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Annual screening for high-risk women in their 30s finds breast cancers

13 February 2019

Up to 86,000 women in their thirties with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual mammograms, according to a study of 2,900 women


Cheese

Cheese needs more scrutiny for its welfare and environmental impacts

13 February 2019

Eat what you want, but do so in full possession of the facts, including the many downsides of the dairy industry


DNA test could boost IVF success rates without putting embryo at risk

DNA test could boost IVF success rates without putting embryo at risk

12 February 2019

Analysing genetic material discarded by an embryo in a dish can reveal chromosomal abnormalities just as well as a more invasive biopsy


People having a drink

Beer before wine or wine before beer: the hangover is the same

8 February 2019

Forget folk wisdom — mixing drinks doesn't affect your hangover. Only the amount you consume appears to impact how you feel the following day


Could this painless pill replace injections?

A painless pill containing tiny needles may one day replace injections

7 February 2019

Injections with insulin or other drugs could one day be replaced by pills that contain tiny needles that painlessly inject drugs into the lining of the stomach


Smear tests remove a sample of cells from the cervix

Recommended gap between smear tests could increase thanks to HPV test

6 February 2019

A more sensitive way of screening for cervical cancer will be introduced in the UK this year, and could allow women to safely wait longer between tests


Trump wants to end HIV infections by 2030 - here's how to do it

Trump wants to end HIV infections by 2030 - here's how to do it

6 February 2019

US president Donald Trump laid out a plan in his State of the Union address to end new HIV infections in the US by 2030 – and we may already have the tools to do it


Two people

Mouse toes partially regrown after amputation thanks to two proteins

5 February 2019

Two proteins could help regenerate limbs. When applied to amputated toes, the proteins encouraged both bone and joint growth in mice


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