

25 Apr 2016

Researchers have developed the world’s first blood test that can detect the abnormal metabolism of blood cells in people with Parkinson’s disease, which means the blood test could be used to...

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Arthritis

Psoriasis And Aneurysm: Skin Condition Linked To Triggering Aneurysm

25 Apr 2016

Not all skin conditions are skin deep. Studies show a link between psoriasis and aneurysm. As psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition, worsens, so is one's risk of suffering from an enlargement of...

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Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Critical to screen patients with rheumatoid arthritis for hearing impairment

25 Apr 2016

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune arthritis, affecting 1% of the general population. Despite its main articular manifestations, RA caninvolveextra-articular organs including the...

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Asthma

End of inhalers? Cure for asthma and food allergies on horizon

25 Apr 2016 • 1 comment

A universal cure for asthma and food allergies is on the horizon after scientists found a way to convince the immune system to ignore triggers like pollen or peanuts. The new approach involves...

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