New genetic links to pancreatic cancer discovered
Researchers have used whole-genome sequencing to uncover new mutations responsible for a rare type of pancreatic cancer...
Researchers have used whole-genome sequencing to uncover new mutations responsible for a rare type of pancreatic cancer...
A study has indicated that US doctors may not be recommending genetic testing to a sufficient number of high-risk breast cancer patients...
by Arit Udoh
Insulin-producing cells from pancreases grown in rats can cure diabetes when transplanted into mice, according to a study...
Canadian scientists have identified a genetic fingerprint that indicates which prostate cancer tumours may develop into a more aggressive form of the disease after treatment...
Is ageing inevitable, or can it be stopped? The Guardian Science Weekly podcast explored the latest thinking in the science of ageing...
Researchers have identified 23 genes that are linked to metastasis — the spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body...
by Paul Waldron
Researchers in the US and China have developed a 'synthetic stem cell' that can repair tissue damaged by a heart attack...
A study has cast doubts on the reliability of 'liquid biopsies' — blood tests that detect tumour mutations and are increasingly used to guide treatment...
Gene therapy can reverse the effects of ageing in mice, researchers claim...
by Ayala Ochert and 1 others
Researchers have successfully treated a woman with colon cancer using her own immune cells to target a cancer-causing gene that had previously been considered 'undruggable'...
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