Global rise in penis cancer – what you need to know
Men are often embarrassed or in denial about penis cancer and so only seek treatment at a late stage.
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Immune cells can adapt to invading pathogens, deciding whether to fight now or prepare for the next battle
When faced with a threat, T cells have the decision-making flexibility to both clear out the pathogen now and ready themselves for a future encounter.
How to check your mouth for cancer – when getting to see a dentist is hard
About half of new mouth cancer diagnoses in the UK are detected late.
Gene therapy can be less effective in women – and my research in mice brings us one step closer to understanding why
My research in mice has shown that immune differences may be a key reason behind why gene therapy can sometimes be less effective in women.
Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi on his immune system breakthrough – and the treatments he hopes it will unlock
Listen to Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates in medicine, talk about his research on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Curious Kids: if you have lots of the thing you’re allergic to, does your body get used to it?
Don’t try this at home, kids.
If my measles shot was years ago, am I still protected? 5 questions answered
The growing number of cases of measles has many people asking: Am I safe? A vaccine expert provides some answers.
HCMV: how a virus that infects 50% of people is helping develop new cancer treatments
Human Cytomegalovirus affects billions of people all around world so why haven’t most of us heard of it?
Triggering cancer cells to become normal cells – how stem cell therapies can provide new ways to stop tumors from spreading or growing back
Many tumors have cancer stem cells that help them grow and evade treatments. Differentiation therapy forces these cells to mature, stopping growth with less toxicity than traditional treatments.
Skin cancer: is HPV also a potential cause?
A recent case study has raised questions about whether HPV-driven skin cancer could be a wider, previously unrecognised problem.
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