Recent UK Health News
Landmark study to transform cancer treatment
More than a thousand scientists have built the most detailed picture of cancer ever in a landmark study.
They said cancer was like a 100,000-piece jigsaw, and that until today, 99% of the pieces were missing.
Their studies, published in the journal Nature, provide an almost complete picture of all cancers.
They could allow treatment to be tailored to each patient's unique tumour, or develop ways of finding cancer earlier.
The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Consortium analysed the whole genetic code of 2,658 cancers.
''Mushrooms are exciting scientists as a treatment for mental health problems''
As well as being the root of sustainable burgers, vegan leather or ways to recycle toxic waste, could fungi help cure depression?
It seems a bit of a leap to go from Beatrix Potter to Gwyneth Paltrow, but there’s something around us that links the two. They are in the air we breathe, on our skin, inside our bodies, and under the ground we walk on. According to Kew’s Royal Botanic Gardens there might be up to 3.8 million species and an estimated 93 per cent of these are unknown.
Fungi. Mushrooms. And the type we’re talking about aren’t just for topping pizzas. A new era of biological, cultural and medical research is highlighting the many uses of mushrooms, from antidepressants to biodegradable packaging to building materials. They can even break down toxic waste, from oil spills to human corpses. And they are popping up in contemporary art of all kinds, as creatives explore the magic of mushrooms.