research
Cancer Research UK ‘turning down far too much’ due to rising costs, says CEO
Posted in Medicine on 7th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
According to CRUK’s financial accounts for March 2023, the charity spent £45m less on research than the year prior at £398m.
funding boost for research into little known blood cancer
Posted in Medicine on 7th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
Relatively little is known about the causes of a group of blood cancer called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), affecting approximately 4,000 people in the UK every year.
More than a million lives saved from cancer in the last four decades
Posted in Medicine on 7th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
Developments in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment have contributed to these falling rates, according to new analysis by Cancer Research UK.
First-in-class targeted microRNA therapy slows cancer tumor growth
Posted in Medicine on 7th Sep, 2023
by Alex Muller
A new cancer therapy developed by Purdue University researchers attacks tumors by tricking cancer cells into absorbing a snippet of RNA that naturally blocks cell division.
Mechanism behind CBD’s potent anti-inflammatory effects identified
Posted in Medicine on 31st Aug, 2023
by Alex Muller
In addition to being a more potent anti-inflammatory than other cannabinoids, CBD does not produce a psychoactive effect like THC does. The researchers say their study could lead to new therapeutic strategies using CBD to treat inflammatory diseases such as asthma.