Potential brain tumour drug can distinguish cancer cells from healthy ones - The Almagest

Potential brain tumour drug can distinguish cancer cells from healthy ones - The Almagest: "A potential new drug, already in clinical development, can stop brain tumour cells growing while leaving healthy cells alone, according to new research published in PLOS ONE.

Cancer Research UK scientists from the Samantha Dickson Brain Cancer Unit, which is funded by The Brian Tumour Charity, at the UCL Cancer Institute in London focused on glioblastoma, the most common type of brain tumour. Using cells growing in the lab, they treated glioblastoma cells and healthy cells with more than 150 potential drugs, and compared the responses. One of these molecules, called J101, was able to stop the cancer cells growing but left the normal cells alone."

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NY Police Officer Suspended for Calling Obama a ‘Muslim Commie’ | American Overlook

NY Police Officer Suspended for Calling Obama a ‘Muslim Commie’ | American Overlook: "A New York police officer was recently suspended after posting “racist” commented about President Barack Obama on his Facebook page.

Pleasantville, N.Y.’s local paper called the Officer Peter Burns’ comments “a racist, obscenity-laced rant about President Barack Obama.” While the comments were certainly negative, they were neither racist nor were they a “rant.” Burns’ Facebook page is also set to “private status.”"

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