Immune discovery ‘may treat all cancer’
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Immune discovery ‘may treat all cancer’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51182451 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, have not been…

From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier
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From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/19/inflammation-depression-mind-body By Edward Bullmore The barrier between mind and body appears to be crumbling. Clinical practice and public perception need to catch up Unlikely as it may seem, #inflammation has become a hashtag. It seems to be everywhere suddenly, up to all sorts of tricks. Rather than simply being on…

NHS to pioneer cholesterol-busting jab
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NHS to pioneer cholesterol-busting jab

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51091083 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A twice-a-year injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England. Already, millions of people take daily statin pills to cut their cholesterol. But later this year, a “ground-breaking” large-scale clinical trial will…

China pneumonia outbreak may be caused by Sars-type virus: WHO
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China pneumonia outbreak may be caused by Sars-type virus: WHO

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/09/china-pneumonia-outbreak-may-be-caused-by-sars-type-virus-who By Guardian News World Health Organization says a new coronavirus, the family linked to Sars and Mers, may be behind Wuhan cases A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the central Chinese city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that…

Protein tangles in Alzheimer’s patients could help predict brain shrinkage
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Protein tangles in Alzheimer’s patients could help predict brain shrinkage

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/01/protein-tangles-in-alzheimers-patients-could-help-predict-brain-shrinkage By Nicola Davis and Hannah Devlin Research suggests tangles of tau could be used to predict how much shrinkage will occur and where Tangles of a protein found inside the brain cells of people with Alzheimer’s disease can be used to predict future brain shrinkage, research suggests. In healthy people, a…