The E484K mutation – a ‘backdoor’ to undoing vaccine efforts: As we are seeing many novel Covid-19 variants around the world, Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass of University of Kent’s School of Biosciences explain why this may be happening and what these new variants may mean: ‘After almost a year, in which SARS-CoV-2, the […]
The E484K mutation – a ‘backdoor’ to undoing vaccine efforts: As we are seeing many novel Covid-19 variants around the world, Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass of University of Kent’s School of Biosciences explain why this may be happening and what these new variants may mean: ‘After almost a year, in which SARS-CoV-2, the […]
Word Cancer Day 2021 – the ultimate year of the ‘I Am And I Will’ World Cancer Day campaign – shows us that our actions have an impact on everyone around us, within our neighbourhoods, communities and cities. This year is a reminder of the enduring power of cooperation and collective action. When we […]
Word Cancer Day 2021 – the ultimate year of the ‘I Am And I Will’ World Cancer Day campaign – shows us that our actions have an impact on everyone around us, within our neighbourhoods, communities and cities. This year is a reminder of the enduring power of cooperation and collective action. When we […]
Testing, testing, testing – can blood tests help to detect early cancers? With the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the importance of testing, and our capacity to undertake it at large scale, can we use these testing strategies for earlier diagnosis of cancer? By Professor Maarten IJzerman and Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson, University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum […]
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Testing, testing, testing – can blood tests help to detect early cancers? With the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting the importance of testing, and our capacity to undertake it at large scale, can we use these testing strategies for earlier diagnosis of cancer? By Professor Maarten IJzerman and Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson, University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum […]
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Genetic screening before prescribing could benefit millions: Four million UK patients could benefit annually from genetic testing before being prescribed common medicines, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration with Boots UK and Leiden University (Netherlands). Researchers looked through 2019 NHS dispensing data across the UK to see how […]
Genetic screening before prescribing could benefit millions: Four million UK patients could benefit annually from genetic testing before being prescribed common medicines, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration with Boots UK and Leiden University (Netherlands). Researchers looked through 2019 NHS dispensing data across the UK to see how […]
COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the virus spread to additional countries. Over 175 000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 6200 deaths were reported in Africa in the last week while infections rose by 50% on the continent between 29 December 2020 and 25 January 2021 […]
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COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the virus spread to additional countries. Over 175 000 new COVID-19 cases and more than 6200 deaths were reported in Africa in the last week while infections rose by 50% on the continent between 29 December 2020 and 25 January 2021 […]
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