Kyung Chae Jeong, National Cancer Center, South Korea

Cancer Research UK

01 May 2009

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading independent charity dedicated to cancer research, spending around £300 million a year on world-class research to beat cancer. In November 2008, the charity launched a five-year plan to focus research on core areas of science that will have the greatest impact on reducing cancer deaths, with an emphasis on cancers that have poor survival rates.

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metastatic breast cancer in pleural fluid

Cambridge gene hunters find two new breast cancer genes

30 March 2009

Two new regions of the human genome linked to breast cancer have been found by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge University researchers; one increases the risk while the other reduces the risk of developing breast cancer.

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Diabetes

New research provides insight into cause of type 1 diabetes

05 March 2009

Scientists from Cambridge University have discovered four rare mutations of a gene associated with type 1 diabetes (T1D) that reduce the risk of developing the disease. Their findings, published today in the journal Science, suggest a link between T1D and the enterovirus (a common virus that enters via the gastrointestinal tract but is often non-symptomatic).

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A new gateway to the Botanic Garden

25 September 2008

An exciting project to create a new public entrance at the Botanic Garden is nearing completion as the magnificent new Brookside Gate was yesterday craned into position.

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