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News digest – childhood obesity, sugar and cancer confusion, personalised cell therapy and… robots?

Obesity and sugar hogged the headlines this week alongside success stories for personalised medicine. Read the digest for more. Obesity and sugar hogged the headlines this week alongside success stories for personalised medicine. Read the digest for more.

21 October 2017

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‘A handful’ of gene faults can turn a healthy cell cancerous

Fewer than 10 errors in the DNA inside cells are enough to drive development of a cancer, according to new estimates. Fewer than 10 errors in the DNA inside cells are enough to drive development of a cancer, according to new estimates.

20 October 2017

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Researchers "drug the undruggable" through unique collaboration

A new approach to targeting key cancer-linked proteins, thought to be ‘undruggable’, has been discovered through an alliance between industry and academia A new approach to targeting key cancer-linked proteins, thought to be ‘undruggable’, has been discovered through an alliance between industry and academia

18 October 2017

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Personalised treatments for rare cancers tested in study

A small new trial in the US has suggested personalised treatment based on tumour features could be effective in patients with rare cancers. A small new trial in the US has suggested personalised treatment based on tumour features could be effective in patients with rare cancers.

17 October 2017

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – obesity costs, radiologist shortage, breast cancer risk, and… avatars?

The growing global cost of obesity was in the news this week, along with genetic tests for breast cancer and a rare childhood cancer. The growing global cost of obesity was in the news this week, along with genetic tests for breast cancer and a rare childhood cancer.

14 October 2017

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New markers could identify patients most at risk of brain damage from CAR T cell immunotherapy

New research suggests injury to the cells that line blood vessels could be behind severe side effects that some patients have after CAR T cell therapy. New research suggests injury to the cells that line blood vessels could be behind severe side effects that some patients have after CAR T cell therapy.

13 October 2017

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News digest – cancer drugs on trial, robotic surgery, obesity and… cool Nobel Prize science?

This week’s news featured worrying obesity and cancer trends in the US and a call for more robust evidence to back up cancer drugs’ effectiveness. Read the digest for more. This week’s news featured worrying obesity and cancer trends in the US and a call for more robust evidence to back up cancer drugs’ effectiveness. Read the digest for more.

7 October 2017

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2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: how making microscopes cool is helping cancer research

This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the developers of cool microscopes. And the tech is boosting cancer research. This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the developers of cool microscopes. And the tech is boosting cancer research.

5 October 2017

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• Health & Medicine

News digest - repurposed drugs, HIV, bisphosphonates and… a prostate cancer ‘cure’?

From this week’s cancer news we look at how HIV research could offer clues about lung cancer and bust headlines about a radiotherapy ‘cure’ for prostate cancer. From this week’s cancer news we look at how HIV research could offer clues about lung cancer and bust headlines about a radiotherapy ‘cure’ for prostate cancer.

30 September 2017

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Cancer blood tests and learning from HIV – our latest Pioneer Awards

Drawing similarities between how the immune system reacts to lung cancer and HIV could uncover potential new drug targets. Drawing similarities between how the immune system reacts to lung cancer and HIV could uncover potential new drug targets.

29 September 2017

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• Health & Medicine

Mesothelioma Awareness Day: How research is tackling the deadly legacy of asbestos

A greater understanding of the biology of mesothelioma has led to new clinical trials testing immunotherapies and targeted drugs against the disease. A greater understanding of the biology of mesothelioma has led to new clinical trials testing immunotherapies and targeted drugs against the disease.

26 September 2017

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• Health & Medicine

News digest – lung cancer drug, vaping, HPV, and… CRISPR genome editing?

In this week's news a drug was approved for some lung cancer patients in England, and vaping could be a big piece of the quitting smoking puzzle. In this week's news a drug was approved for some lung cancer patients in England, and vaping could be a big piece of the quitting smoking puzzle.

23 September 2017