17 March 2014

Ovarian cancer biomarker

A research team has found that the biomarker miR-181a is a molecular driver of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), which may...

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17 March 2014

Screening keeps future cervical cancer in check

New research reveals women over the age of 50 who don’t attend cervical screening are four times more likely to...

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17 March 2014

T cells causing transplant rejection involved in pre-term labour

A foetal surgeon and her colleagues have shown, in mice, that pregnancy complications after foetal surgery are triggered by activation...

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17 March 2014

Nerve-wrecking cannabis

An increasing number of children suffer from the consequences of maternal drug exposure during pregnancy, and cannabis is one of...

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17 March 2014

Nicotine replacement therapy is "lesser of two evils"

New research has shown that nicotine from either smoking or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) causes a wide range of long-term...

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17 March 2014

Reducing caesarean deliveries

Specialists are providing obstetrical care by identifying opportunities to avoid unnecessary first caesarean deliveries, which have a big impact on...

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17 March 2014

Making it a happier childbirth

Mothers who have a vaginal birth without epidural anaesthesia and who are accompanied by a family member during the birth...

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13 January 2014

Is preeclampsia associated with kidney failure risk?

Preeclampsia during pregnancy may be associated with an increased risk of developing kidney failure, according to a new study. Recent...

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