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Blood tests can detect persistent lung cancer, according to Cambridge University researchers
Posted in Medicine on 26th Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller
'By trying to develop a blood test to help doctors predict whether a lung cancer might come back or not, we will increase the chance of curing more people.'
Aspirin has long been prescribed to prevent heart attacks. Now experts say it shouldn't.
Posted in Medicine on 16th Oct, 2021
by Alex Muller
The side effects are not worth the potential benefits, especially for older adults.
Next-Generation Total Artificial Heart Successfully Transplanted into First US Patient
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 4th Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
Embedded sensors automatically adapt blood flow to a person’s needs in any given moment; if, for example, they’re exercising, blood flow will increase. It's this aspect that has earned the Carmat heart the designation of 'next-generation'
23andMe’s Huge Covid-19 Study Draws Links Between the Virus and Our Genetics
Posted in Medicine on 4th May, 2021
by Alex Muller
The blood link to Covid-19 susceptibility is intriguing, but doesn’t change treatments.
New genetic target for blood cancer treatment
Posted in Medicine on 2nd May, 2021
by Alex Muller
Targeting a pathway that is essential for the survival of certain types of acute myeloid leukaemia could provide a new therapy avenue for patients, the latest research has found.