Dogs sniff out bladder cancer: Report
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After seven months of extensive training, scientists in United Kingdom have managed to make good use of dogs&#39; inordinate interest in human urine by utilising their &quot;super-sensitive noses&quot; to detect signs of bladder cancer, a report said.
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MONDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The future of lung cancer detection may involve a simple, inexpensive breath test that can pick up the chemical "signature" of patients with the disease, a new study suggests.
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LONDONâA London woman asked doctors back in 1989 to removed a mole on her leg because her dog, a female border collie-Doberman mix, would constantly sniff at it, and had tried to bite it off.
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Crabs' urine and changes in snails' sex hormones are helping UK scientists to monitor the environment.
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LONDON -- It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now, the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
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A new laser analyzer might be able to help doctors detect cancer, asthma or other diseases by sampling a patient's breath, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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A urine test that detects proteins given off by malignant growths can identify bladder cancer faster and perhaps reduce the use of more invasive procedures, researchers said on Tuesday.
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They already help the blind, sniff for drugs at the airport and can find survivors buried deep in rubble. Now it seems man&#39;s best friend can also smell cancer.
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Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann said they may use sniffer dogs to search a rural area where an anonymous tip said the 4-year-old British girl could be buried.
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The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in both canines and people.
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LONDON - It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer...
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The presence of RNA for the enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot study conducted in Japan.
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People looking for a way to lose weight may want to trade in pills for a pooch. A first-of-its-kind experiment to put people and their pets on a diet and exercise program
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For years, dog owners have been informing their doctors about the apparent disease-detecting ability of their pets, and today those claims gain some credibility
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The study indicates the human brain compares information it gets from each nostril to get clues about where a smell is coming from. And it suggests dogs, mice and other mammals do the same thing, contrary to what most scientists have thought.
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Dogs can be trained to detect bladder cancer by &#39;smelling&#39; urine, concludes new research published in this week&#39;s BMJ.
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Dogs have earned a new claim to the title of man&#39;s best friend following the discovery by scientists that they can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases.