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On World Cancer Day, explore why more people are donating their hair to make wigs for cancer patients

On World Cancer Day, explore why more people are donating their hair to make wigs for cancer patients

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A hair donation drive by The Cherian Foundation | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Eight-year-old Veer T grows his hair out every few months. Once it grows up to 12 inches, he gets it cut and sends it to the Cherian Foundation. This is a practice he picked up from father, and now this is something they […]

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IIT Madras AI tool maps cancer-causing genes

IIT Madras AI tool maps cancer-causing genes

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed an Artificial Intelligence-based tool, PIVOT, that can predict cancer-causing genes in an individual. This early information can not only help prevent cancer but even devise personalised cancer treatment strategies. The cancer-causing gene prediction is based on a model that utilises information on mutations, […]

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