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Dogs 'sniff out prostate cancer with 98% accuracy,' study finds
Date: May-19-2014New research finds that two highly trained dogs were able to detect prostate cancer in human urine samples with up to 98% accuracy, opening the doors for a new screening method.
Dose of measles virus destroys woman's incurable cancer
Date: May-19-2014For over 6 months, a 49-year-old woman with incurable bone marrow cancer was completely clear of disease, following a single high dose of measles virus - proving virotherapy works.
Proof that cancer stem cells exist?
Date: May-19-2014Genetic tracking of patients with a rare blood disorder shows that cancer-driving mutations arise in a small subset of cells that bear all the hallmarks of cancer stem cells.
Asthma: vitamin D supplements 'do not improve symptoms or treatment'
Date: May-19-2014Past research has indicated that vitamin D supplements improve treatment and reduce symptoms for patients with asthma, but a new study suggests this may not be the case.
Cigarettes and e-cigarettes make MRSA harder to kill
Date: May-19-2014New evidence suggests that e-cigarette vapor increases the resistance of pathogens to drugs and human immune responses. However, the effect is stronger in conventional cigarettes.
Researchers discover how the brain works during meditation
Date: May-19-2014Meditation is widely used to help boost emotional well-being and reduce stress. Now, researchers say they have discovered how the brain functions during the relaxation practice.
Possibility of Viagra as heart failure drug 'complicated by estrogen interaction'
Date: May-18-2014Currently under consideration as a heart failure treatment, new research shows that the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may work very differently in women than in men.
Sleeping pills 'increase risk of poor outcomes' for heart failure patients
Date: May-18-2014Researchers from Japan have found that sleeping pills may increase risk of hospital readmission and cardiovascular-related death from patients with diastolic heart failure.
Making amends gives us moral permission to forgive ourselves
Date: May-17-2014If we make amends with people we have wronged and earn forgiveness from them, says a new psychology study, we give ourselves permission to forgive ourselves.
Having a sense of purpose in life may increase lifespan
Date: May-17-2014A new study from researchers in the US and Canada suggests that having a sense of purpose in life may increase lifespan, regardless of what age that purpose is found.
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