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Surgeons train on new robotic course combining simulation and soft tissue

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13 March 2014: Surgeons train on new robotic course combining simulation and soft tissue
An Imperial College team was the first in the UK to run a robotic surgery course combining practice on soft tissue with computer simulations.

Researchers slow pancreatic cancer growth and spread by blocking key enzyme

Slowing pancreatic cancer

11 March 2014: Researchers slow pancreatic cancer growth and spread by blocking key enzyme
A research team from Imperial College London has shown that blocking the function of the Hhat enzyme slows the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer.

Stories written by Franca Davenport

State of the art surgery

Slowing pancreatic cancer

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