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Exploring the promise of decentralised cancer clinical trials
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted some of the vulnerabilities of the traditional clinical trial approach and accelerated change with some clinical trials, incorporating elements of decentralisation.
Three-drug therapy ‘doubles breast cancer survival time without progression’
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
Researchers found the three-drug therapy delayed disease progression by an average of 15 months compared with 7.3 months in the placebo group.
Cancer researchers and astronomers join forces in fight against disease
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A unique collaboration of astronomers and cancer researchers to establish the Spatial Profiling and Annotation Centre of Excellence (SPACE) to open up access to their groundbreaking cancer mapping technology and establish collaborations with other scientists to enable them to investigate tumours in 3D.
Implantable microparticles can deliver two cancer therapies at once
Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
The combination of phototherapy and chemotherapy could offer a more effective way to fight aggressive tumours.
Why A New Method Of Growing Food On Mars Matters More On Earth
Posted in Science on 18th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
Solutions like greenhouses developed for colonizing other worlds could be deployed in drought-ravaged areas on Earth.