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Aug 16, 2018

Scientists discover chemical which can kill glioblastoma cells

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Aggressive brain tumour cells taken from patients self-destructed after being exposed to a chemical in laboratory tests, researchers have shown.

The study could be the first step in tackling cancers like , which led to Dame Tessa Jowell’s death earlier this year.

The research, led by the University of Leeds, found that the synthetic , named KHS101, was able to cut the energy source of from glioblastoma, leading to the death of the .

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