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Why Are Doctors Giving Caffeine To Premature Babies?
What if your first encounter with caffeine wasn’t when you were a few years old, but when you were a few hours old? Researchers suggest that this helps premature babies.
Scientists Discover A Probable Cause Of ‘Chemo Brain’ And It May Be Treatable
Cancer survivors often report experiencing ‘chemo brain,’ sometimes for many years after treatment ends. Now scientists at Stanford might have figured out why it happens and what to do about it.
Targeted Drug Plus Hormone Therapy Stops Tumor Growth In Patients With Early Breast Cancer
A targeted cancer drug added to hormone therapy has been shown to stunt cancer growth in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
New Universal Cancer Test Takes Only Ten Minutes. The Secret Ingredient? Gold.
Researchers from the University of Queensland have invented a new super-quick test for cancer containing gold…and it’s likely to be cheaper than other similar tests.
Platelet Immunotherapy Grenades Home In On Leukemia By Riding On Blood Stem Cell Delivery Trucks
Researchers have engineered an innovative drug delivery system made of blood cells, which can home to the bone marrow and deliver immunotherapy.
Harrowing Halloween Injuries And How To Avoid Them This Spooky Season
Eggs, pumpkins and face paint? What could possibly go wrong this Halloween?
New Stem Cell Research Aims To Stop Boys Losing Fertility After Childhood Cancer Treatment
Young boys are often left infertile after childhood cancer treatment, with no way of preserving their sperm. Now, new research might allow them to father children.
Your Risk Of Alzheimer’s May Be Decided While You Are Still In The Womb
A new study has suggested that errors in DNA accumulated in a developing embryo may influence the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s later on in life.
Researchers Have Created Healthy Mice From Same-Sex Parents. But Why?
Researchers in China have created healthy mice from two female parents. Why did they do it and could this lead to a way for gay and lesbian couples to have biological children together?
Eight Out Of Ten People With The Same Cancer Risk Gene As Angelina Jolie Don’t Know They Have It
Despite frequently engaging with their healthcare providers, 8 out of 10 people with a cancer susceptibility gene don’t know they are at risk of breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers.
