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Researchers at the University of Oxford are developing OvarianVax, a vaccine aimed at training the immune system to detect early signs of ovarian cancer.
A research team at the University of Oxford has received funding to work on a potential ovarian cancer vaccine.
The vaccine, called OvarianVax, is being designed to train the immune system to detect and target the earliest signs of ovarian cancer. Over the next three years, Cancer Research UK will provide up to £600,000 to fund the project.
Professor Ahmed Ahmed, the director of the university's ovarian cancer cell laboratory, mentions that they still have "a long way to go" but he is "optimistic." The scientists will work on developing the vaccine in the lab with the goal of training the immune system to recognize proteins on the surface of ovarian cancer cells, known as tumour-associated antigens. After this initial phase, they will begin testing the vaccine on patients who have the disease.
"The idea is, if you give the vaccine, these tiny tumours will hopefully either reduce, shrink really significantly, or disappear," said Prof Ahmed.
In the following phase, the team intends to involve women who carry genetic mutations that heighten their risk of developing ovarian cancer, along with a wider group of women who do not have any known health issues, to assess the vaccine's potential to prevent the disease.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Zambia has formalised a strategic partnership with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to bolster domestic vaccine manufacturing capacity, the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) announced on Friday.
Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was airlifted to hospital in Toulon after suffering a training crash which left him with broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a back fracture, his team Israel-Premier Tech said on Thursday (August 28).
Bulgaria reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza on three farms in the southern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday, as Europe faces a seasonal upturn in the deadly disease.
Africa has unveiled a continental emergency preparedness and response plan to tackle cholera from September 2025 to February 2026.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday he had undergone a full medical exam for the first time in his life and was found to be in good health.
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