Giant cancer study reveals effectiveness of 'off label' treatments

Giant cancer study reveals effectiveness of 'off label' treatments

Author: Springer Nature Limited April 15, 2026 Duration: 27:11

In this episode:



00:46 A massive trial assessing the outcomes of ‘off label’ cancer treatment

Research Article: Verkerk et al.



12:49 Research Highlights

Nature: Microbial hockey: bacteria can spin a ‘puck’ just by swimming

Nature: Regular physical activity in midlife cuts risk of early death



15:14 10,000 years of western Eurasian evolution

Nature: Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution

Research Article: Akbari et al.


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