As we all well know, air pollution is the result of the release of various harmful gases that negatively impact the environment, like Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Particulate Matter (PM) and other pollutants. In 2014, Europe had an estimated 500,000 premature deaths due to abysmal air quality, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA) […]
Cancer
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The C word. Painfully prevalent and responsible for over a quarter of all deaths in the UK during 2016, cancer is deadly. With over 200 different shades of the disease and one in two people born after 1960 in the UK being diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, it’s not difficult to see why research […]
Marijuana and cancer
Marijuana has long been the subject of debate, pro-legalisation campaigners argue that marijuana can cure a wide variety of diseases (as a quick google search will show) from various Psychoses to Autism, Alzheimer’s, or perhaps most worryingly Cancer. For many of these stories there is no strong evidence of any benefit, in fact, marijuana may […]
Study Find Link Between Blue Light and Increased Cancer Risk
A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, involving researchers from the University of Exeter, has discovered a link between the ‘blue light’ emitted by LED streetlights in many large cities and increased risk of breast and prostate cancer. The study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, utilised data from more than 4,000 […]
Designer Genes
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has given a free pass to a DNA editing tool to alter the human genome. This opens the way to unprecedented control over the human genome, and the possibility to prevent, or even cure, genetic diseases. Back in 2012 Professor Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues were spending long hours […]
Best of TED: an inside look at the nanoparticle that could help cure cancer
Paula Hammond’s TED talk ‘A new superweapon in the fight against cancer’ explores the use of nanoparticles as a new way to treat cancer. Hammond is the head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Hammond’s talk can be found on ted.com under the ‘science’ section. Cancer consistently proves itself one of the greatest diseases […]
Is cannabis a healthy high?
Last week, bored and looking for something to distract us from the tedium of dissertation research, my housemate and I watched a movie. It’s a black and white movie that was made in 1936, famously called: Reefer Madness (formerly known as Tell Your Children). The film has gained notoriety in recent years for its hyperbolic, […]
The new ‘Red Scare’: processed meat causes cancer
J ust in time for Halloween, there was a new scare about town: a ‘Red Scare’. Except this twenty-first century version is more sausages than socialists. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), processed meats cause cancer, and red meat may do so too. Just 50g of the stuff each day – that’s two rashers […]
RAG announce chosen charities
Exeter RAG has announced its local nominated charities for the next year: St Loye’s Foundation and Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF). ELF supports families affected by blood cancers and blood disorders and are launching an appeal this year to fund a family suite which will cost £420,000. Community Fundraiser Jordan Anderton told Exeposé that being a […]