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Dual-action cancer-killing virus developed by Oxford scientists

The virus targets carcinomas, which are the most common type of cancer and start in cells in the skin or tissues that line or cover internal organs . A microscope image of a human colorectal adenocarcinoma showing the fibroblasts (brown) surrounding the cancer cells (blue), protecting them from the immune system (PA/Me...

Voice of the Future 2018

Voice of the Future is a unique event in Westminster, at which young scientists and engineers are able to pose questions to key political figures. This years event was held in the Houses of Parliament on March 13 and was attended by the newly-appointed Science Minister Sam Gyimah MP, Shadow Minister Chi Onwurah MP, Ste...

Science on Mount Everest

Physicist, speaker, writer and adventurer Dr Melanie Windridge is attempting to climb Mount Everest this spring, and plans to carry out science communication from the highest place on earth. Why do you want to climb Mount Everest? I just think its fascinating. Its the highest point on the planet, so that makes it geogra...

VR Could Automate Psychiatric Care Delivery, Extending Help to Millions

By Tom Castles AUGUST 09, 2018 Photo courtesy of Daniel Freeman V irtual reality (VR) has been making a splash in psychiatry, and lending credence to an old colloquialism that my cantankerous, Korean-war-vet grandfather always used to drill into my head: Face your fears. Using VR, psychiatrists are empowering patients ...

A blue pill is stopping HIV, world-first study shows

Using Truvada, The speed of the decline weve seen in new HIV infections in gay and bisexual men is a world first, said study leader Andrew Grulich. | BLOOMBERG NEWS SYDNEY An antiviral pill taken daily by thousands of men across Sydney and other parts of Australia led to a globally unprecedented reduction in new HIV ca...