cancer
Drugs disguised as blood cells could target cancer
Posted in Science on 1st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
Its notoriously difficult to direct cancer drugs to only the cells you want to target; they often kill many healthy cells in the process.
Rare 'healthy' smokers lungs explained
Posted in Medicine on 28th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
The mystery of why some people appear to have healthy lungs despite a lifetime of smoking has been explained and the findings could lead to new drugs to improve lung function.
Starving cells of sugar could be the key to future cancer treatments
Posted in Medicine on 27th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Cancer cells are cells that cheat death; rather than growing old and dying, as healthy cells do, they continue to grow and divide.
A new process for studying proteins associated with diseases
Posted in Science on 20th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Could pave the way for new drugs for a myriad of diseases, including cancer.
Cancer patient receives 3D printed ribs in world-first surgery
Posted in Medicine on 12th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
The patients surgical team determined that a fully customisable 3D printed sternum and rib cage was the best option.