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New way to spot risk of sudden cardiac arrest
Credit: VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images An international team of researchers has developed a way to predict risk for people with the heart condition Long QT syndrome. Long...
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Bringing treatments for lupus into 21st century
Lupus is thought to affect at least five million people worldwide, but treatments for the severe autoimmune disease have changed little in 60 years. While the commonly used medications...
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Scientists design potent new drug to fight malaria
Scientists inspired by marine sponges have developed a new antimalarial drug that is effective against drug-resistant strains of the deadly disease. The American-led research team published details of...
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Structure of important male contraceptive target finally solved
A team at Monash University in Victoria developing a hormone-free, reversible male contraceptive has now figured out the 3D structure of one of their primary therapeutic targets – the P2X1-purinergic...
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Should we use the C-word for mild prostate cancer?
The discussion over whether to call the mildest form of prostate cancer “cancer” has returned, with a new paper suggesting that patients may benefit from avoiding the term. Prostate cancer is one of...
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Science fiction health technology a step closer
It’s not the famous Star Trek tricorder but it’s close: researchers have developed a hand-held scanner that can generate highly detailed 3D images of body parts in almost real time. The technology can...
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Drug targeting works in mice (and science fiction)
Scientists have developed a way to transport a drug to a specific part of the body, then be excreted out. The method, which has been demonstrated in mice, could one day be a safer way to treat cancer...
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Fluoride in tap water outclassed by toothpaste
Credit: Westend61 / Getty Images Fluoride in drinking water may not have the big impact it used to, according to a Cochrane review. Cochrane reviews, run by the international not-for-profit Cochrane...
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Arm position can cause higher blood pressure readings
Credit: Tom Werner / Getty Images Arm position has an effect on blood pressure readings, according to a new study. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, finds that putting your hand in your...
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Coffee during pregnancy safe for baby brains, says study
Credit: Cavan Images / Getty Images When you’re pregnant, most guidelines recommend keeping caffeine intake to roughly 200mg (or 1 espresso) per day. But the evidence on coffee and pregnancy is still...
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Breakdancer’s “headspin hole” fixed with surgery
Credit: Alberto Menendez / Getty Images A breakdancer who had been headspinning for more than 19 years developed a growth on his scalp that needed surgical removal. The man, who is in his early 30s,...
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Could a gut test diagnose endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a painful and very common condition, but it’s difficult to diagnose, sometimes taking years. A team of US researchers think that it may one day be possible to diagnose endometriosis...
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Bowel cancer linked to metabolic markers
Metabolic factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity are linked to bowel cancer risk, according to a new review. Researchers, who have published a study in Critical Reviews in...
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Acupuncture helps sciatica in gold-standard clinical trial
Credit: krisanapong detraphiphat / Getty Images A randomised-control trial has found that acupuncture can help reduce leg pain in patients with sciatica. The study is published in JAMA Internal...
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Music listening helps recovery from surgery
Credit: Fly View Productions / Getty Images Listening to music might help patients recover from surgery, according to a new meta-analysis. The study, which is being presented at the American College...
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New step towards personalised cancer therapies
Light micrograph of colon cancer. Credit: Science Photo Library/STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/Getty Images Researchers have detailed the 4 common ways cancers can become less susceptible to the drugs used to...
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There are ethical challenges to integrating AI into healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have the potential to transform the way healthcare is delivered, but there are also unique challenges to adopting AI technologies ethically and...
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Big project starting to have impact on Indigenous eye health
A long term and well funded project to reduce the incidence of eye disease in Indigenous communities is having significant impact, with a forecast that one devastating illness will soon be all but...
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Healthcare must transform in the face of climate and environmental crises
Credit: Cimmerian/Getty Images A public health physician and planetary health expert says that healthcare workers now have a “duty of care to both their patients and the planet”. “We have to change...
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How healthcare is tackling the problem of fairness in AI data
The risks and ethical considerations associated with the data used to train Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health care have been outlined by an international expert at a health conference in...
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