Pioneering blood test which uses AI to quickly scan for brain tumours is up to 90% accurate and ‘could be rolled out on the NHS within 18 months’

Doctors could pick up signs of a brain tumour earlier thanks to a new blood test Tumours can produce ambiguous symptoms like headaches, memory problems Now a blood test can detect chemical…

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Breakthrough as scientists create a new cowpox-style virus that can kill EVERY type of cancer

Scientists are hoping a new cowpox-style virus could kill every type of cancer Professor Yuman Fong, from the US, is engineering the treatment called CF33 The treatment is being developed by Australia biotech company Imugene …

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Medicinal cannabis will be given to 20,000 British patients in first major trial of drug’s impact – a year after it was made legal on the NHS

Project, named Twenty21, was launched yesterday and will run until end of 2021To test impact on chronic pain, MS, epilepsy, PTSD, Tourette's, anxiety, addictionMedical marijuana been legal since last November…

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People who exercise for as little as 30 minutes a day may be up to 17% less likely to get depression – even if they’re genetically vulnerable to it

Four hours of weekly exercise can cut the odds of depression by 17 per cent But the Massachusetts scientists also found that just 30 minutes daily will helpAerobic exercise is not…

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CBD-dispensing robots are installed in 7-Eleven stores in Colorado to sell and educate customers on the cannabis-based products

Two 7-Eleven locations are using AI-powered robots to dispense CBD productsLocations are in Boulder and Denver, Colorado and are part of a pilot programUsers can purchase products via a touchscreen…

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Drinking coffee could reduce your chance of developing liver cancer by 50 per cent, new research suggests

Coffee may reduce risk of liver cancer by stopping cancer cells from dividingQueen's University Belfast researchers tested results of almost a million peopleRisk 50% lower for coffee-drinkers compared with those who…

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New blood test could spare thousands of lung cancer patients from chemotherapy by spotting if tumour will spread

Three studies conducted as part of Cancer Research UK £14m TRACERx projectResearchers found amount of tumour cells in blood predicted cancer's evolutionDiscovered lung tumours release multiple cells to confuse our…

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Dog owner who was told to put down her beloved pooch after pancreatitis diagnosis claims he recovered in 48 HOURS after she gave him CBD oil

Beloved pooch Milo had been given days to live after pancreatitis diagnosisOwner Vicky Horton was told to prepare for worst as traditional treatment failed After giving him CBD oil drops his…

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Moment veteran broadcaster Bill Turnbull collapses into giggles after taking CANNABIS while probing the drug’s benefits in film about his battle with advanced prostate cancer

Bill Turnbull hopes politicians will loosen the restrictions on medicinal drugsA new documentary follows his attempts to find treatment for prostate cancerHe announced his diagnosis in 2018 and has been…

Continue ReadingMoment veteran broadcaster Bill Turnbull collapses into giggles after taking CANNABIS while probing the drug’s benefits in film about his battle with advanced prostate cancer

CBD supplements could help cannabis addicts stop using the drug ‘by fighting off the major withdrawal symptom of anxiety’

Researchers looked at 82 people who were severely addicted to cannabisGiving them tablets with 400mg of CBD for four weeks halved their weed use The two main compounds in cannabis are…

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Alzheimer’s could be halted with treatment which eliminates immune cells in the brain, scientists claim

Tangled tau protein in the brain is a recognised tell-tale of an Alzheimer's patientWhen tau becomes knotted, immune brain cells known as microglia attack it But in doing so, the microglia…

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