The insatiable hunger of pancreatic cancer cells
Michaela Mrschtik discusses the self-cannibalising behaviour of pancreatic cancer cells and what this behaviour could mean for developing targeted treatments for pancreatic cancer.
Michaela Mrschtik discusses the self-cannibalising behaviour of pancreatic cancer cells and what this behaviour could mean for developing targeted treatments for pancreatic cancer.
Síle Johnson goes behind enemy lines to investigate the potential of bacteria as an alternative therapy in cancer treatment.
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Scientists were able to cure patients of skin cancer with a genetically modified virus, making it the first successful virus-based treatment in a phase three trial. Malignant melanoma is the most dangerous form of...
April 2016 will mark 30 years since the terrible Chernobyl disaster, which is still the largest nuclear disaster to date. After the disaster, a 30 km ‘exclusion zone’ was set up around the immediate...
An exciting collaboration between scientists at Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory in New York and the University of Cambridge has revealed that breast cancer cells can mimic blood vessels. This ability allows the cancerous cells...
Recently, researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a novel 3D vaccine capable of harnessing the immune system to combat cancer and other infectious diseases. The vaccine...
In the developed world, cancer is the biggest killer of our age. Following many years of research and clinical experience, the current view is that early detection is the best possible means to tackle...
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