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An ex-pub landlady quits smoking after 50 years following successful lung cancer treatment (opens the original)
A former pub landlady has successfully quit smoking after 50 years following a lung cancer diagnosis. Grandma-of-six Jean Page, 73, from Marple, was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year after attending an NHS lung health check onboard a mobile clinic parked up at Hazel Grove Park and Ride in Stockport. People…
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Leeds first to dose patients in pioneering cell therapy study for autoimmune diseases (opens the original)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has marked an important milestone in the development of a potential new treatment for people living with difficult-to-treat autoimmune diseases, after the first patient was treated in the CHILL Phase 1/2 clinical study. The multi-national study, delivered in Leeds by the National…
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Study reveals broader impacts of strikes beyond the workers taking industrial action (opens the original)
Disruption caused by company strikes in the UK prevents large numbers of non-striking colleagues from working, according to new research. The study, analysing strike-related activity in the UK’s engineering and metalworking sectors between 1920 and 1970, found that, towards the end of the period, almost as many…
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First graduate of doctoral education pilot Lauri Ryyppö works to advance cancer diagnostics (opens the original)
As part of the national doctoral education pilot, Tampere University recruited 106 doctoral researchers. The first of them to complete a doctorate is Lauri Ryyppö who demonstrated that a method based on urine samples can identify urothelial cancer with excellent accuracy. The noninvasive approach has the potential to…
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Lifestyle, Metabolism and New Therapies: 32nd DZD Workshop at DIfE (opens the original)
More than 125 scientists of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) came together to the 32nd DZD Workshop at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke on October 14th and 15th, 2026. According to the motto „Lifestyle Determinants of Metabolic Health and Diabetes“, they discussed the latest…
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New approach to urology treatment at King’s (opens the original)
Patients are able to return home just hours after their surgery
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What is idiopathic transverse myelitis, the neurological condition Helen Haines’ alleged attacker has?
Transverse myelitis is a neurological condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord. Here’s how it affects those with the condition.
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‘Why do I have this cancer?’ At CNIO, breast cancer research gets personal (opens the original)
Research has led to substantial improvements in breast cancer survival in developed countries. Yet breast cancer encompasses many different diseases, and some subtypes remain a major clinical challenge. Further progress calls for an individualised approach. Highly individualised: which genes and lifestyle factors…
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Distinguished Scientist: Ruxana Sadikot, MD (opens the original)
Dr. Sadikot is the Margaret R. Larson Chair and Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, and chief of UNMC Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, UNMC College of Medicine.
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Breast Cancer and Nutrition: Focusing on the Risk Factors We Can Change (opens the original)
Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics Department Chair Asst. Prof. Dr. Gözde Okburan commented on breast cancer and nutrition. The statement released by Asst. Prof.
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Blood test could slash sepsis antibiotics (opens the original)
A simple daily blood test could help critically ill sepsis patients come off antibiotics sooner, potentially reducing drug overuse and helping tackle the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, new research shows.
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At 33, One Small Lump and A Decision to Speak Up (opens the original)
Duke Employee Cate Morton shares her journey through treatment and a powerful lesson about advocating for your health during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Free health screening event returns to University of Lancashire (opens the original)
Members of the public can access a range of free health checks and wellbeing advice from supervised student pharmacists on 5 November
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UH researcher explores pathways to aging well among kūpuna with HIV (opens the original)
Chase Bryer explores pathways to aging well with HIV among kūpuna as part of a national program advancing Native aging. The post UH researcher explores pathways to aging well among kūpuna with HIV first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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Prenatal Supplement Linked to Improved Child Cognition and Social Behavior, Study Says (opens the original)
A nutritional supplement taken during pregnancy may support fetal brain development and improve children’s cognitive performance and social behavior, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz.
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Canine cancer patients contribute to next-generation minimally invasive cancer therapies for dogs and humans (opens the original)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Natural disasters. Hikes. Long, dark nights alone. For many people, dogs offer a sense of safety and comfort in challenging or uncertain times. Cancer researchers at a new lab at Purdue University are partnering with dogs
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How a bad germ went good (opens the original)
Before the 20th century, Clostridium botulinum was nothing more than a seldom-seen pathogenic bacterium. Lurking in soil, the species’ spores could contaminate foods and produce a neurotoxin, potentially resulting in paralysis and even death. But today, the Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin—aka Botox—has gained fame…
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One in six older people experience abuse in NZ, with psychological harm most common
New research shows abuse of older people takes many forms, from threats to harmful actions and neglect, and it often involves family members.
Picture: Author provided; from prevalence study of abuse of older people in New Zealand, CC BY-SA
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Exercise for liver health (opens the original)
Many adults in the United States have, or are at risk of, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, but exercise can help slow its progression and lower the risk of premature death. In a Q&A, Yale’s David Feldshon shares four things everyone with liver disease or at risk of it should know.
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Jalen Hurts has blood clots. What factors can worsen the condition? (opens the original)
A Northeastern expert talks about the health issue linked that put Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts out for the season.
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