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New drug kills common brain cancer in children

Posted in Medicine on 15th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

While treatments are improving, success rates still lag behind other childhood cancers, particularly with an aggressive form of the cancer.

A new biosensor can diagnose cancer and other diseases on the spot

Posted in Medicine on 13th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

MicroRNAs can act as signposts to diseases; as they're well-preserved in urine and blood, they're an ideal way of testing for trouble.

Dramatic remissions in blood cancer in immunotherapy treatment trial

Posted in Medicine on 12th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

'We are at the precipice of a revolution in cancer treatment based on using immunotherapy.'

Scientists 'find cancer's Achilles heel'

Posted in Science on 4th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists believe they have discovered a way to "steer" the immune system to kill cancers.

Why scientists are shocked by the results of the immunotherapy cancer treatment trial

Posted in Science on 18th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

It's not perfect, but it could make immunotherapy a 'pillar' of cancer treatment, researcher says.