Crossing the Bar Alfred, Lord Tennyson Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam,When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And…
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DNA with chromosomes in the background. Ella Maru Studio Cancer treatment is being revolutionized by drugs that prevent tumour cells from repairing their DNA. Drugs targeting cancer cell DNA repair have been heralded as a game-changer for multiple cancers compared to traditional therapies like chemotherapy. This promises more precisely targeted treatments, better tolerance, and improved…
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Credit: Photo Wikipedia I weighed myself this morning. Horror of horrors, I have put on six kilos since I last did so in November. It is not surprising really. As an 80-year-old I have been ‘shielding’ over the past twelve months of government lockdowns. An enforced lack of exercise, my overindulgence in the delectable Christmas…
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Cancer patients are less protected from Covid 19 after just one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, a research study by Kings College London and the Francis Crick Institute suggests. A 12-week wait for the second dose could leave them vulnerable, while an early second dose appears to boost cancer patients’ protection to 95%. There are…
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