Health

Junior doctors' strike: The 'huge effort' to keep a hospital running

Cancelled operations and exhausted staff - the BBC goes into a busy hospital coping during a strike.

Researchers identify why cancer immunotherapy can cause colitis

Researchers have identified a mechanism that causes severe gastrointestinal problems with immune-based cancer treatment, also finding a way to deliver immunotherapy's cancer-killing impact without the unwelcome side effect.

New study reveals crucial 'housekeeping' genetic elements and their potent role to fight cancer

A recent study in genetic control elements revealed around 11,000 gene regulators active in every cell type, also known as housekeeping cis-regulatory elements (HK-CREs). These elements are vital in maintaining cellular stability beyond conventional gene regulation, influencing diverse cellular functions across healthy cell types. Moreover, a subset of these housekeeping elements, particularly those related to zinc finger genes, was found to have reduced activity in diverse cancers, suggesting their role as potential housekeeping tumor suppressors.

Inhalable sensors could enable early lung cancer detection

Using a new technology, diagnosing lung cancer could become as easy as inhaling a sensor and then taking a urine test that reveals whether a tumor is present.

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