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Nuno Gonçalves
5 days ago1 min read
Podcast highlights need for transparency in research using animals
A Canadian researcher has given some fascinating insights into the critical and controversial role of animal research, specifically in...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Menstrual cycle in mice - link to breast cancer treatment
Research from Belgium and the Netherlands has shown that the menstrual cycle can influence the effectiveness of chemotherapy in breast...
Gege Li
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Recreating the human immune system in mice
Human-like immune systems can now be recreated in mice, using special blood cells, a Spanish study has shown. Immunity plays an...
Nuno Gonçalves
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Detecting rare tumours using lizards
Research from the Netherlands has developed a scan that uses a compound, found in lizard saliva, to detect rare types of tumours....
Gege Li
Aug 12, 20241 min read
Reducing mice in cancer research using chicken eggs – video
The value of using chicken eggs to study cancer has been highlighted in a recent video , which holds the potential to reduce how many...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jul 1, 20241 min read
Mice study offers new hope for skin disease
Research from the UK using genetic therapy and mice studies has uncovered a potential treatment to reverse a rare skin disease....
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 10, 20241 min read
How prostate cancer spreads
A study from Denmark, using genetically altered (GA) mice has uncovered a crucial gene involved in the spread of prostate cancer to other...
Gege Li
Jun 10, 20242 min read
How gut bacteria affect health, using mice
Two US studies have used mice to shed light on the remarkable effects of gut bacteria, both on improving cancer treatment and in the...
Nuno Gonçalves
Jun 3, 20241 min read
‘Bubbles’ in cells can help cancer treatment
Research from Sweden has used ‘bubbles’, that are released by cells as messengers, to develop a potentially more effective way to target...
Gege Li
Jun 3, 20241 min read
Treating bone cancer with immunotherapy
A new type of immunotherapy, based on engineered immune cells, has successfully treated mice with bone cancer, raising the possibility...
Nuno Gonçalves
May 28, 20241 min read
Organ-on-a-chip & liver cancer
UK research, using organ-on-a-chip technology, has led to a better understanding of how human cells behave in liver cancer patients....
Nuno Gonçalves
Apr 8, 20241 min read
Dog study unveils cancer vaccine promise
Researchers from the US have developed a cancer vaccine able to slow or halt the progression of certain cancers in dogs. Cancer remains a...
Gege Li
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Does gum disease speed up pancreatic cancer?
Gum disease may accelerate the development of pancreatic cancer, a new study in mice has shown, suggesting a direct link between oral...
Gege Li
Mar 13, 20241 min read
TB vaccine treats liver cancer in mice
Researchers in the US have found that the vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) can also shrink the tumours of mice with liver cancer and prolong...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Mice study reveals breast cancer treatment
Research in mice has uncovered a new drug that halts the growth of triple-negative breast cancer. This type of breast cancer is an...
Nuno Gonçalves
Feb 5, 20241 min read
Skin patch to monitor tumour growth
Researchers in Taiwan have developed a skin patch that can measure tumour size in mice and send the data to a smartphone. The study, from...
Gege Li
Jan 22, 20241 min read
‘Nanobots’ shrink bladder tumours in mice
A new way to deliver drugs to dramatically reduce cancerous bladder tumours in mice, has been used in a Spanish study. The research, led...
Gege Li
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Is the microbiome involved in childhood cancer?
UK researchers are uncovering a possible link between the microbiome and the most common cancer in children, and will first study mice to...
Nuno Gonçalves
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Mouse study reveals new cancer insights
Researchers in France have made a groundbreaking discovery revealing that specific cells surrounding tumours influence the body’s...
Gege Li
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Cancer treatment for golden retrievers?
A gene in dogs linked to increased lifespan may also lead to cancer treatments for humans and animals. US researchers, at the University...
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