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Breakthrough immune discovery ‘may treat all cancer’

Kristina Ivanova Jan 22, 2020

A new-found part of humans' immune system may be used to treat all cancers, according to scientists. A research team of Cardiff University discovered a new method of killing different types of cancers, such as prostate, lung, and breast…

SOCIETY

Cervical cancer ‘cure’ discovered after breakthrough using gene-editing technology

Kristina Ivanova Oct 22, 2019

Australia might have made a grand breakthrough in curing cervical cancer. Researchers from Griffith University, Queensland, are claiming a world-first 'cure' for cervical cancer. They have successfully killed off tumors in mice using…

controversy

Three-Parent IVF: Breakthrough or Blasphemy?

Robyn Reisch Aug 17, 2016

A year ago in the UK, it become legal to undertake three-parent IVF, which combines the DNA from three adults in order to prevent certain genetic problems in the resulting child. This practice has yet to be legalized in the United States,…

Health

Why Un-Boiling an Egg Could Be the Cancer Treatment Breakthrough Of the Decade

Justin Gammill Jan 21, 2016

When I heard of scientists figuring out how to unboil an egg, my initial thought was "what good does unboiling an egg do?" As it turns out, the process that the researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and Flinders…

Science

One Year Later: What the “Ice Bucket Challenges” Actually Accomplished

Justin Gammill Dec 15, 2015

Of all the passing internet trends of the last year, I have to say the one I miss the most is the "Ice Bucket Challenge". Assuming you've had an internet connection for the last year or so, you've probably seen at least IBC video of…