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Targeting The Sugar Coating Of Cancer Cells: FIU Takes Lead In Cancer Research

Glycans are complex sugars on the surfaces of cells that have, in the past, been difficult to study. Thanks to advances in science and technology, researchers know that changes in the structure of glycans, or even a change in their numbers, can drive cancer development.

Research Discovers Treatment For Rare Secondary Cancer In Children

Researchers are looking for ways to prevent Pediatric radiation-induced high-grade gliomas (RIGs) from forming, as well as methods to treat them once they arise.

Drug Combination Shows Promise In Treatment-resistant Advanced Ovarian Cancer

"It’s fantastic that early trials indicate this treatment is highly effective for this patient group, and that a phase II trial has already begun."

NHS Lung Cancer Patients In England Get Early Access To ‘breakthrough’ Cancer Drug

A first-of-its-kind cancer drug capable of targeting a gene mutation that causes some of the most aggressive cancers, to treat a certain form of lung cancer.

Hormone Therapy Gets Green Light For Advanced Prostate Cancer

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved apalutamide (Erleada) in combination with a hormone treatment for some prostate cancer patients in England.

The Galleri Multi-cancer Blood Test: What You Need To Know

A blood test that has the potential to detect over 50 kinds of cancer is now being trialled in the NHS in England.

Research Points The Way To Identifying New Precision Treatments For Cancer

Researchers at University of California San Diego and University of California San Francisco have mapped out how hundreds of mutations involved in two types of cancer affect the activity of discrete groups of proteins that are the ultimate actors behind the disease.

King's College London And GSK Collaborate On New AI-led Cancer Research

The partnership aims to investigate the role genetics play in developing personalised cancer treatments.

Five New Cancer Research Breakthroughs

Latest results from trials of drugs and therapies met with tears of joy.

Latest Developments In Cancer Research And Treatment For August 2021

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is undecided about robotically assisted breast cancer surgery, vitamin D may help prevent early colon cancer, and more cancer news from August 2021.

Augmented Reality In Education: An Insight Into An Emerging Industry

We are now seeing the start of something that could be transformative for education, although it is still in the early growing stages. It is a technology that will fascinate, entertain, and educate many generations of students in the future.

An Overview Of Augmented Reality

AR is an emerging technology and content creation platform with huge potential to enhance art and creativity, entertainment,  education, medicine, training and industrial work by overlaying computer graphics over a vision of the real world.