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Police excavations at a cafe in the quiet English city of Gloucester revived a half-century-old puzzle: Wha...

Scientists identify receptor in cells that could be key to preventing cancer drug-induced hearing loss University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin. The researchers believe by inhibiting the receptor, they may be able to eliminate toxic side-effects from the drug that cause the hearing loss. Cisplatin is an incredibly effective chemotherapeutic when it comes to treating solid tumors in children, contributing to an 80 per cent overall surviv...

 E-Mail IMAGE: University of Alberta researcher Amit Bhavsar is leading a team that has identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors... view more  Credit: William Au University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin. The researchers believe by inhibiting the receptor, they may be able to eliminate toxic side-effects from the drug that cause the hearing loss. Cisplat...

Your Morning Briefing News desk Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day with our daily briefing, compiled by Aashna Jawal. © Thomson Reuters Members of the Royal Family stand behind the coffin of Britain's Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, who died at the age of 99, during his funeral at St George's Chapel, in Windsor, Britain, April 17, 2021. Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS Funerals will no longer be limited to 30 mourners from May 17, the Government has announced. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said the legal limit on f...

In good spirits - Frederick West became Britain's first heart transplant patient in May 1968 It is more than 50 years since the first heart transplant was successfully carried out in Britain, but is a little known fact that it was a Leigh resident who went under the knife. Frederick West, 45, received the organ in an operation led by South African surgeon Donal Ross at Marylebone’s National Heart Hospital in May 1968. A team of 18 doctors and nurses required seven hours to complete the surgery after donor Patrick Ryan passed away following a building site fall. The operation took pl...