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Aberdeen oncologist reveals trial results show boost in oesophageal cancer treatment
A University of Aberdeen oncologist revealed trial results which show patients with a specific type of oesophageal cancer survived longer when they were given the latest lung cancer drug at a major cancer conference.
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Aberdeen student inventors triumph at major international science competition
A team of University of Aberdeen students secured two trophies and a gold medal at one of the world's leading science competitions for a new diagnostic test they have invented.
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IQs on the up: Aberdeen scientists show we are getting smarter
Human intelligence is thought to improve with each generation and a unique study of people born and raised in Aberdeen has proved that those in north-east Scotland are getting smarter.
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Aberdeen team aiming to improve global standards for detection of leading cause of blindness
Diabetic retinopathy - a common complication of diabetes which occurs when high blood sugar levels damage the cells at the back of the eye - is the biggest cause of blindness in the working population globally.
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Drug trial provides hope of new treatment for some oesophageal cancer patients
Findings of a trial of a drug aimed at treating advanced oesophageal - or gullet - cancer could lead to a new treatment approach for a sub-group of patients with this kind of cancer.
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Cause of rare childhood cancer discovered
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the cause of a rare childhood muscle cancer, called Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).
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Scholarship to take scientist to US to develop cancer research
An Aberdeen scientist has secured a scholarship which will take her to the US to further her investigations into colorectal cancer.
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Venture Prize award brings artificial bone nearer to patient use
Scientists developing a material that mimics bone have won a major venture prize that takes their pioneering product a step closer to being used in patients.
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Professor painted for portrait exhibition
Not everyone gets asked if they would like their portrait painted by a renowned artist
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Is war good for science?
The late Edwin Starr, in his infinite wisdom, once wrote that war is good for absolutely nothing, but is that strictly true?