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from or mentioning the United Kingdom
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Late diagnosis of breast cancer in elderly women (UK)
Breast cancer research results showed that women diagnosed with breast cancer between 50 and 69 years had an 89% chance of surviving their disease for five-years. This fell to 81% for women aged 70...
Water softeners not found to improve childhood eczema
Anecdotal reports from patients have suggested that hard water may worsen atopic eczema. Population surveys have also suggested a possible link between atopic eczema prevalence and the degree of wa...
Cancer Researchers describe the structure of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) molecule
UK's first totally implanted hearing aid
In the past the microphone and battery were on the outside of the patient, held in place over the implanted part of the device by a magnet. This external part was still visible and prone to being k...
Medical negligence during birth led to compensation for boy with Cerebral Palsy
10 Year Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy Recovers £7,850,000 For Injuries at Birth It is difficult to imagine the stress that must have been involved in caring for a child with very special needs at th...
Study of the reaction starting formation of amyloid fibres
Amyloid fibres, which are implicated in a wide range of diseases, form when proteins misfold and stick together in long, rope-like structures. Until now the nature of the first misfold, which then ...
Dangerous environments make (animal) parents more caring
Research examined how the mortality rates of parents and offspring and the fertility of adults influence the evolution of how much parents care for and feed their young. The team found that unpre...
