Experimental vaccine cured HPV and cleared up cervical pre-cancer lesions in a third of patients – preventing it from turning into disease

Researchers studied women who moderate or severe precancerous lesions Some received a vaccine, which injects a protein that triggers the immune system to attack the lesions About 36 percent of…

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Could hops in beer tackle liver and colon CANCER? Scientists discover three compounds in the flower ‘which can kill the tumours’

The plant contains a natural compound that also killed colon cancer cells It first showed potential around 20 years ago, but more promise has been shown  More studies need to…

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Daily 20-minute walk in the outdoors among nature dramatically lowers stress levels and boosts wellbeing

Regular walk could cut levels of stress hormone, cortisol, by about 10 per cent Research project was led by Dr MaryCarol Hunter, of the University of Michigan  She said: 'Getting…

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Epileptic girl, whose family couldn’t get medicinal cannabis on the NHS is ‘saved’ after Canadian firm gives her the drug for free

Jorja Emerson, from County Down in Northern Ireland, is given cannabis oil Her father, Robin, said a pharmaceutical firm is doing what the NHS should do He said the free…

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Scientists find gazing at an espresso, cappuccino or latte ‘may have same effect as drinking the caffeine’

Seeing a 'coffee cue' activates areas of the brain that control alertness Looking at coffee helps people think in 'more concrete, precise terms' It also may make the day feel like…

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Striking scans show how ‘lung cancer patient’s tumours SHRANK within three months of him taking daily drops of cannabis-derived oil’

The 81-year-old, who hasn't been identified, repeatedly refused chemotherapy  Instead, the ex-smoker opted to take CBD oil for two months to tackle his cancer Doctors have now published stunning pictures…

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Deaths from breast cancer in Europe are set to drop by 9% in five years despite an overall increase in cancer deaths

There are expected to be five per cent more cancer deaths in 2019 than in 2014 Survival rates are improving but large, ageing populations lead to more deaths  The UK…

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