Lesson 12 – Medical English: What are the early signs of dementia?
MEDICAL WORDS IN THE NEWS taken from Medical News Today What are the early signs of dementia? Dementia is a…
Lesson 11 – Medical English: Cell transplant ‘regenerates’ liver
Transplanting cells into livers has the potential to completely regenerate them, say scientists. The Medical Research Council team showed severely…
Lesson 10 – Medical English: Bacteria linked to premature birth
A major cause of premature birth – where waters break too soon, triggering labour – may be caused by specific…
Lesson 9 – Medical English: Apple-a-day call for all over-50s
If everyone over the age of 50 ate an apple a day, 8,500 deaths from heart attacks and strokes could…
Lesson 8 – Medical English: TB vaccine could help prevent MS
An anti-tuberculosis vaccine could prevent multiple sclerosis, early research suggests. A small-scale study by researchers at the Sapienza University of…
Lesson 7 – Medical English: How does the body fight off a virus?
The rhinovirus is one of the many viruses that can cause the common cold Viruses are infectious micro-organisms that require…
Lesson 6 – Medical English: Haemophilia gene therapy solution
Dogs with the bleeding disorder haemophilia A have been successfully treated by gene therapy, according to US scientists. Two of…
Lesson 5 – Medical English: Clue to grapefruit drug reaction
Scientists say they have the best evidence to date pinpointing the substance in grapefruit that can interact dangerously with some…
Lesson 4 – Medical English: Alzheimer’s breakthrough hailed as ‘turning point’
Lesson 4 – Medical English: Alzheimer’s breakthrough hailed as ‘turning point’ Professor Giovanna Mallucci says the hope is to arrest…
Lesson 3 – Medical English: ‘DNA robot’ targets cancer cells
Lesson 3 – Medical English: ‘DNA robot’ targets cancer cells Scientists have developed and tested a “DNA robot” that delivers…