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Large-scale study confirms well-established cancer risk factors and identifies new ones
Posted in Medicine, Science on 24th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller
Researchers have examined thousands of genetically defined traits to identify possible causal relationships for eight common cancers.
Powerful new therapy doubles progression-free survival in advanced breast cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 24th Dec, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A powerful three-drug therapy for aggressive advanced breast cancer doubles the length of time before the cancer progresses, compared with a drug combination currently available on the NHS, new research has shown.
The First Cells May Have Formed From Simple Fatty Bubbles
Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A new study in Nature Chemistry offers a bridge between these short fatty molecules and the first primordial cells.
Social media ban for under-16s 'on the table' in UK
Posted in Online, Software on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is "on the table", the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC.
Implants made of your blood could repair broken bone
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A new technique for making implants created from a patient’s own blood to regenerate injuries, even repairing bone.