Regions of hypoxia in tumours can be modelled in vitro in 2D cell cultures with a hypoxic
chamber or incubator in which oxygen levels can be regulated. Although this system is …

Oxygen distribution is a major determinant of treatment success in radiotherapy, with well-
oxygenated tumour regions responding by up to a factor of three relative to anoxic volumes …

Background Homeopathy is a system of complementary and alternative medicine based on
a belief that a malady can be treated by the administration of an extreme dilution of an agent …

Hypoxia occurs when oxygen levels within a tissue drop below normal physiological levels.
In tumours, hypoxia is associated with poor prognosis, increased likelihood of metastasis …

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a marked rise in medical disinformation across social
media. A variety of claims have garnered considerable traction, including the assertion that …

Scientific publication is immensely important to the scientific endeavour. There is, however,
concern that rewarding scientists chiefly on publication creates a perverse incentive …

The presence of oxygen in tumours has substantial impact on treatment outcome; relative to
anoxic regions, well-oxygenated cells respond better to radiotherapy by a factor 2.5–3. This …

Conspiratorial ideation is the tendency of individuals to believe that events and power
relations are secretly manipulated by certain clandestine groups and organisations. Many of …

The satirist Johnathan Swift once lamented that “falsehood flies, and truth comes limping
after it”. Penned three centuries ago, these words seem alarmingly prescient: The paradox of …

Oxygen levels in cancerous tissue can have a significant effect on treatment response:
hypoxic tissue is both more radioresistant and more chemoresistant than well-oxygenated …