Vian, a 16-year-old from Coventry, has thalassaemia and no longer needs the monthly blood transfusions she relied on for most of her childhood after gene editing treatment using her own stem cells. She has regained her energy, has started studying health and social care at college, and hopes to become a nurse. Another teenager, JoelSamuel, is at the start of the same kind of treatment for sickle cell disease, and his family hopes it will help him.
A personalised cancer vaccine given alongside an established immunotherapy drug cut the risk of melanoma returning or spreading in a large trial. Researchers say the results could be a turning point in cancer treatment, though longer-term studies are still needed.
Libraries in North Yorkshire are lending free Wintering Well kits, including a therapeutic light lamp, a guidebook and an online course, to help people cope with winter low mood as the clocks go back. Jenny Barrie, 73, who chairs Bedale Community Library, says the kit is already helping her feel more motivated.
Two women in their sixties graduated from the University of Suffolk this week after studying part-time. Angi Mariani and Angela Moss say it is never too late to learn, and that studying has boosted their confidence.
