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NEWS
FASHION
PROSTATE CANCER UPDATE
Did you know that prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer
in men worldwide, especially over the age of 50? More than 1.4
million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year while
many more are living with the effects of treatment.
Movember are critical in funding research and building support
programmes to improve outcomes and quality of life for men
with prostate cancer. The money funds research, early-detection
programmes and projects in more than 20 European countries.
There has been good news for early detection of prostate cancer.
A recent study by Oxford University reveals clues to prostate cancer
risk more than a decade before diagnosis.
The researchers analysed blood samples from 982 men who
subsequently developed prostate cancer and a randomly selected
sample of 1,573 men from EPIC (European Prospective Investigation
into Cancer). They measured more than 6,000 proteins in the blood
and looked for differences linked to the later development of
prostate cancer, particularly aggressive disease. Participants were
followed for around 16 years.
Twelve proteins were linked to prostate cancer diagnosed more
than 15 years after the blood sample was collected. These included
GZMK, a protein produced by immune cells involved in recognising
and destroying abnormal cells, suggesting that immune processes
may help keep prostate cancer in check long before it is diagnosed.
Professor Karl Smith-Byrne, a senior author of the study, said:
“Finding proteins linked to known prostate cancer driver genes in
blood collected years before diagnosis gives us new insights into
the earliest stages of the disease. Together with existing and future
genetic evidence, these findings may help us identify biological
pathways that could be targeted to prevent aggressive prostate
cancer.”
CAR BLIMEY – PORSCHE
Faced with a cooling global electric vehicle market and shifting
buyer demand coupled with financial pressures, Porsche has
realigned its entire product strategy under a new corporate
directive dubbed ‘Sportwagenschmiede 35’ or Sports Car
Workshop.
The German car manufacturer has also explicitly abandoned its
strict "80% all-electric by 2030" mandate in favour of a flexible,
mixed-powertrain approach and new CEO Michael Leiters has
shown his blueprint for the future, a mid-engine hypercar, dubbed
the ‘Mission S’.
Porsche isn’t confirming its drivetrain, but Leiters was clear on
one thing: “There won’t be a battery electric vehicle on the supersports car platform, because there is no demand in the segment
for a BEV.”
However, R&D boss Michael Steiner theorised there could be a
lightweight, pure petrol version, or like the new 911 Turbo a 400V
hybrid, using electricity to boost performance and run active
chassis systems.
THE NEVER-ELECTRIC 911
Porsche’s CEO Michael Leiters has however confirmed that
the Porsche 911 will retain its internal combustion heritage deep
into the 2030’s. Porsche is utilising advanced high-performance
hybrid setups (like the T-Hybrid system in the 911 GTS and Turbo
S) to keep the flat-six engine alive.
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