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UK cancer research studies fell 32% in first year of Covid, say charities

Posted in Business, Medicine on 30th Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller

National Cancer Research Institute says funding was hit as charity shops closed and fundraising events cancelled due to pandemic.

Medical Imaging for Translational Cancer Research Center Opens at the University of Oklahoma

Posted in Business, Medicine on 30th Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller

The new National Institutes of Health COBRE center at the University of Oklahoma will galvanize multidisciplinary biomedical research and support junior faculty.

Screening Platform IDs 95% of Stage 1 Pancreatic Cancers

Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller

“we can greatly reduce the mortality from this disease which will soon become the second-leading cause of cancer mortality in the U.S.”

Linking Cancer, Schizophrenia And MS To Viral Infections

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller

A study has discovered a new link between bladder cancer and infection with a common virus.

Mouse study suggests viral infections can lead to autoimmune diseases

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller

"Human autoimmune disease also may occur via viral infection that gets cleared but leaves damage that can cause autoimmunity," said Wayne Yokoyama, senior author of the study.