Here's the third instalment of In the News this Week. For those of you that are new visitors to my blog, this feature is a very short, snappy and honest digest of the most prominent science related news stories of the week, with the aim of being accessible to all.
'Limitless Brain Pill' – powerful memory enhancing pill Synagen IQ, with no side effects seen in clinical trials, gains popularity but also may cause controversy – Secret Brain
Big Data uniting stars and cancer research– cancer researchers collaborate with astronomers to use their image sorting and data management algorithms (mathematical programmes) to sort through images of cells, find patterns and aid diagnosis - BBC News
Drugs for 1/5 breast cancers– new breast cancer biological treatment (not chemotherapy based) emerges based on mutational signatures in patients, and has potential to be used for other cancer types - BBC News
B vitamins may protect against pollution - small trial in humans indicates that high daily doses of B vitamin supplements can limit the damage seen in DNA of small polluting particles. However, authors warn of limitations to this study, such as small sample size - BBC News
B vitamins may protect against pollution - small trial in humans indicates that high daily doses of B vitamin supplements can limit the damage seen in DNA of small polluting particles. However, authors warn of limitations to this study, such as small sample size - BBC News
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