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…
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 bacteria, according to…
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 be avoided…
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 Rome has…
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 a living host to survive and multiply. When one enters your body, it invades and…
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 drugs. Grapefruit is known to increase the rate…
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 the process…
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 payloads such as…