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# Medical Research

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# Medical Research
Ethical questions raised after these monkeys were cloned in China
The same technique was used to clone Dolly the Sheep.
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Jan 25th 2018, 2:50 PM
3D-printed bone breakthrough made by Dublin researchers
The new method involves using 3D printing to build cartilage which has been proven to help bone growth.
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Sep 2nd 2016, 1:02 PM
# brown is beautiful
People around the world could make a tidy sum by sending one startup their soil
“It’s sort of like a lottery, but it’s going to save humanity at the same time.”
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Aug 15th 2015, 2:50 PM
# One Two Zzzzz
Want a good night's sleep and to feel healthy these holidays? Then don't do this
Backlit e-readers are not a good thing when you’re trying to have a restful night, researchers say.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 2:03 PM
# diabetic not different
Science Changes Lives: From glass syringes and insulin bottles to a handy pen
Liz Murphy is one of tens of thousands of Irish people benefiting from huge research into treating diabetes.
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Sep 20th 2014, 8:31 PM
# mother and baby home
Almost 500 unclaimed infant bodies were sent to anatomy departments from 1940-65
The handing over of infant remains was legal under the Anatomy Act 1832 so as to provide “legal cadavers” for medical research.
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Jul 16th 2014, 3:37 PM
# sars
Chinese bats likely source of SARS virus - report
Researchers have also said that direct bat-to-human transmission is “plausible”.
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Oct 30th 2013, 6:01 PM
# nukes
UN nuclear inspectors start investigation in Iran
The inspectors are examining whether Iran really does have a secret atomic weapons programme, which Iran vehemently denies.
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Jan 29th 2012, 12:40 PM
# Pregnancy
Simple blood test could identify foetal gender in early stages of pregnancy: study
New research claims that gender could be predicted within the first trimester.
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Jan 9th 2012, 3:14 PM
# Asthma
Light alcohol consumption could help reduce asthma risk, says study
Meanwhile, a separate study says that a woman’s occupation during pregnancy can increase the child’s likelihood of developing asthma.
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Sep 26th 2011, 8:57 AM
# glow cat
Glow in the dark cats could help HIV study
The genes of a rhesus monkey and jellyfish were injected into eggs which were then fertilised and implanted into cats – who gave birth to glow in the dark kittens.
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Sep 12th 2011, 3:29 PM
# experiments
Shocking US experiments on Guatemalans revealed
The experiments took place in the 1940s and included people being injected with syphilis and other illnesses, by what were described as “unethical” researchers.
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Aug 30th 2011, 12:14 PM
# premature babies
Irish firm hopes to save premature babies with new research
The company is developing a treatment for dangerously low blood pressure, also known as ‘neonatal shock’.
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Jun 30th 2011, 2:53 PM
# Pregnancy
Artificial pancreas may help control Type 1 diabetes in pregnancy
Medical study suggests new advance to protect women with Type 1 diabetes – and their babies – who can be at risk because of the condition.
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Jan 31st 2011, 1:57 PM
Voices
How much can medical research studies be trusted?
Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or incorrect. So why are doctors still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice?
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