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Vitamin B12: the essential nutrient with a complicated cancer link

Vitamin B12: the essential nutrient with a complicated cancer link

B12 is vital for red blood cells, nerves and DNA, but unexplained high levels may point to an underlying health problem.

12.05.2026 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

People who are blind from birth never develop schizophrenia – what this tells us about the psychiatric condition

Understanding why people born blind never develop schizophrenia could transform how we think about and treat one of medicine’s most baffling...

01.05.2026 20

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Ahmed Elbediwy

Cancer deaths fall to historic low in UK – this is probably why

Cancer death rates in the UK have hit a record low, but the picture is more complicated than the headline figure suggests.

13.03.2026 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

Overdiagnosis? Why finding cancer isn’t always the same as saving lives

Modern screening can create patients out of people who never needed treatment in the first place.

02.03.2026 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

The next cancer breakthrough may be stopping it before it starts

New research suggests cancer develops through detectable biological changes years before a tumour forms.

18.02.2026 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

Copper peptides: these powerful molecules are worth the skincare hype

Copper peptides signal the body to build collagen and clear out damaged cells.

23.01.2026 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

From antibiotics to antimalarials: how repurposed drugs might keep cancer from returning

Scientists are discovering that old malaria drugs and other existing medicines might help prevent cancer from returning.

29.10.2025 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

Why have cancer survival rates stopped improving in the UK?

Pancreatic, brain, lung, stomach and oesophageal cancers have seen hardly any change in survival rate over the past 50 years.

15.09.2025 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

Can meat really protect against cancer-related deaths, as a new study indicates?

A new study on animal protein and cancer risk has been widely interpreted as a green light for eating more meat. Not so fast, says expert.

02.09.2025 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

What your neck size reveals about your health

How does your neck size increase your risk of serious disease? A intriguing proposition and one that is discussed here.

28.08.2025 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

Why preventive mastectomy isn’t offered to everyone at risk

Mastectomy is proven to prevent cancer, so why is access uneven?

19.08.2025 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy

Unlocking nature’s toolkit: how plant compounds may support cancer therapy

How food and drink are joining the fight against cancer.

25.07.2025 10

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Ahmed Elbediwy