While scientists increasingly understand the genetics of cancer, they've never been able to track how single cancerous cells form tumours in the body, or work out how tumours grow back seemingly from nowhere. New research, however, sheds some light on that problem—and suggests that tumours are fueled by cancer stem cells. Read More >>
Featured comment by LiamT:
"i remember attending a free lecture at the local uni by one of the leading pioneers in stem cells some 12 or so years ago. he was one of the first who..." More »
If you've been walking around a public place lately, you've come into contact with a lot of people. Some of those people may have been sick. And if you've been hanging around enough of them as they cough and sneeze, then you might be about to get sick too. Read More >>
Featured comment by Richard:
"Crowd Sourcing is such a fantastic way to collate data, except when its creepy and governmental... This usage is quite cool though and Twitter could b..." More »
A young researcher from San Francisco has died after being infected by a highly virulent strain of meningococcal disease he was studying—and there are fears that it could spread. Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"My sixth form building had asbestos back when I was doing my A-levels - when it was knocked down they evacuated the school!
The unfortunate thing i..." More »
A mysterious illness that begins as a high fever with little appetite and spreads to a rash on the hands and feet is responsible for the loss of 17 lives, so far, in an impoverished Vietnamese district. 171 others have also been sickened but have been able to recover with proper and timely medical care. Read More >>
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