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Statins could be used to treat MS
Statins may be useful in treating advanced multiple sclerosis (MS), say UK researchers. BBC News reports that early trial results in The Lancet show...
Muscle stem cells could repair nerve damage
Stem cells derived from human muscle tissue are able to repair nerve damage and restore function in an animal model of sciatic nerve injury....
Sleep loss causes permanent loss of brain cells
Sleep loss may be more serious than previously thought, causing a permanent loss of brain cells, reports BBC News. According to a study in...
Why dark chocolate is good for the heart
Bacteria in our stomach ferment chocolate into useful anti-inflammatory compounds that are good for the heart, reports Medical News Today. Louisiana State University researchers...
New findings could spare healthy cells from chemo and radiation
A new study led by Prof Alexey Ryazanov of Rutgers Wood Johnson Medical School and the Rutgers Cancer Institute, and published in Developmental Cell,...
New method will help pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Pancreatic cancer is often detected at a late stage, which results in poor prognosis and limited treatment options. But, says a News-Medical report, researchers...
Being unfit and obese increases risk of breast cancer
Being slim is not enough to ward off breast cancer – experts say that it isexercise that is crucial to avoiding the disease, reports...
Drug resistant TB a ‘global health security risk’ – WHO
Half a million people fell sick with dangerous superbug strains of tuberculosis (TB) in 2012, but fewer than one in four were diagnosed, putting...
Stress linked to infertility and ability to become pregnant
Women under stress find it harder to become pregnant and have higher chances of becoming infertile, compared with women who are more relaxed. The...
Calls for ‘sat-fats are good’ paper to be retracted
When a paper published on 17 March questioned whether fats from fish or vegetable oils are healthier than those in meat or butter, it...