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New compound shows potential for triple-negative breast cancer

Breast cancer

New compound shows potential for triple-negative breast cancer

13 Jun 2016

Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a promising new compound for targeting one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer.   The compound, currently called UM-164, goes after...

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Nut, Quinoa & Chocolate Bars

Nut, Quinoa & Chocolate Bars

9 Jun 2016

In the kitchen: read the "Nut, Quinoa & Chocolate Bars" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and colon cancer treated with experimental breakthrough therapy

Ulcerative colitis

Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and colon cancer treated with experimental breakthrough therapy

7 Jun 2016

Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and colon cancer can be treated with experimental breakthrough therapy. The findings come from UCLA where researchers have found a way to suppress the development...

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Breast cancer drugs should be given for 10 years, study shows

Breast cancer

Breast cancer drugs should be given for 10 years, study shows

7 Jun 2016 • 6 comments

Women should be offered 10 years of drugs to prevent the return of breast cancer, rather than five as now, according to a major study showed longer-term treatment reduced the numbers whose disease...

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Muhammad Ali: Boxer's battle with Parkinson’s

Parkinson's disease

Muhammad Ali: Boxer's battle with Parkinson’s

6 Jun 2016 • 2 comments

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali died at the age of 74, decades after developing the degenerative brain disease Parkinson's. Parkinson's happens when nerve cells are lost in the brain. It attacks a very...

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Pasta Sauce

Pasta Sauce

5 Jun 2016

In the kitchen: read the "Pasta Sauce" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Multiple Sclerosis could be reversed with calorie-restricted diet, study suggests

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis could be reversed with calorie-restricted diet, study suggests

30 May 2016

A calorie-restricted diet which mimics the effects of fasting may reverse the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and help repair the damage caused by the disease.   Scientists are so excited about the...

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Scientists block breast cancer cells from hiding in bones of mice, prompting hope for human trials

Breast cancer

Scientists block breast cancer cells from hiding in bones of mice, prompting hope for human trials

30 May 2016

Scientists have successfully blocked breast cancer cells from entering and hiding in the bones of mice, where they can survive chemotherapy treatment.   Researchers at Duke University have also...

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Specialists Call for Gastric Surgery to Be Standard Diabetes Treatment

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Specialists Call for Gastric Surgery to Be Standard Diabetes Treatment

30 May 2016 • 13 comments

Gastric surgery should be offered as a standard treatment option for people with diabetes and could help them control their condition for years without medication, the world's leading diabetes...

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9 Early Signs of Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer

9 Early Signs of Prostate Cancer

30 May 2016

Signs of prostate cancer may occur when the prostate gland, which helps the male reproductive system, begins to swell or the cancer starts to spread.   The early stage of the disease often occurs...

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Adult Onset Asthma Is Not A Myth; Experts Hard At Work To Find Relief For Older Sufferers

Asthma

Adult Onset Asthma Is Not A Myth; Experts Hard At Work To Find Relief For Older Sufferers

30 May 2016

Like the Loch Ness Monster and leprechauns, adult onset asthma isn’t something people believe in. It’s a long-term disease children develop and deal with into adulthood, but getting a first-ever...

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USF engineer invents air purifier to combat asthma, allergies

Asthma

USF engineer invents air purifier to combat asthma, allergies

30 May 2016

A University of South Florida professor's latest invention promises to help asthma and allergy sufferers breathe easier by ridding their homes of pollutants.   Yogi Goswami, 68, a mechanical engineer...

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