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Cancer discovery offers hope of tackling spread of disease
15 August 2011 Last updated at 17:04
Cancer Research UK said the study provided fresh understanding of ways to stop cancer spreading.
By James Gallagher Health reporter, BBC News
They say they have identified a protein called JAK which helps cancerous cells generate the force needed to move.
Writing in Cancer Cell, they say the cells contract like muscle to force their way out and around the body.
Cancer Research UK said the study provided fresh understanding of ways to stop cancer spreading.
F1 team grants teenager hand wish
Matthew James explains how the new bionic hand works
A Formula One fan has had his wish of a new bionic hand fulfilled after a plucky letter to boss of the Mercedes GP Petronas team, Ross Brawn.
Matthew James, a 14 year old from Wokingham in Berkshire, was born without a left hand.
He was fitted with a bionic version which he described as “like a claw”.
A woman has been arrested after a care home resident died and two others were taken to hospital
Woman held after care resident dies
A woman has been arrested after a care home resident died and two others were taken to hospital.
The three patients were taken to hospital on August 3. One elderly woman died three days later. The other two people remain in a stable condition.
All were residents at the privately-run Partridge Care Centre in Partridge Road, Harlow, Essex.
