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Opening the skull of patients after head injury reduces risk of death from brain swelling

08 Sep 2016

Craniectomy – a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to relieve brain swelling – significantly reduces the risk of death...

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Image of an oesophageal carcinoma

Oesophageal cancer treatments could be tailor-made for individual patients, study finds

06 Sep 2016

Tailored, targeted treatment for patients with oesophageal cancer could be developed after scientists discovered that the disease can be classified...

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Danio rerio (Zebrafish)

Even without lungs, zebrafish help us study TB

25 Nov 2015

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, Z is for...

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Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian Devils and the transmissible cancer that threatens their extinction

14 Oct 2015

The Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge's connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, T is for...

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Ovum in Cumulus Oophorus, Human Ovary

Greater understanding of polycystic ovary syndrome

29 Sep 2015

A new genetic study of over 200,000 women reveals the underlying mechanisms of polycystic ovary syndrome, as well as potential interventions.

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Diabetes 2/4

Surprise finding suggests diabetes drug could release rather than prevent blood sugar

21 Sep 2015

Graham Ladds, lecturer in pharmacology, discusses the controversy around a group of drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes.

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GLP-1 Agonists are injectable drugs that regulate blood sugar levels and have also been shown to promote weight loss, making them an attractive form of treatment for Type 2 diabetes, which is often linked to obesity.

Study highlights possible knowledge gap over effects of some diabetes drugs

18 Sep 2015

Scientists have found that some drugs from a group of anti-diabetic treatments may, in certain circumstances, act on glucagon receptors in the body...

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Impatiently Waiting

Cancer patients lose faith in healthcare system if referred late by GP

31 Jul 2015

If it takes more than three trips to the GP to be referred for cancer tests, patients are more likely to be dissatisfied with their overall care...

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Drug developed in Cambridge approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis

17 Sep 2013

Approval concludes nearly 40-year epic journey from fundamental research to discovery of an effective treatment for active relapsing multiple...

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