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Researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London have discovered that cancer cells pretend to be ‘super fit’ to steal nutrients from healthy cells.
The ICR found that so-called cheating cancer cells develop the ability to hijack the body’s natural cell competition process.
The process is effectively a quality-control mechanism and ensures that regular cells which are not good enough don’t build up, but instead are killed and removed.
According to the ICR, cheating cancer cells pretend to be super-fit by secreting higher levels of extracellular glutamate, causing the normal healthy cells surrounding them to be deemed less fit and they start to donate their nutrients to their cancer neighbours.
A weightloss jab has been approved for use in preventing heart attacks and strokes in overweight or obese adults in the UK.
Wegovy, which is the brand name for the drug semaglutide, can be prescribed to those who have a BMI score of 27 or above and have already been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease.
The drug works by making people feel fuller and less hungry, by mimicking the GLP-1 hormone which is used in regulating blood sugar levels and enhancing insulin secretion.
A recent trial involving 17,600 people, found that taking it as an injection once a week, for up to five years, can lower a person's risk of a major cardiovascular event - such as a heart attack or stroke - by 20 per cent.
The moment a whale leapt onto a fishing boat, capsizing it and flinging two people into the water has been captured on camera.
Video captured by Colin Yager, who was in a nearby boat with his brother, shows what’s thought to be a humpback whale, tipping the boat over off the coast of New Hampshire, on the north-east coast of the US, on Tuesday.
The Coast Guard said on X it had received a mayday call stating a 23-foot boat had overturned because of a whale breach, and said a good samaritan recovered both people from the water, and no injuries were reported.
Elon Musk says his car firm Tesla will have ‘genuinely useful’ humanoid robots working in-house next year.
The company has been working on a humanoid, known as Optimus, to use in its factories and on production lines.
In a post on his social platform X, Elon said he hopes to have ‘high production’ of the robots for use by other companies in 2026.
Also in this episode:
Data watchdog reprimands school over facial recognition for canteen payments
Calls to rethink smartphone use for under 18s to improve mental health
Sharks found in waters off Brazil test positive for cocaine
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