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Technique That Determines 'Eye Age' Could Lead To Precision Treatments

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Targeting both aging and disease cells could make treatment more effective because the two act separately but simultaneously to cause eye damage, the researchers say.

New Research Can Help Policymakers Prioritise Funding Needs And Allocate Resource For Cancer

Posted in Medicine, Science on 20th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Results from the largest ever review of clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection (SPED) have been published.

Mediterranean Diet Intervention May Not Improve Breast Cancer Prognosis In High-risk Patients

Posted in Medicine on 20th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

The consumption of the Mediterranean diet in combination with phytoestrogen does not appear to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among high-risk women. However, a better prognosis of breast cancer has been observed among women with higher compliance with dietary recommendations.

New Funding For Research Investigating How Breast Cancer Resists Hormone Therapy

Posted in Medicine on 20th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/248575/new-funding-research-investigating-breast-cancer/

Better Treatment Pathway For Pancreatic Cancer ‘could Save Thousands Of Lives’

Posted in Medicine on 19th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Modelling carried out by the charity found its proposed care pathway would increase survival rates among pancreatic cancer patients from 7.1% to 10.4% by 2028.

Cancer Cells May Share Resources When Times Are Tough

Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Researchers have discovered a process by which cancer cells share molecules in order to multiply when times are tough.

Study Finds Carcinogen Exposure Makes Cancer Cells More Susceptible To Immune Attack, With Implications For Treatment

Posted in Medicine on 18th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

The researchers hypothesized that DNA-mutating carcinogens may enhance the immune response to cancer.

New Prostate Cancer Treatment May Be ‘on The Horizon’, Say Scientists

Posted in Medicine on 18th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Ability to reverse cancer’s resistance to therapy opens possibility of treatment for late-diagnosed men.

Clinical Trial Tests Creatine Monohydrate And Exercise To Preserve Muscle Mass In Prostate Cancer Patients

Posted in Medicine on 12th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

It's important for patients to keep the muscle mass they already have to help maintain independence, quality of life, and reduce other cancer treatment-related side effects. Also, more muscle mass is also linked to higher survival rates."

Manchester Scientists Investigate How To Stop A More Aggressive Form Of Breast Cancer Spreading

Posted in Medicine, Science on 12th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Around 15% of breast cancers are classed as triple negative and if this form of the disease becomes resistant to chemotherapy, there are few other treatments available.

Immunotherapy Shows Promise As A Kinder First-line Treatment For Advanced Head And Neck Cancers

Posted in Medicine, Science on 7th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Immunotherapy can extend the response of some head and neck tumours to treatment, maintaining the anti-tumour effects and preventing them from growing or spreading for longer, a study reports.

Evtonomy, A Platform Using Artificial Intelligence To Determine The Most Efficient Way To Charge Electric Vehicles.

Posted in Hardware, Interviews, Science, Software on 30th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller

Professor Sebastian Stein is the co-founder of Evtonomy, a platform that developed an app that learns the preferences of individual electric vehicle drivers to help them find charging points. It can also adapt to show updates such as when a charging station is out of service and provide estimated waiting times.