Honor Whyte, 21, is shaving her head 5,000 miles away in Costa Rica.
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A woman from Beccles is shaving her head online 5,000 miles from home to raise money for cancer research and in memory of loved ones lost to cancer.
Honor Whyte, 21, is teaching child care with an international volunteer organisation in Costa Rica but that hasn’t stopped her reaching out to friends and supporters back home as she braves the razor for Cancer Research UK.
Honor is a former amateur jockey and now second year Anthropology student at Exeter University.
She flew out to the Caribbean last weekend (May 8) to teach for three weeks.
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Scientists at UCL have identified a new immunotherapy to combat the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most common cause of liver cancer in the world.
Each year, globally, chronic HBV causes an estimated 880,000 deaths from liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma/liver cancer (HCC).
The pioneering study used immune cells isolated directly from patient liver and tumour tissue, to show that targeting acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), an enzyme that helps to manage cholesterol levels in cells , was highly effective at boosting immune responses.
Published in
Nature Communications, the findings show that blocking the activity of ACAT with ACAT inhibitors boosts the specific immune cells that can fight both the virus and associated cancerous tumours, demonstrating its effectiveness as an immunotherapy. Inhibiting ACAT was also found to impede HBV s own replication, thereby also acting as a direct antiviral. ACAT inhibitors such as avasimibe, taken orally, have pre
Plymouth funeral and death announcements: Heartfelt messages for 25 people who have sadly died
There have been 32 funeral, death and memoriam messages placed into the Plymouth Herald in the past week
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A popular Plymouth butcher is among those paid tribute to in this week s funeral notices.
To place any family notices visit bit.ly/HTnotices, or to view visit bit.ly/HTannoucements. We publish tributes (obituaries) free. Fill in this simple online form: https://bit.ly/HTtribute BARRATT Carl 14th May 2020 Remembering a very special Son, Dad, Grandad and Brother. It broke our hearts to lose you, but you didn’t go alone, for part of us went with you, the day God called you home. BOWCOTT Colin Of Wellington. Peacefully on May 5th at St Michaels Hospice, aged 59 years. Colin fought his battle with dignity and a smile on his face. Much loved by all his Family and Friends. A private Service to be held. Donations in memory of Colin for LINC and St Michaels Hospice may be made online at colinbowcott.muchloved.com
Family didn t get to say goodbye to grandad after getting stuck in traffic jam It looked as though he did not have long, so we needed to get there ASAP
16:50, 13 MAY 2021
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A Southport man has shared his heartache after traffic delays meant he didn t get the chance to say goodbye to his grandad.