cancer

Superbugs to kill 'more than cancer' by 2050

Posted in Medicine on 11th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

Drug resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a year worldwide, more than currently die from cancer, by 2050 unless action is taken, a study says.

Scientists identify promising off-switch for chronic pain

Posted in Medicine on 2nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have identified the A3 receptor in the brain as a potential off-switch for chronic pain.

Fragile X study offers hope of new autism treatment

Posted in Medicine on 29th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

People affected by a common inherited form of autism could be helped by a drug that is being tested as a treatment for cancer.

Bladder cancer: 'Exciting' drug breakthrough

Posted in Medicine on 28th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

A drug which makes a wide range of cancers more vulnerable to the body's immune system is "exciting" and may mark a new era, say doctors.

PlanetTech News interviews Miroculus: The future of cancer detection

Posted in Interviews on 18th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

A Singularity University startup working on a device to easily check for many cancers in a drop of blood.