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A pioneering new treatment promises to tackle a wider range of cancers, with fewer side-effects than conventional radiotherapy.
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Jan, 2025
by Alexander Muller
The Flash concept resonated as it addressed some of the long-standing limitations of radiotherapy, one of the most common cancer therapies, which two-thirds of all cancer patients will receive at some point in their treatment journey.
The ‘year of cancer vaccines’ confirms we are living in a golden age of cancer research
Posted in Business, Medicine on 31st Jan, 2025
by Alexander Muller
The technology offers the tantalising possibility that we might one day be able to stop some cancers before they take hold in the body, saving countless lives.
NHS offers new drug to stop children and teens losing hearing after chemotherapy
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Jan, 2025
by Alexander Muller
A first-of-its-kind drug that protects the hearing of babies, children and young people undergoing cancer treatment has been approved for NHS use in England, based on the results of one of trials.
Stem cells 'instructed' to form specific tissues and organs
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller
"We could generate specific cell types, like a beta cell to make insulin or a neuron to treat Parkinson’s disease, within the context of a large piece of tissue or even a whole organ. This work opens many new and exciting possibilities.”
A 4.45-Billion-Year-Old Crystal From Mars Reveals the Planet Had Water From the Beginning
Posted in Science on 29th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller
What is clear is that the crust of Mars, like Earth, had water shortly after it formed, a necessary ingredient for habitability.