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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...
Research shows aneurysms can develop recently
Cerebral aneurysms are commonly believed to exist for decades and undergo only sporadic changes but new research suggests that cerebral aneurysms seem to change...
Stem cells from teeth could be used in stroke therapy
Researchers have discovered that stem cells taken from teeth can grow to resemble brain cells, suggesting they could one day be used in the...
Statins have no effect on kidney function – study
The cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins ‘have no effect – neither good nor bad – on kidney function,’ are the findings of Dr Richard...
Study lessens anxiety that OPC cancer is contagious
Partners of patients diagnosed with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) were no more likely to test positive for oral HPV infection than...
Message on SIDS not getting through
Since 1994, parents have been urged to put their babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome...
Older mothers who smoke increase babies’ chance of heart defects
Babies born to women over 35 who smoke are at greater risk of having specific heart defects, reports BBC News. A new study adds...
Tdap vaccine appears safe in pregnant women
New research Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, suggests that vaccinating pregnant women during their third trimester to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis in their...
Mother’s diet can alter function of baby’s genes
A mother’s diet before becoming pregnant can alter the way her baby’s genes function, potentially leading to ‘permanent, lifelong effects’ on its health. The...
Questions of over-prescription
Following a review at European level, Motilium, also known as domperidone – prescribed to around 2m people for sickness and nausea symptoms, stomach conditions...