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Deck the Halls This December (Fa La La La La, La La La La)

Picture this: It’s December. The EMJ offices are awash with chocolates and festive treats.

High Blood Sugar Levels in Early Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Heart Defects in Babies

A baby’s risk of developing a heart defect is increased if the mother has high blood sugar levels during the earliest stages of pregnancy, even in those…

Screening Tool Leads to Major Reduction in Hip Fractures

Hip fractures could be prevented in over a quarter of cases in older women through community screening for osteoporosis, according to a research…

Identification of Key Mutation in Alagille Syndrome Offers Hope of New Treatment

A rare but potentially life-threatening genetic disorder, known as Alagille syndrome, is associated with chronic liver and heart problems in children.

€34 Million European Project: Improving Liver Disease Diagnostic Procedures

NON-ALCOHOLIC fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 20–30% of the worldwide population, and in Europe one in every three people are affected by it to some…

Immune Cells Facilitating Cancer Spread May Offer Treatment Route

IMMUNE CELLS have been found to aid in the metastasis of prostate cancer, according to new research from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan…

Bladder Cancer Gene Variants Offer Potential Treatment

GENETIC SIGNATURES of non-invasive bladder cancer have recently been reported by researchers at the University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, highlighting the…

How to Help Empower Cancer Patients

One of the themes that ran through the recent ‘War on Cancer’ event, organised by The Economist, conducted on 21st November, was problems in…

Discovery Could Lead to Improved Diagnosis and Treatment for Infertility in Women

FERTILITY in women is affected by the essential role played in the process by a naturally occurring hormone, according to researchers from the University…

New Data Adds to Evidence for Efficacy of Epilepsy Treatment

NEW data outlining the benefits of an epilepsy treatment were presented during the American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting 2017. The data assessed…