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Time-lapse technique may boost success rate of IVF
“IVF advance triples couples’ chances of having a baby”, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Human embryo stem cells cloning breakthrough
“Human embryonic stem cells created from adult tissue for first time,” The Guardian reports, while the Daily Mail’s front page leads with the somewhat fanciful warning that new research raises the “spectre of cloned babies”.
Drug combination offers hope for osteoporosis
“Double drug hope for brittle bone sufferers”, reports the Daily Mail.
Is the rise in neurological deaths due to modern life?
Technology, food additives and air pollution are causing people to develop dementia earlier than ever,’ reports the Mail Online website. But this is a claim with little to no evidence to support it.
Angelina Jolie's surgery to 'reduce breast cancer risk'
Writing in the New York Times, actress Angelina Jolie has announced that she has recently undergone a double mastectomy (where both breasts are surgically removed) followed by breast reconstruction surgery.
Novel coronavirus 'limited' spread between people
“WHO warns that a deadly novel coronavirus could be passed from person to person,” The Independent reports.
No proof that red hair raises skin cancer risk
‘Redheads are at increased risk of skin cancer even if they don’t spend time in the sun,’ is the headline on the Mail Online website.
Young blood may help rejuvenate old hearts
The Daily Mail claims a study has found a ‘Vampire treatment that rejuvenates ageing hearts’.
Pollution may increase diabetes risk
‘Children’s exposure to traffic pollution could…lead to diabetes’ BBC News explains, reporting on a German study.
US guidelines recommend CT scans for smokers
Older people with a history of smoking heavily should be offered annual low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer according to new US guidelines reported by the Reuters news agency.
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Call for improved safety data on medical implants
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Antibiotics may help ease chronic back pain
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No evidence of cure to prevent hair going grey
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Breast cancer rates in under-50s at record high
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Antibiotics may help ease chronic back pain
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111 helpline is ‘struggling’, NHS board concedes
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New bird flu strain requires vigilance researchers warn
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Breast implants may make cancer harder to spot
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Hormone drugs can cut breast cancer rates
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Does fish in Mediterranean diet combat memory loss?
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Parasite genes drive up antimalarial resistance
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Sugary soft drinks linked to raised risk of diabetes
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MMR catch-up campaign targets a million children
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Even 'light' smoking may raise women's arthritis risk
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Benefit of statins for impotence uncertain
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No proof found that depression is 'contagious'
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Don't take paracetamol for painful emotions
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Gene that prevents heart regeneration discovered
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Community treatment orders 'don't reduce psychiatric readmissions'
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Prostate cancer screening for older men 'unlikely'
