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A new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London provides potential novel biomarkers for predicting patient responsiveness to disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients are commonly treated with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) despite the fact that up to 50% of patients are unresponsive to treatment. Up until now, there has been no way […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers to be diagnosed in the UK. You should consider speaking to a doctor if you find that you’ve lost weight without trying, it’s been revealed. Bowel cancer is […]
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A contract published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) reveals that McKinsey was hired to work on a review of how NHS Digital, NHSX and the NHS England/Improvement work together to drive digital transformation across the NHS. According to the DHSC: “The review is about how we create the right conditions for the wider system to ensure that […]
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The pill to stop snoring: Once-a-night tablet eases the symptoms of sleep apnoea Obstructive sleep apnoea can cause heavy snoring and interrupted breathing Two million people in Britain are thought to be affected by its symptoms Clinical trials suggest a night-time pill may ease these problems by 74 per cent A Pill taken at bedtime could stop snoring for good. The […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Progressive hair loss has a cosmetic and social impact. Hair undergoes three stages of hair cycle: the anagen, catagen, and telogen phases. Through cyclical loss and new-hair growth, the number of hairs remains relatively constant. A variety of factors, such as hormones, nutritional status, and exposure to […]
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People born without upper limbs who use their feet to reach for an item engage the same area in the brain that people with hands use to reach for something, report Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists. The finding, published October 26, 2020 in PNAS, advances the basic science of brain organization and function, and offers potential future clinical advances including […]
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A new study shows using fewer and higher doses of high-precision radiation therapy is a more effective approach for treating painful spinal tumors than conventional radiation therapy. More than twice as many patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) reported an enduring, complete reduction in pain, compared to those treated with conventional radiation. Findings from the Canadian phase II/III […]
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Researchers announce the first robust evidence for the role of the major histocompatibility complex gene HLA-B in penicillin allergy. To identify genetic risk factors for penicillin allergy, the international team of researchers harnessed self-reported data and the electronic health records of more than 600,000 people, as well as replicating their findings in two independent research cohorts involving more than 1 […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. High blood pressure is a term used to describe the pressure pushing against your artery walls. This pressure puts extra strain on your blood vessels, heart and other organs, such as the brain, kidneys and eyes. Over […]
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An analysis of the phase III NRG Oncology clinical trial RTOG 9601 on men receiving salvage radiotherapy (SRT) following prostatectomy for recurrent prostate cancer indicated that, while biochemical failure (BF) was not a strong surrogate endpoint to determine overall survival (OS), metastasis-free survival (MFS) was in this patient population. These findings are consistent with data in the intact prostate primary […]
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