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World's first baby born from 'natural' IVF
Meet Heath, the first baby born using a new hormone that should reduce risk of a dangerous IVF-related condition
12 hours ago from Newscientist
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Observation is safe, cost-saving in low-risk prostate cancer
Many men with low-risk, localized prostate cancers can safely choose active surveillance or "watchful waiting" instead of undergoing immediate treatment and have better quality of life while ...
Mon 17 Jun 13 from Medical Xpress
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Testosterone therapy may help improve pain in men with low testosterone
Testosterone therapy is associated with decreased pain perception in men with low testosterone levels related to opioid (narcotic) pain relievers (analgesics), a new study finds. The results ...
Mon 17 Jun 13 from Medical Xpress
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MRI screening may help identify spinal infections from contaminated drug injections
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable ...
7 hours ago from Medical Xpress
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HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a third
(Medical Xpress)—Testing women for the human papillomavirus (HPV) first, instead of using the traditional cervical screening test to detect abnormal cells in the cervix, could prevent around ...
Fri 14 Jun 13 from Medical Xpress
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Scent of melanoma: New research may lead to early non-invasive detection and diagnosis
According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition ...
Thu 13 Jun 13 from Medical Xpress
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Aspirin may fight cancer by slowing DNA damage
Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco scientist points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation ...
14 hours ago from Medical Xpress
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'Chase and run' cell movement mechanism explains process of metastasis
A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body – called 'chase and run' - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL.
Sun 16 Jun 13 from Phys.org
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A quiet epidemic: Men's risk of oesophageal cancer is triple women's risk
(Medical Xpress)—Men are almost three times more likely to get oesophageal cancer than women – one of the biggest gender gaps in cancer rates – according to figures released from Cancer Research ...
16 hours ago from Medical Xpress
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Osteoporosis drug stops growth of breast cancer cells, even in resistant tumors
A drug approved in Europe to treat osteoporosis has now been shown to stop the growth of breast cancer cells, even in cancers that have become resistant to current targeted therapies, according ...
Sat 15 Jun 13 from Medical Xpress
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