Cancer is a devastating disease, and not just for humans. It is the number one cause of death in dogs over the age of two

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Classic car run ends at The White Horse in Beyton, raising money for the Sarah Aplin charity. The girls with the collection buckets. Left to right – Lauren Godfrey, Steph Lee, Sophie Goodwin, Amanda Cooper, Beth Noble and Danielle Ashford.

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Deaths from cancer in Britain have fallen 40% in people aged 50 to 59, according to figures produced by Cancer Research UK Deaths from cancer among 50-somethings have fallen to their lowest level in 40 years, thanks to better diagnosis, fewer people smoking and new drugs improving patients and #39; chances of survival. In 1971 over 21,300 people in the UK aged between 50 and 59 died of cancer, but in …

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Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there change

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Between dessert and a final drink in Darwin and #39;s home in 1868, the evolutionist would confront his poor dinner guests with these images and ask them to describe the man and #39;s expressions in their own words.

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Scientists have identified how skeletal muscle stem cells respond to muscle injury and may be stimulated to improve muscle repair in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a severe inherited disease of muscle that causes weakness, disability and, ultimately, heart and respiratory failure.

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Reticulated dragonet have been found in Väderöarna — and #34;Weather Islands and #34; — off the west coast of Sweden. It is not often that a new species of fish is discovered in Sweden.

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A cancer researcher believes a link-up between Cardiff University and two universities in China could result in significant advances in treatment.

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A State of the Nation 2012 report, published by Diabetes UK, revealed that less than half of people diagnosed with the condition are receiving basic minimum care.

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If you have any of the risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, have your health care provider give you a simple blood test. While there are times I and #39;d rather forget I have diabetes, there is never a time I wouldn and #39;t want to know that I have it.

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Researchers with Auburn University have discovered a new species of trapdoor spiders in a well-developed housing subdivision in the heart of Auburn.

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Brain cancer is a growth of abnormal cells in the brain.

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New research findings show that embryonic stem cells unable to fully compact the DNA inside them cannot complete their primary task: Differentiation into specific cell types that give rise to the various types of tissues and structures in the body.

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Bladder cancer begins in the bladder, a central organ in the urinary system.

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A new study suggests stem cells may be able to act as a ‘shield’ to protect the body from the harmful side effects of chemotherapy

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For the first time, scientists have transplanted brain cancer patients and #39; own gene-modified blood stem cells in order to protect their bone marrow against the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. Initial results of the ongoing, small clinical trial of three patients with glioblastoma showed that two patients survived longer than predicted if they had not been given the transplants, and a third …

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Dr Eric Smith, deputy director for the James Webb Space Telescope at Nasa, on plans to build a space telescope that and #39;s bigger and better than the Hubble.

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People who wolf down their food are two and a half times more likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes than those who take their time according to new research.

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Dying Mom with Cancer Makes Final Effort to Stay with Her Kids

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A new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope could seem like a quiet patch of sky at first glance. But zooming into the central part of a galaxy cluster — one of the largest structures of the Universe — is rather like looking at the eye of the storm.

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Cervical cancer begins in the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that connects to the vagina, or birth canal.

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Fibroid uterine tumors affect an estimated 15 million women in the United States, causing irregular bleeding, anemia, pain and infertility. Despite the high prevalence of the tumors, the molecular cause has been unknown. Scientists for the first time have identified the molecular trigger of the tumor — a single stem cell that develops a mutation, starts to grow uncontrollably and activates …

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Endometrial cancer begins in the the lining of the uterus, a woman and #39;s hollow pelvic organ that fosters fetal development.

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Researchers have developed a novel system to measure the communication between stem cell-derived motor neurons and muscle cells in a Petri dish.

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NASA and #39;s Hubble Space Telescope will study Venus and #39;s atmosphere during an upcoming opportunity where Venus is passing in front of the Sun. Hubble cannot look at the Sun directly, so astronomers are planning to point the telescope at the Moon, using it as a mirror. The next time Venus will pass in front of the Sun will be in the year 2117.

