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A radical project: video game design meets cancer research
Posted in Games, Hardware, Medicine, Science, Software on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
The worlds of cancer research and virtual reality (VR) have collided. The result is unlike anything that has ever been seen in either field. Incredibly, the same techniques that make video games so popular are now advancing our understanding of cancer.
Scientists plot ‘extinction’ of cancers by disrupting their ecosystems
Posted in Medicine on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Scientists will also employ AI to design new ways to combine drugs or cleverly adjust their dosing, with the aim of confronting cancer’s evolution within its ecosystem and increasing the length of time that people can survive with advanced cancer.
Ongoing Phase I clinical trial demonstrates successful re-treatment with CAR T cell therapy
Posted in Medicine on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
CAR T therapies have revolutionized blood cancer treatment over the last decade, providing hope for patients who have run out of conventional treatment options, but patients whose cancers return or stop responding to CAR T therapy have limited options for further treatment.
Cambridge scientists develop a comprehensive tool for predicting individual's risk of prostate cancer
Posted in Medicine on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Cambridge scientists have created a comprehensive tool for predicting an individual's risk of developing prostate cancer, which they say could help ensure that those men at greatest risk will receive the appropriate testing.
New targeted drug shows benefit against breast cancer in first phase III trial
Posted in Medicine, Science on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
A new type of targeted medicine has shown ‘remarkable’ benefits for patients with advanced breast cancer in a major phase III clinical trial.