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This week in drug discovery (22-26 April) 

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The leading news story this week has been the launch of a new clinical trial in the UK for a melanoma personalised mRNA cancer vaccine, but there have been a number of other interesting developments in cancer drug discovery. The post This week in drug discovery (22-26 April) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Vitamin D boosts ‘good’ bacteria and improves immunity to cancer

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Researchers have found that vitamin D encourages the growth of a type of gut bacteria in mice which improves immunity to cancer. The team found that vitamin D acts on epithelial cells in the intestine, which in turn increase the amount of a bacteria called Bacteroides fragilis.