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Photo of Ines Figuiredo.

With the Government redesigning the immigration system, we spoke to scientist Ines Figueiredo about her experiences of moving to and working in the UK. With the Government redesigning the immigration system, we spoke to scientist Ines Figueiredo about her experiences of moving to and working in the UK.

by Ben Moore | Analysis | 5 September 2019

5 September 2019

Image of lung cancer cells under a microscope.

Cancer treatments can work in lots of different ways, aiming to kill tumour cells or keep them under control. But unfortunately, the effects don’t always last forever. Cancer treatments can work in lots of different ways, aiming to kill tumour cells or keep them under control. But unfortunately, the effects don’t always last forever.

by Ethan Meyers | Analysis | 29 August 2019

29 August 2019

This entry is part 17 of 23 in the series Science Surgery
Lab equipment

Scientists may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumours, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system. Scientists may have found a way to pull down the protective wall that surrounds tumours, potentially re-exposing them to the killing power of the immune system.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 26 August 2019

26 August 2019

Snapshot of the pancreas.

Scientists have developed an entirely new way to look at tumours. And it's helped them solve the mystery of how some pancreatic tumours develop. Scientists have developed an entirely new way to look at tumours. And it's helped them solve the mystery of how some pancreatic tumours develop.

by Harry Jenkins | Analysis | 12 August 2019

12 August 2019

This entry is part 27 of 30 in the series Science Snaps
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A new blood test is one of the first to successfully monitor early-stage breast cancer, and could be up to 100 times more sensitive than existing tests. A new blood test is one of the first to successfully monitor early-stage breast cancer, and could be up to 100 times more sensitive than existing tests.

by Cancer Research UK | News | 7 August 2019

7 August 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
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