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Signs of autism as early as six months
A study from the University of London has found that early signs of autism can be detected in babies as young as six months by measuring their brain activity. Researchers measured infants’ respo...Alzheimer’s brain cells created in lab
For the first time ever, brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s have been cultured in a lab, providing a new research tool for scientists. Experts hope that improved versions of the “model...Stem cell injections to cure blindness?
Scientists have managed to improve the sight of two people who were nearly blind, by injecting their eyes with stem cells from embryos. The breakthrough could provide hope for hundreds of thousands of...Babies with three biological parents?
Babies with three biological parents could be born within the next three years, using a technique similar to IVF that eradicates hereditary disease by using the undamaged DNA of a third party. Researc...Statins could help fight breast cancer
Statins, commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol, could be used to treat breast cancer. Scientists from the US discovered that women with breast cancer who carry a particular gene mutation could bene...Women on the Pill suffer less with period pain
According to new research, the discomfort of period pains can be eased by taking the Pill. A 30-year study of over 1,300 women found that those who used the combined oral contraceptive suffered from l...Vaccine to prevent deadly meningitis B
A new vaccine has been developed against the last unpreventable strain of meningitis, which kills hundreds of children a year in Britain. Children are currently vaccinated against meningitis C, but th...Drugs double risk of falls
Research suggests that people who take two or more prescription drugs could be twice as likely to suffer a serious fall regardless of their age. Previous studies found that the elderly are twice as li...Robotic arm transforms surgery
British doctors have performed a world-first operation using a robot that could save hundreds of lives a year. The new robot, worth £800,000, repaired a complex defect in a major blood vessel which c...An aspirin a day risks more harm than good
Researchers from St George’s University of London have warned that millions of people who take a daily dose of aspirin in the hope of preventing a heart attack or stroke risk doing themselves mo...
