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Medicine

Common Heart Condition Linked To 45% Higher Risk Of Cognitive Decline

Posted in Highlights from UCL, Medicine, Science on 26th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

University College London researchers looked at 4.3 million individuals on the UK's primary electronic health record to identify 233,833 people with the common heart condition atrial fibrillation and 233,747 without it.

Cancer-Killing Duo Hunts Down And Destroys Tumors

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

"Combining the advantages of tumor-homing bacteria and CAR-T cells provides a new strategy for tumor recognition, and this builds the foundation for engineered communities of living therapies"

Technique That Determines 'Eye Age' Could Lead To Precision Treatments

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Targeting both aging and disease cells could make treatment more effective because the two act separately but simultaneously to cause eye damage, the researchers say.

New Research Can Help Policymakers Prioritise Funding Needs And Allocate Resource For Cancer

Posted in Medicine, Science on 20th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Results from the largest ever review of clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection (SPED) have been published.

Mediterranean Diet Intervention May Not Improve Breast Cancer Prognosis In High-risk Patients

Posted in Medicine on 20th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

The consumption of the Mediterranean diet in combination with phytoestrogen does not appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among high-risk women. However, a better prognosis of breast cancer has been observed among women with higher compliance with dietary recommendations.