How 3D printing is revolutionising cataract treatment

My only experience of 3D ­printing is a piece of art but, astonishingly, it could be the answer for people with ­cataracts and other conditions such as near and farsightedness. To this end, University of East Anglia researchers developed a novel resin … Read More

Bowel cancer trial sees all patients disease-free

Shrinking a tumour with ­chemotherapy before surgery has long been established as leading to better results. Well, immunotherapy before the op can do even better. Researchers have shown that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile are cancer free … Read More

The long-term benefits of early diabetes treatment

It’s a no-brainer really – if you diagnose and treat type 2 diabetes early so that blood glucose can be controlled, the risk of diabetes complications like heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputation will be reduced. These are the … Read More