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Treatment hope after rare cancer origin discovered
Thursday March 4th 2021
The origin of a rare childhood cancer has been discovered – and a possible drug treatment.
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Princess Máxima Centre for Paediatric Oncology in the Netherlands, and collaborators, found that malignant rhabdoid tumour (MRT) arises from developmental cells in the neural crest whose maturation is blocked by a genetic defect.
Thanks to the discovery, the team also identified two drugs that could overcome the block and resume normal development.
Infection reduction may be flatlining
Thursday March 4th 2021
The prevalence of COVID-19 infection has risen slightly in four large English regions, according to the findings of a major national monitoring project. More
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