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A POTENTIAL NEW treatment for cancer has been hailed for its “extraordinary results”.
Scientists in the US carried out a number of studies on patients with advanced leukemia.
The Guardian reports that in one study of 35 people, 94% of participants, with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) saw symptoms vanish completely. Patients with other blood cancers had response rates greater than 80%, and more than half experienced complete remission.
Speaking at the annual meeting for the American Association for the Advancement for Science (AAAS), Professor Stanley Riddell of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Washington state said: “This is unprecedented in medicine, to be honest, to get response rates in this range in these very advanced patients.”
Riddell explained to Sky News that the technique involved removing immune cells called T-cells from patients, tagging them with “receptor” molecules that target cancer, and putting them back into the body in an infusion.
He noted that several groups of researchers have been working on the technique for some time.
The revolution here really is demonstrating that we can take T-cells from a patient and essentially reprogramme those cells to recognise cancers. The power of this is that … unlike a chemotherapy drug that sort of just destroys cancer cells that are growing, you actually now put in a living therapy that really can combat the cancer.
Riddell noted that the T-cells will grow in the patient “until the tumour is eliminated”.
He said repeat treatment is not required as the technique just requires one infusion to get rid of several kilograms of tumour.
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Would be great to overlay this report with one on how safe each area is, using criminality statistics.
I’m paying $2,000 (€1,350) for a 2 bed apartment in one of the nicest suburbs in Melbourne. 5 min walk to train station and in 10 mins I’m in the city. Yet the perception is that everything in Oz costs a bomb. Dublin you’re losing the plot.
The Aussie dollar has depreciated by 1/3 in the last year.
Not to mention that Melbourne is a 2nd tier city, Dublin is more on par with Sydney considerably more expensive than Melbourne.
Not sure where you’re getting your figures from but AUD v EUR is at pretty much the same rate as it was a year ago. Melbourne is a rapidly expanding city, voted the worlds most livable city in the world for the last 3 years and has had massive investment from overseas. There is no way the average gaff in Shankill should cost more. Sydney is a basket case like London and any comparison to Dublin is ridiculous.
Drew put the bottle down and go to bed! Melbourne a second tier city compared to Dublin?? I’m not sure I’ve heard anything more ridiculous! A population of more than 4 million people with great transport infrastructure and a great cultural scene! It’s an amazing city.
It’s cold brrrrr
Doesn’t take you long to pick up the attitudes of the attitudes and rivalries of locals now did it…
Nothing changes the fact that Sydney is the largest and most in demand commercial centre of Australia, likewise Dublin is the largest and most commercial centre of Ireland.
Fact is $1 million Aussie will get you 40sqm on the current market in sydney, while it will get you 90sqm in Melbourne.
Which would be useful if we were comparing Sydney and Melbourne. But we’re comparing Dublin and Melbourne. I absolutely love both cities but it’s ridiculous that you get more bang for your buck in Melbourne all things considered.
Exactly… You’re comparing rent in the second tier commercial center of a country with the first tier of another country.
The comparison is not like for like.
There’s no place like home though.
Pretty sure this article ran last week too. Is Daft not getting the clicks this month?
Last week was purchase prices, this is rent.
Oh hum – well it’s a free market !
There is no residential property within walking distance of the Citywest Business Campus stop so what are daft basing their figure on for this one?
My brother lives a 4 min walk from Citywest stop. Trapped in horrendous negative equity though
The headline and lead make it seem as if there’s a strong correlation between distance from the city centre and rent prices. In reality, the differences are mostly due to neighbourhood type.
Should have bought an apartment in Spencer Dock in 2013. Would be 100 grand richer at least by now.
Many green Line tickets cost more too!
Renting lol
Negative equity lol
Having a fair society lol
Where are the 5 cheapest places to buy a home? I only see the 5 most expensive ?
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