health
Funding to research metformin’s ability to delay or prevent cancers
Posted in Medicine on 29th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
A research project embedded within the Metformin in Li Fraumeni (MILI) trial will investigate metformin’s mechanism of action when taken as a preventative for mTP53-driven cancers.
Scientists reveal how air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
A long-term study funded by Cancer Research UK has revealed how air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked.
Genetically modified herpes virus delivers one-two punch against advanced cancers
Posted in Medicine on 28th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
A new genetically engineered virus has delivered a one-two punch against advanced cancers in initial findings from a phase I trial.
Eating after a certain time can increase cancer risk by 25%, study finds
Posted in Medicine on 28th Sep, 2022
by Alex Muller
Late night dining can disrupt the body’s internal clock, called the circadian rhythm.
Can We Stop The Heart From Aging?
Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Aug, 2022
by Alex Muller
A powerful genetic tool: single-cell sequencing. It's like going from amateur binoculars to the James Webb Space Telescope, we can now analyse every single cell, like a star in the sky, by parsing its DNA inside an aging heart.