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Asthma itself could raise risk of osteoporosis
Using corticosteroids for a long period of time to treat asthma is known to increase the risk of osteoporosis, but The Huffington Post reports,...
‘Great deal of misinformation’ around gluten and wheat allergies
People who believe they are sensitive to gluten have often not been adequately tested to rule out celiac disease. Reuters Health quotes Jessica Biesiekierski,...
Immune cells used to shrink cancer
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute have sequenced the genome from a 43-year-old woman with an advanced and deadly type of cancer that had...
Eczema found potentially to prevent skin cancer formation
Eczema is one of the most common skin conditions, affecting up to 30% of people in the US. But, Medical News Today reports, having...
Genome analysis to boost standard drug screening
New pharmaceuticals to fight auto-immune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, may be identified more effectively by adding genome analysis to...
Team rebuilds thymus gland in mice
British scientists have, for the first time, used regenerative medicine to fully restore an organ in a living animal, a discovery they say may...