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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 27 MIN

Giant cancer study reveals effectiveness of 'off label' treatments

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In this episode:00:46 A massive trial assessing the outcomes of ‘off label’ cancer treatmentResearch Article: Verkerk et al.12:49 Research HighlightsNature: Microbial hockey: bacteria can spin a ‘puck’ just by swimmingNature: Regular physical activity in midlife cuts risk of early death15:14 10,000 years of western Eurasian evolutionNature: Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolutionResearch Article: Akbari et al.Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favourite podcast app. An RSS feed for the Nature Podcast is available too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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