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Gene therapy helps fight Huntington's
PARIS (AFP) - French researchers have said that gene therapy, tested on lab animals, showed promise in combatting the tragic neurogenerative disease known as Huntington's.
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| | A French doctor speaking to the press after the world's first transplant of foetal cells into patients with Huntington's disease. |
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Obesity ups woman's pancreatic cancer risk
LONDON (Reuters) - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 per cent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers have reported.
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Injured teens can be impaired by depression and stress
NEW YORK (Reuters ) - After a serious injury, some teenagers suffer from depression and anxiety that can eventually interfere with their daily lives, researchers have found. The study, which followed more than 100 teenagers hospitalised for an injury, found that in the days to weeks after the injury, 42 per cent had high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and 19 per cent were suffering from depression.
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Do you expect an Israeli and
US attack on Iran before the American presidential elections
in November?
Yes
No
I don't know
Previous poll
results
Do you think
bio-fuels are to blame for the soaring food prices?
Yes
85
per cent
No
10 per cent
I don't know 5
per cent |
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