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Autism can be diagnosed as early as 6 months: study 1/30/2012

Measuring how a baby’s brain reacts to shifts in eye contact might help predict the development of autism symptoms from as young as six months, a new study has found.

Inflammatory mediator promotes cancer by stifling genes 1/24/2012

Chronic inflammation combines with DNA methylation, a process that shuts down cancer-fighting genes, to promote development of colorectal cancer, according to scientists at The ...

Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature death 1/24/2012

A research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated ...

Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? 1/16/2012

Findings from the Million Women Study, which were used to establish that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) causes breast cancer, do not in fact, prove a causal link, concludes a ...

Gene discovery unlocks mystery to epilepsy in infants 1/16/2012

A team of Australian researchers has come a step closer to unlocking a mystery that causes epileptic seizures in babies.

Sunnier climes linked to lower rates of inflammatory bowel disease 1/12/2012

Living in sunnier climates may curb the likelihood of developing inflammatory bowel disease, particularly after the age of 30, suggests a large, long term US study, published online ...

Simple online tool to aid GPs in early ovarian cancer diagnosis 1/12/2012

The lives of hundreds of women could be saved every year, thanks to a simple online calculator that could help GPs identify women most at risk of having ovarian cancer at a much ...

New approach to diagnosing anorexia nervosa 1/9/2012

A new approach for diagnosing patients with anorexia nervosa has been developed at the University of Sydney.

Ten gynaecological cancer symptoms women shouldn’t ignore 1/9/2012

Pelvic pain and abnormal bleeding aren’t the only signs of gynaecological cancer.

Endometriosis in women linked to inflammatory bowel disease risk 12/20/2011

Women with endometriosis are up to twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease as those without this reproductive disorder, suggests a large study published online in Gut. ...

Affordable treatments for sufferers of autoimmune diseases 12/15/2011

From Addison’s disease to Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s disease to Multiple Sclerosis — the list of crippling autoimmune diseases is long and they affect millions of people world-wide. ...

Simple test to help diagnose bowel and pancreatic cancer 12/15/2011

A simple online calculator could offer family GPs a powerful new tool in tackling two of the most deadly forms of cancer, say researchers.

New study supports claim that breast screening is harmful 12/12/2011

A new study published recently on bmj.com supports the claim that the introduction of breast cancer screening in the UK may have caused more harm than good.

Are there too many women in medicine? 12/1/2011

In the UK, women doctors are set to outnumber their male counterparts by 2017.

Study to probe medical treatment levels for dying patients 12/1/2011

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will undertake a study into why futile medical treatment is, at times, provided to dying patients.

New technology to diagnose depression 11/24/2011

Patients with depression will be able to monitor their mental health using a computer as easily as those with diabetes can manage their condition thanks to new research presented at ...

Mammographic screening: balancing benefits and harms 11/15/2011

New research has questioned the relative impact of mammographic screening in reducing deaths from breast cancer, concluding that it is not responsible for most of the recent reduction ...

Test to predict dementia risk 11/10/2011

Researchers have developed a memory stress test that can be used to predict those at risk of developing dementia.

Advances in breast cancer don't extend to older women: study 11/9/2011

The survival rates for older women with breast cancer lag behind younger women diagnosed with the disease, indicating that the elder population may be missing out on improvements in ...

Starving cells to delay prostrate cancer growth 11/7/2011