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    Linkam Scientific temperature controlled warm stages chosen for sperm motility in human fertility testing

    Linkam Scientific temperature controlled warm stages chosen for sperm motility in human fertility testing

    Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have been chosen by an NHS Fertility clinic as suppliers of a controlled warm stage to perform routine semen analysis...

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    Biochip for investigating the effect of drugs on cancer stem cells

    Biochip for investigating the effect of drugs on cancer stem cells

    Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, have developed a miniaturized biochip for investigating the effect of drugs on cancer stem cells (CSCs).

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    New clue to predicting pre-eclampsia

    New clue to predicting pre-eclampsia

    An indication of whether a mother will develop pre-eclampsia, the most common and severe pregnancy-related disease, has been identified by a University of Sydney study.

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    Sheffield embryologist given prestigious honour by Health Secretary

    Sheffield embryologist given prestigious honour by Health Secretary

    Rachel Cutting, Principal Embryologist at the Assisted Conception Unit at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was given the award by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley at the Chief Scientific Officer’s Healthcare Science event last week.

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    Injury Prevention in Active Youth

    Injury Prevention in Active Youth

    Over the past few decades there has been an increase in injury to youth participating in sport. The issue of youth sport injury has become a conundrum because if there is an increase in injury, then subsequently there is usually an increase in participation.

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    New guidelines for the treatment of acromegaly, a serious growth hormone disorder

    New guidelines for the treatment of acromegaly, a serious growth hormone disorder

    It’s said a lot can happen in seven days. In seven years, a lot has happened in the understanding of acromegaly, a debilitating condition that causes a patient to have too much growth hormone.

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    HCV-associated  liver disease  after liver  transplantation

    HCV-associated liver disease after liver transplantation

    Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated liver disease continues to be the most common indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States accounting for nearly 50% of all liver transplants.

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    Health A to Z
      The truth about chocolate: does it really contain flavonoids?

      The truth about chocolate: does it really contain flavonoids?

      There have been many news stories over the years about chocolate and whether it is good or bad for you. The stories often comment on a chemical constituent of chocolate: flavonoids. But what are flavonoids? Does chocolate even contain them? And why should we care if it does?

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      Human memory: how to improve yours

      Human memory: how to improve yours

      Many of us wish we had better memories: be it so that we can pass our exams; remember what to buy from the supermarket; or even remember what we went upstairs for!

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      Menopause Symptoms: Am I normal?

      Menopause Symptoms: Am I normal?

      Most people associate the menopause with hot flushes; however there are many other potential symptoms that a woman might experience during this time in her life.

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      Caffeine consumption: How much is too much?

      Caffeine consumption: How much is too much?

      Chocolate, coffee and cola are perhaps three of your favourite consumables; however, they are also three caffeine-rich substances which all contribute to your daily caffeine consumption.

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      Norovirus

      Norovirus

      Norovirus (formerly Norwalk agent) is an RNA virus (taxonomic family Caliciviridae) that causes approximately 90% of epidemic nonbacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis around the world, and may be responsible for 50% of all foodborne outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the United States.

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      Osteoporosis

      Osteoporosis

      Osteoporosis is a condition that means your bones are weak, and you're more likely to break a bone. Since there are no symptoms, you might not know your bones are getting weaker until you break a bone! You can't "catch" osteoporosis or give it to someone else.

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