Medicine
New Funding To Expand Landmark Blood Cancer Research
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
A University of Liverpool-led research team has been awarded more than £475,000 from Blood Cancer UK to continue and expand UNCOVER, one of the largest blood cancer data research programmes in the world.
Novel IL1RAP Therapy Advances Toward Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Blocking IL1RAP, a receptor that sits at a key control point in inflammatory signaling, can disrupt the tumor-driven inflammatory network that helps pancreatic cancer resist treatment, according to new research.
Why More Under-50s Are Being Diagnosed With Cancer Than Earlier Generations
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Jul, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Faster ageing among young adults could explain why more under-50s are getting cancer, researchers have said.
Thousands Of Men With Prostate Cancer Will Now Be Offered High-powered Radiotherapy On The NHS
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Jun, 2026
by Alexander Muller
"Treating patients in a fraction of the time is a game-changer – they can spend less time in hospital and travelling to appointments, whilst still receiving highly effective treatment."
Cancer Jab Can Eradicate Entire Tumours In Patients, Trial Shows
Posted in Medicine, Science on 29th Jun, 2026
by Alexander Muller
Jab brought ‘unprecedentedly strong responses’ in patients whose disease had become resistant to chemotherapy and immunotherapy