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Soft drink cans

In the news this week: a potential link between sugary drinks and cancer and the NHS teams up with Amazon Alexa to provide accessible health information. In the news this week: a potential link between sugary drinks and cancer and the NHS teams up with Amazon Alexa to provide accessible health information.

by Gabriella Beer | Analysis | 13 July 2019

13 July 2019

An image of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine

In the news this week: an experimental urine test detects aggressive prostate cancer and cancer patients in Scotland are waiting even longer for treatment. In the news this week: an experimental urine test detects aggressive prostate cancer and cancer patients in Scotland are waiting even longer for treatment.

by Gabriella Beer | Analysis | 29 June 2019

29 June 2019

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Anh Hoang Le, a PhD student at the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute in Glasgow, studies two proteins that we know curiously little about: CYRI-A and CYRI-B. Anh Hoang Le, a PhD student at the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute in Glasgow, studies two proteins that we know curiously little about: CYRI-A and CYRI-B.

by Ethan Meyers | Analysis | 24 June 2019

24 June 2019

This entry is part 26 of 30 in the series Science Snaps
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Illustration of a puzzle of a brain with missing pieces

Meet our three new international teams of scientists that have been awarded £18 million to revolutionise brain tumour research. Meet our three new international teams of scientists that have been awarded £18 million to revolutionise brain tumour research.

by Gabriella Beer | Analysis | 17 June 2019

17 June 2019

Immune cells

In the news this week: The low-down from the world’s largest cancer conference and the dangerous documentaries spreading misinformation about cancer. In the news this week: The low-down from the world’s largest cancer conference and the dangerous documentaries spreading misinformation about cancer.

by Gabriella Beer | Analysis | 8 June 2019

8 June 2019

We look at the research made possible by people who donate their bodies after their death, including helping scientists understand how advanced cancers spread. We look at the research made possible by people who donate their bodies after their death, including helping scientists understand how advanced cancers spread.

by Daimona Kounde | Analysis | 28 May 2019

28 May 2019