Dogs 'sniff out' bladder cancer
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Dogs can be trained to sniff out bladder cancer, scientists say they have proven for the first time.
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It has long been suspected that manâs 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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Scientists have identified a protein in urine that has shown some effectiveness as a diagnostic test for breast cancer. But breast cancer experts who have seen the study, to be published soon
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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 utilizing their &quot;super-sensitive noses
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(AGI/REUTERS/AFP) - Rome, Italy, Sept 24 - The oncologists might have one more instrument in the fight against cancer: the scent of dogs.
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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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Crabs' urine and changes in snails' sex hormones are helping UK scientists to monitor the environment.
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Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
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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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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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New research fails to confirm previous studies that found that alcohol consumption could increase the risk of bladder cancer. Rather, the latest study finds that drinking beer may actually reduce the risk, Reuters reported Sept.
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ritish researchers have trained dogs to detect bladder cancer by sniffing human urine, opening up the possibility that dogs - or electronic noses modeled on their snouts - may one day be used to detect the disease.
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In a report published today, the respected British Medical Journal says dogs can smell cancer. The Journal said a comprehensive medical study revealed that dogs can be trained to identify bladder cancer by smelling urine.
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Cancer patients waiting for crucial test results may be given essential oils in an effort to calm their fears.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- British researchers say they've taught dogs to sniff out the scent of bladder cancer in urine, a feat that might someday lead to better diagnostic technology.
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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.