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Did the Early Cosmos Inflate? A Mirror Universe Going Backwards in Time May Be a Simpler Explanation
Posted in Science on 2nd Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller
If the dark matter consists of stable, right-handed neutrinos, then one of three light neutrinos that we know of must be exactly massless. Remarkably, this prediction is now being tested using observations of the gravitational clustering of matter made by large-scale galaxy surveys.
Exploring the promise of decentralised cancer clinical trials
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted some of the vulnerabilities of the traditional clinical trial approach and accelerated change with some clinical trials, incorporating elements of decentralisation.
Three-drug therapy ‘doubles breast cancer survival time without progression’
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
Researchers found the three-drug therapy delayed disease progression by an average of 15 months compared with 7.3 months in the placebo group.
Simple tweak to cervical cancer treatment cuts risk of death by 40%, say researchers
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
The trial studied whether a short course of chemotherapy before chemoradiation could cut death and relapses among patients with certain types of cervical cancer.
World's first trial to test multiple treatments for brain cancers
Posted in Medicine, Science on 31st Oct, 2024
by Alexander Muller
A pioneering research study which will allow brain cancer patients to access drugs that are precisely targeted to their disease and swap to different treatments if needed, has launched in the UK.