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• Medical Research Council Team Identifies Critical GPX4 Protein Shield Protecting 'Zombie' Senescent Cells in Aggressive Tumors

  Published: Apr 25, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  Researchers from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences and Imperial College London have discovered that senescent cells rely on a protein called GPX4 to avoid iron-induced death....

• New Research Reveals 'Zombie' Cell Vulnerability That Could Transform Cancer And Age-Related Therapy

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  Scientists from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences and Imperial College London have identified a specific protein shield that protects non-dividing senescent cells from self-de...

• UCL and Imperial College Study Reports 190,000 People Living with Multiple Sclerosis in England as Diagnosis Rates Double

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A comprehensive analysis of 30 years of public health records reveals that the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in England has increased by 6% annually since 2000. Researchers...

• Global Health Breakthrough: Semaglutide Production Costs Could Plunge to US$3 Monthly as Patents Expire

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  A new study by researchers from Britain, South Africa, and New Zealand suggests that the manufacturing cost of semaglutide—the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy—could drop to...