Carenity

Poor food "risks health of half the world"

29 Sept 2016

Poor diets are undermining the health of one in three of the world's people, an independent panel of food and agriculture experts has warned.The report says under-nourishment is stunting the growth...

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Breast cancer

Scientists identify genes that disrupt response to breast cancer treatment

12 Sept 2016

Scientists may have unlocked the genetic code that determines why many patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer fail to respond to the widely used drug tamoxifen. Patients who have...

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Parkinson's disease

Eye Test May Reveal Parkinson’s Disease Earlier

12 Sept 2016

Parkinson's disease is usually discovered too late in patients for effective treatment. But now there's a new eye test that could diagnose the devastating condition much earlier. The degenerative...

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Diabetes (Type 2)

'Fat but fit' won't prevent type 2 diabetes risk, study finds

12 Sept 2016 • 1 comment

Maintaining a healthy weight is the single most effective way to reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, no matter how much you hit the gym, new research has found. An Australian study of more than...

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis And Treatment: Scientist Challenge Study Linking Gene To The Condition

12 Sept 2016

Last June ,a study came out in Neuron that a gene is responsible for multiple sclerosis. That gene has been identified as NR1H3 by Dr. Carles Vilarino-Guell and his team from the University of...

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Parkinson's disease

Virtual reality could help to diagnose Parkinson's Disease

6 Sept 2016 • 1 comment

Virtual reality is often touted as the future of entertainment, but a team of medical researchers believe that it could be the future of diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases, like multiple sclerosis...

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Arthritis

Psoriasis patients have similar risk of heart disease to those with type 2 diabetes, says study

6 Sept 2016

People with psoriasis have similar levels of increased coronary artery calcium as those with type 2 diabetes, which increases the risk of heart disease, a study reports. Psoriasis, which affects...

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Breast cancer

Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Doctors Find Breast Cancer Risk 30 Times Faster

6 Sept 2016

The mammogram is one of medical science’s best tools for detecting breast cancer, but when the typically painful test reveals a potential problem, women frequently undergo breast biopsies for a...

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Asthma

Asthma drug can half chance of suffering severe attack

6 Sept 2016

A new asthma drug which can half the chance of suffering a severe attack could prevent hundreds of deaths a year. Monthly injections of benralizumab were found to reduce episodes of serious...

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Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Could diabetes jabs be replaced by a simple skin patch?

6 Sept 2016

Women with diabetes are at risk of complications during pregnancy due to uncontrolled blood sugar levels. A new wireless patch delivers insulin automatically and keeps mother and baby safe. Chelsi...

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COPD

Physical Activity Reduces Anxiety and Depression in COPD Patients

5 Sept 2016 • 3 comments

A new study shows that increased physical activity among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduces their risk of anxiety or depression. According to researchers at the...

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Multiple sclerosis

Researchers work to get multiple sclerosis patients standing

5 Sept 2016

Veronica Daniels-Lewis was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 20 years ago and has never taken it lying down. "It's a challenge I'm willing to take, and I'm wanting to help others take that...

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