The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine say they expect substantial advances toward treating cancer in the next several decades, although it is unlikely the disease could be eradicated. James Allison of the United States and Tasuku Honjo of Japan made the assessments at a Thursday news conference ahead of receiving the 9… Read More: Cancer could be 'stalled' but world will never be rid… »
Get My Best Health Tips – FREE! 0 Article Link Copied October 29, 2018 1 Which of the following treatments has been shown to eliminate the need for insulin in Type 2 diabetics within a month’s time? Intermittent fasting (24-hour fasting three times a week or every other day) Diabetic patients who did 24-hour fasting… Read More: Weekly Health Quiz: Diabetes, Disability and the Nobel Prize »
Image copyright SPL Two scientists who discovered how to fight cancer using the body’s immune system have won the 2018 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. The work, by Professor James P Allison from the US and Professor Tasuku Honjo from Japan, has led to treatments for advanced, deadly skin cancer. Immune checkpoint therapy has… Read More: Nobel prize for medicine goes to cancer therapy »