35 h. ago Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for immune system breakthroughs

Three scientists honoured for research on what prevents immune cells from attacking the body

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6 d. ago Babies could be born WITHOUT biological mothers as scientists create human eggs from skin cells

Experts from Oregon Health & Science University have created fertilizable eggs from human skin cells for the very first time.

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7 d. ago Scientists fertilise eggs from human skin cells in major pregnancy breakthrough

The findings, researchers said, have “immense therapeutic potential” for people who have no viable eggs or sperm

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7 d. ago Scientists find way to fertilise eggs made from genetic material of skin cells

Experts hailed the breakthrough, known as mitomeiosis, as ‘an exciting proof of concept’.

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7 d. ago Huge fertility breakthrough as scientists create functional eggs from human SKIN cells: 'A step towards helping many women have their own genetic children'

Experts from Oregon Health & Science University have created fertilizable eggs from human skin cells for the very first time.

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1 week ago Brits ‘not regularly checking for cancer that kills thousands every year’ – the 7 symptoms you may not have heard of

BEING familiar with what is normal for your own body is important for detecting potential signs of cancer early. But almost half (45 per cent) if women in the UK aren't regularly checking their breasts for potential signs of cancer, a new poll suggests. Charity Breast Cancer Now said the finding is a “serious cause for concern”...

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2 w. ago Emmerdale stars' health issues including lung cancer and disease that killed their mum

Emmerdale has been a staple on our screens for decades, but some of the cast have faced some heartbreaking health battles over the years, from cancer to 'invisible diseases'

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2 w. ago ‘I tried to escape with drugs, pills and alcohol’: Björn Borg on his misery and mayhem after quitting tennis

The sporting superstar walked away from success and adulation at 26 – much to everyone’s bemusement. He opens up about his secret life and the depression, cocaine, overdoses and aggressive cancer that almost killed him‘I’m a person who doesn’t say very much,” Björn Borg says with a wry smile. Which may be the understatement of the century. Borg, the greatest tennis player of his day, has spent 42 years saying nothing since he announced his retirement at the age of 26.When he broke that news in 1983, it was one of the biggest shocks in the history of sport. Not simply because he was at his peak, but also because he was the rock star tennis player – beautiful, mysterious and followed by a flock of teenybopper fans. When Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz triumphed in the US Open earlier this month, aged 22, he became the second youngest player to have won six major tournaments. Borg beat him by four months. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘One jab will do the job’: Pakistan begins rollout of HPV vaccine to millions of girls

Despite vaccination hesitancy, the end may be in sight for cervical cancer, which kills 64% of women with the diseaseThe questions come fast and furious: “Why only girls?”, “will it affect her periods?”, “can it cause infertility?”, “is it halal?” Inside the airy sports hall of Khatoon-e-Pakistan government girls’ school, the pupils in their crisp blue and white uniforms whisper among themselves, as their parents listen attentively to the health officials taking the session.While there are some fathers in the chairs laid out for the occasion, the majority are mothers. The groundwork is under way ahead of Pakistan’s first nationwide rollout of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The single exercise that kills cancer cells, scientists reveal in new study

Just one bout of a popular exercise could reduce the risk of inflammatory proteins and slow the growth of cancer cells, a study from Edith Cowan University in Australia has found.

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3 w. ago New alert as 'taboo' cancer that killed Charlie's Angel star Farrah Fawcett soars

If the trend continues, oncologists at the US National Cancer Institute warn numbers could double in less than 20 years.

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4 w. ago Tragic couple die on same day from cancer after both lose battle with disease

Dick and Mary Lewis, from Killin in the Highlands, both died of cancer within hours of each other and their family has had to come to terms with a double tragedy

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4 w. ago Families ‘shattered’ and community ‘terrified’ as police hunt alleged Melbourne machete murderers

Premier says government stands with South Sudanese community in ‘fight against the cancer of youth gang crime’ after Cobblebank killingsThe families of two children allegedly murdered in Melbourne’s outer west on the weekend are “shattered” and the community “terrified” as police continue to hunt the perpetrators responsible for the machete killings.It comes as the Victorian premier promised the government would stand with the South Sudanese community “in their fight against the cancer of youth gang crime that is breaking their community’s heart”, announcing she would convene an existing working group. Continue reading...

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