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27 Jan 2017

EMJ Weekly News Round-Up: 27th January

Your EMJ weekly news round-up. In the news, this week: Artificial intelligence detecting skin cancer in clinical images, brain scans used to predict…
17 Jan 2017

Colonoscopy Procedure to be Live Broadcast on Television

THE UK television channel ‘Channel 4’ will be live broadcasting a colonoscopy procedure during a television advert break on 18th January 2017. [N.B….
16 Jan 2017

Database Facilitates Reduction in Number of Animals Used For Breast Cancer Research

A NEW database is allowing researchers to share and search for surplus animal tissue from their peers’ previous experiments on breast cancer. It is…
11 Jan 2017

Inhibiting Specific Protein Stops Repair of Aggressive Tumour Cells

INHIBITING the RAD51 protein found in the brain could improve the effectiveness of radiotherapy treatment for an aggressive type of brain tumour…
10 Jan 2017

Higher Trimethylamine N-Oxide Levels Linked to Greater Risk of Heart Problems

SCIENTISTS have found that higher levels of the trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) molecule produced in gut bacteria from components such as dairy products…
9 Jan 2017

Low Levels of Physical Activity Can Still Improve Happiness

THE RESULTS of a large study that used the smartphones of over 10,000 participants show that small amounts of physical activity, or non-exercise activity…
6 Jan 2017

New Cavity Treatment Allows Tooth to Repair Itself

SCIENTISTS from the Dental Institute at King’s College London, London, UK, have reported a way to stimulate stem cell renewal as a new tooth repair…
19 Dec 2016

Depression in Cancer Patients Leads to Worse Treatment Outcomes

DEPRESSION can lead to a poorer prognosis in cancer patients as a result of the decreased amounts of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in their…
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