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New organ could help understand spread of cancer

Researchers from New York University's School of Medicine are calling it the "interstitium" and it's found just below the skin's surface, surrounding arteries and veins

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How astronaut health studies help us Earthlings

If you have a bad back, you have something in common with the average astronaut. We investigate medical research in space and what it means for us on the ground in this episode of Space.

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Finding new cures for Osteoarthritis

Researchers working together in Utrecht and London are making life-changing leaps

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Alzheimer's protein 'could be transferred by surgical tools'

Examination of old cases shows a protein present in Alzheimer's and stroke patients can be transferred during neurosurgery.

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New blood test could be game-changer in fight against cancer, say rese

CancerSEEK simultaneously looks for the presence of ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, oesophagus, bowel, lung and breast cancer.

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Study finds fertility affected by ibuprofen

A study by Danish and French doctors found that taking the popular painkiller regularly for long periods could cause complications with male hormones in the testicles as well as other medical problems.

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If you want your baby to recognise you, stand to their left

According to a new study, babies are better able to recognise faces presented to their left

Italy

Italians win right to refuse end-of-life care

South Africa

50 years since the first heart transplant, are artificial hearts the f

Half a century ago today South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant

United Kingdom

Researchers are making fake 'faecal sludge' for a good cause

Researchers at the University of Bath want to find a way to stop faecal sludge from being the source of so many diseases in developing countries.

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A global reference tool to fight Alzheimer's

Scientists developed a global reference tool for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

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Takeaway: Alzheimer early detection

Over 40 million people in the world are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s No cure exists today However researchers are making rapid progress focussing on a small protein in the brain called Abeta…

Germany

A joint effort: investors help businessman set up marijuana research lab in Cold War bunker

Christoph Rossner hopes to use the bunker's unique facilities to conduct research into cannabis' medical applications.

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Wonders of science: dying boy gets new skin - and new life

In a lab in Italy, scientists have grown replacement skin for a young boy who had lost most of his to a rare and devastating genetic disease.

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Can ewe believe it? Sheep ‘can recognise human faces’

Researchers claim they trained the animals to ‘identify’ the faces of celebrities.

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Plenoptic x-rays: an alternative to CT scans

“Computerised tomography – or CT Scans – have been one of the greatest achievements in medical imaging.

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Takeaway: How can wine corks help our health?

This experimental camera makes a 3D image from a single photo Two corks are positioned at different distances After the photo is taken, its focus point can be changed The secret is a special lens cove

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US scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on circadian rhythms

U.S. scientists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young have won the 2017 Nobel prize for medici

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Are these real addictions?

Gambling, porn, gaming: are these consumptions real addictions?

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A 'pen' that can diagnose cancer in 10 seconds

This device may help surgeons to operate more efficiently on cancer patients