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AI supercomputer joins cancer vaccine fight
BBC - 27-Aug-2025High-speed data analysis could unlock hidden patterns to design new cancer vaccines
AI designs new antibiotics to fight drug-resistant superbugs
BBC - 15-Aug-2025MIT researchers use generative AI to create potential treatments for MRSA and gonorrhoea
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BBC - 15-Aug-2025Real-time tissue scanning may cut radiotherapy need and preserve quality of life
Survival gap widens between most and least deadly cancers in UK
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New obesity pill shows 12% weight loss in trials
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Emergency callers in Eastern England now get live video CPR help
BBC - 23-Jul-2025It may increase survival by helping people act quickly and correctly
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DNA reborn: engineering life from scratch
BBC - 26-Jun-2025UK project aims to build human DNA from scratch, raising hopes for cures—and ethical concerns
NHS to sequence DNA of all newborns in groundbreaking genomic health plan
BBC - 21-Jun-2025Plan to map all babies' DNA by 2030; aims to spot 7,000 rare diseases with early interventions
Poo pills vs superbugs
BBC - 08-Jun-2025Freeze-dried faecal capsules may replace harmful gut bacteria with beneficial microbes
Regular exercise after chemotherapy helps colon cancer patients live longer
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Immunotherapy drug doubles cancer-free survival in head and neck cancer patients
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23andMe’s fall from fame ends in Regeneron takeover
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AI chatbots are helping people cope with mental health struggles
BBC - 19-May-2025Experts worry about safety, privacy, and how well they really help
Mounjaro outperforms Wegovy in landmark weight-loss trial
BBC - 12-May-2025Trial reveals key differences in how leading obesity drugs perform and what they offer patients
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