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There has been a surprise discovery of ‘significant’ refraction of gamma rays which opens the door to nuclear photonics and the use of high energetic light beams to investigate the atomic nucleus. Isotope specific gamma ray microscopes could remotely search for harmful nuclear materials or provide less destructive and more selective medical imaging.

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Ovarian cancer is a disease in which malignant cells develop in the ovaries — two small hormone-producing organs on both sides of the uterus.

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Doctors are not diagnosing cancer early enough in a third of young people who have it, according to a survey by the Teenage Cancer Trust.

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Men with low levels of testosterone could be at greater risk of developing diabetes, an Edinburgh University study suggests.

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HIV patients treated with genetically modified T cells remain healthy up to 11 years after initial therapy, researchers report. The results provide a framework for the use of this type of gene therapy as a powerful weapon in the treatment of HIV, cancer, and a wide variety of other diseases.

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Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that begins in breast tissue and spreads throughout the body.

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Researchers are a step closer to launching human clinical trials involving the use of an innovative stem cell therapy to fight the virus that causes AIDS.

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Are tests too easy’ A: Yes. B: Yes. C: All of the above. Questions expecting short answers and the use of multiple choice have made biology and chemistry exams easier in the UK, according to assessment assessor Ofqual.…

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A rare trial of genetically modified wheat is under threat from activists. Trample it and you trample knowledge itself, says John Pickett

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GCSEs and A-levels in geography and science are easier than they were 10 years ago, the exams watchdog Ofqual warns.

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A University of Florida lepidopterist has spent his life and #39;s work studying moths and butterflies. But it was his teenage daughter who led research on how color impacts butterflies and #39; feeding patterns.

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Twenty-four new species of lizards known as skinks have been discovered on Caribbean islands, half of which already may be extinct or close to extinction. The loss of many skink species can be attributed primarily to predation by the mongoose — a predatory mammal that was introduced by farmers. Other types of human activity, especially the removal of forests, also are to blame, according to the …

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New research sends a stark warning to overweight teens: If you develop diabetes, you and #39;ll have a very tough time keeping it under control. A major study tested several ways to manage blood sugar in teens newly diagnosed with diabetes and found that nearly half of them failed within a few years and 1 in 5 suffered serious complications

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Aggressive pancreatic tumours may be treatable with a new class of drugs targeting a and #34;brake gene and #34;, according to Cancer Research UK

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Type 2 diabetes is harder to treat in children ages 10 to 17 than it is in adults, according to one of the first large studies of the disease in younger people.

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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been at the cutting edge of research into what happens to stars like our sun at the ends of their lives. One stage that stars pass through as they run out of nuclear fuel is called the preplanetary or protoplanetary nebula stage. A new Hubble image of the Egg Nebula shows one of the best views to date of this brief but dramatic phase in a star and #39;s life.

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NHS diabetes care is and #39;inadequate and #39; and some patients come to further harm due to poor care in hospital, a leading specialist says.

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[SciDev.Net] London – Least developed countries (LDCs) must improve women and #39;s access to education and family planning if they are to achieve sustainable development, according to recommendations in a Royal Society report, People and the Planet, launched this week (26 April).

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Homing pigeons, the earliest form of e-mail, can find places thousands of miles away because of nerve cells in their brain stems that react to magnetic sensors that may be located elsewhere around their head, a study finds.

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A new study outlines the specifics of how autoimmune disorders can be controlled by infusions of mesenchymal stem cells.

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Scientists have used powerful computational tools and laboratory tests to discover new support for a once-marginalized theory about the underlying cause of Parkinson’s disease.

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Sibling growth factors cooperate to maintain a pool of neuron-generating stem cells in the brain, according to a new study.

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Charity claims few sufferers are offered essential diet advice

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Scientists there have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a ‘good’ type of fat found naturally in nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens that helps reduce the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease.

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Bowel cancer patients who take aspirin daily could cut their chance of dying from the disease by about a third, experts believe.

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