Science360
Materials with self-healing properties! NSF Science Now 20
In this week’s episode, we learn about new materials with self-healing properties that could also remove paint from walls. And we explore Greenland’s fastest moving glacier and how it affects sea level rise. Check it out!
Professor Dave Explains
Apoptosis Programmed Cell Death
We've touched on apoptosis before, especially when we learned about cancer in the biochemistry series. But let's a closer look. We know that apoptosis is programmed cell death, a failsafe mechanism whereby faulty cells that pose a threat...
Global Health with Greg Martin
The State of Global Health
This is a video about the State of Global Health. Dr Greg Martin talks about a few of the major issues that need to be addressed.
FuseSchool
Mutations
So, what causes mutations? Well, this is where science fiction meets science fact, sort of. In the backstory of many superheroes there will be a meeting with a radioactive substance - be it cosmic rays or radioactive waste. In real life,...
HealthSketch
What is Cancer?
A simple explainer video about cancer, a group of conditions that will affect most of us or our loved ones at some point in our lives. We explain what cancer is, how and why it occurs, and how it is detected and treated. We hope this...
Mazz Media
Let's Talk About: Tobacco
This video provides a comprehensive overview of the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine on the body, emphasizing the dangers of smoking and other tobacco products. It explains how tobacco use can lead to serious health issues such as...
Press Association
Mother diagnosed with cancer while pregnant celebrates daughter’s first birthday
A mother who needed a quick Caesarean after discovering she had aggressive breast cancer in pregnancy is celebrating her daughter’s first birthday.
Laura Hudson, a 34-year-old lawyer, and her husband Sam, were told she had the disease...
Curated Video
Procedure to provide less expensive screening for esophageal cancer
A new procedure could provide an easier, cheaper way to detect esophageal cancers early. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Children with aggressive blood cancer offered treatment cure hop
Children with aggressive blood cancer could benefit from a new treatment being launched at Great Ormond Street, which experts hope will cure the disease.
Youngsters with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) will be offered CAR...
Press Association
World’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer could wipe out the disease
The world’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer – being developed in the UK – could wipe out the deadly disease, researchers say.
Scientists at the University of Oxford are creating OvarianVax, a vaccine which teaches the immune system to...
Press Association
Frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, in cancer remission thanks to NHS drug trial
Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, is in remission from aggressive cancer thanks to an NHS drug trial.
The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier this year after being diagnosed with fast-growing lymphoma, has...
Curated Video
Hospitals begin offering breakthrough radiation therapy for metastatic cancer tumors
Radiation is part of treatment for about half of cancer patients. A breakthrough could change the future of the treatment and open up the option for others who may not have been able to get it. (Scripps News)
Press Association
NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published
The NHS must reform or die, Sir Keir Starmer will say, as a major report on the health service is published.
The Prime Minister will set out his plans for tackling long waiting lists, improving the nation’s health and shifting the focus...
Press Association
Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting visit specialised cancer treatment centre
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streetin visit a proton beam therapy centre at UCLH.
They met with Dr Yen-Ching Chang, the lead for Proton Beam therapy, Baroness Julia neuberger the chair of UCLH, David Probert, CEO...
Curated Video
Princess Kate says she's completed chemotherapy treatment
Noting that her path to healing and full recovery is not over, Kate said her focus is "to stay cancer free." (Scripps News)
Press Association
PM says he wants to reduce 'burden' of smoking as leaked plan suggests outdoor ban
Sir Keir Starmer said ministers want to reduce the burden placed on taxpayers and the NHS by smoking, as leaked plans suggest the Government is considering extending the smoking ban to cover some outdoor spaces.
The indoor smoking ban...
Curated Video
Researchers project an 84% increase in cancer cases among men by 2050
Researchers believe cancer cases in men will increase by 84% over the next couple of decades, according to a new study. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
'It's about what's possible': Biden announces $150M for cancer-fighting technologies
President Biden announced $150 million in awards for technologies and research to support his Cancer Moonshot Initiative. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Biden to give $150 million in federal awards for research on cancer surgeries
President Biden will announce $150 million in awards for technologies and research to support his Cancer Moonshot Initiative. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Study: Millennials and Gen X at a higher risk of cancer than older generations
A new study by the American Cancer Society found that Generation X and millennials are at greater risk of developing 17 of the 34 cancer types than previous generations. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Lib Dems call for VAT cut on sun cream to tackle skin cancer
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to cut VAT on high-factor sun cream in an effort to tackle rates of skin cancer.
The party claims making high-factor protective sunscreens exempt from VAT would make them more...
Curated Video
Doctors help cancer patient speak again with rare voice box transplant
On Feb. 29, six surgeons operated for 21 hours to pull off a rare procedure to replace Marty Kedian's larynx. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Boy whose cancer was half the size of a lung takes part in new trial
Interview with Harri Pessoa de Araujo, whose son Eddie was diagnosed with cancer and took part in a new genome sequencing trial.
Eddie Pessoa de Araujo was just six-years-old when doctors discovered a huge mass in his chest which had...
Press Association
Health and care at heart of Lib Dem manifesto, says Ed Davey
Footage of Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey speaking during the party's General Election manifesto launch at Lumiere London.
The document sets out that the Lib Dems would fund a £9.4 billion package for the NHS and social care in...