Breast cancer – the latest advances
For many people, October represents cosy jumpers, falling leaves and a plethora of pumpkins. But for Breast Cancer Now, October…
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Magic mushrooms may ease depression
Magic mushrooms may ease depression by 'resetting' the activity of key brain circuits of patients where conventional treatments have failed.…
How cancer recharges its batteries
Stealing from the body is how cancer recharges its batteries, according to research published in the journal, Blood. Researchers at…
Worms are loving parents too
Can worms really be loving parents? For many millions of years worms have led a simple life in which they…
30 Years of the Rosetrees Trust
The Rosetrees Trust is a unique charity which works on the basis of venture philanthropy for medical research. In other words,…
Gene fusion in bladder and brain cancer
"Sometimes chromosomes can break and get reattached to a different one in an unusual way. This results in a fusion…
Online trials map for coloproctology
The European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) has launched an intuitive online Trials Map, where medical and surgical trials from across…
Eliminating the need for bone marrow donors
Researchers are looking for ways eliminate the need for bone marrow donors altogether and instead use different types of cells…
How to stop cell samples drying out
Scientists in Japan may have discovered how to solve the problem of cell samples drying out during observations under the…
Drug breakthrough for drug-resistant gonorrhoea
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is a major global health concern but a new antibiotic class has now been found to be effective…