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The anti-cancer properties of carrots are more potent if the vegetable is not cut up before cooking, research shows.
Scientists found "boiled before cut" carrots contained 25% more of the anti-cancer compound falcarinol than those chopped up first.
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Smoke exposure during pregnancy damages a baby's blood pressure control, which may explain why such babies' risk of cot death is higher, say experts.
It's thought a third of cot deaths could be avoided by quitting smoking ...
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A molecule designed to find, latch onto, then treat hardened arteries could offer a new way to tackle heart disease, say its inventors.
'Nanoburrs' only stick to damaged areas of the artery
Nanoburrs, developed at the...
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People who live in fear of the dentist's drill could be in for a more comfortable future - as new plasma technology arrives.
Cold plasma can destroy the bacteria in cavities
"Plasma jets" could one day be used to clean out...
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One in eight men screened for prostate cancer will test positive when they do not have the disease, a major European trial has shown.
Prostate cancer is a major killer
A positive result can mean undergoing invasive tests such as...
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Dozens of cancer studies may be thrown into doubt by the discovery that researchers inadvertently used the wrong type of cancer cells.
The samples of adenocarcinoma were widely supplied, the researchers say
The "cell lines",...