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Sarah joined Technology Networks in 2022 after completing a PhD in cancer biology, where her research focused on the development of colon cancers. In her role as science writer and editor, Sarah covers scientific news and a range of other content types, leading the site's coverage of drug discovery, biopharma and cancer research content.


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University of Leicester  


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Computer render of a human brain lit up with blue electrical impulses.
News

Brain Area Thought To Impart Consciousness Behaves More Like an Internet Router

A new study has developed upon a new theory that the brain’s claustrum behaves less like the “seat of consciousness” as previously thought, and more like an internet router, receiving and broadcasting signals for complex cognitive tasks.
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News

Chemicals From Everyday Products Can Activate Uterine Fibroid Growth

A new study has, for the first time, demonstrated a link between phthalates – a group of chemicals found in many consumer products – and the increased growth of uterine tumors known as fibroids.
Four Doryteuthis pealeii squid embryos in their egg sac.
News

How Squid and Octopuses Grow Their Remarkable Brains

A new study finds that cephalopods – a diverse class of mollusks that includes octopuses, squid and cuttlefish – make their brains in a similar way to vertebrates.
A 3D render of several chromosomes.
News

The Male X Chromosome Is Silenced in Some Cancer Types

A new study has found that the X chromosome, of which one copy is typically inactivated in XX female cells, can also be inactivated in some male cancers.
A gloved hand holding a syringe and drawing up vaccine solution from a glass vial.
News

Vaccine Generates Immune Response Against Breast Cancer in Trial

Researchers in a new study describe the development of an experimental vaccine that could be used to prevent or treat an aggressive form of breast cancer, safely generating an immune response against an important driver of breast cancer growth.
Illustration of a nanotransporter (white) attached to albumin (pink) to maintain doxorubin (light blue) in blood circulation.
News

Programmable DNA “Nanotransporters” Could Improve Cancer Treatment

A new class of drug transporters have been created from DNA and are 20,000 times smaller than a human hair, in a discovery that could improve treatment for diseases like blood cancer.
Graphical representation of viruses interwoven between DNA strands.
News

Ancient Viral DNA in Human Genome Helps To Protect Against Infection

A new study has shown how DNA from viruses embedded into the human genome from ancient infections can help guard our cells against some present-day viruses.
Large mammal skulls located in the Natural History Mueseum's mammal hall.
News

Social Mammals Evolve Faster Than Solitary Ones

In a pioneering new study, researchers have developed a new model of mammal evolution, showing that social mammals evolve faster than solitary ones and herbivores evolve faster than carnivores.
Dozens of paper cut-outs of human figures arranged in a crowd.
News

New Report Shows Decline in US Cancer Deaths Continues

The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer has provided an update on the most recent statistics and trends in cancer cases and deaths in the United States. This year’s report also places focus on pancreatic cancer.
Graphical illustration of a DNA double helix.
Industry Insight

Identifying New Therapeutic Targets for Cancer With 3D Genomics

In this interview with Anthony Schmitt PhD, senior vice president of science at Arima Genomics, we discover some of the advantages and applications of 3D genomics for fields such as cancer research and drug discovery.
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