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Can light emitting bandages treat cancer?

A look at the latest health research from the Royal Society鈥檚 Summer Exhibition, including bandages that emit light to target cancer treatments.

A special episode from this year鈥檚 annual Royal Society Summer Exhibition in London, with Claudia Hammond joined by 大象传媒 health and science correspondent, James Gallagher, to take a look at a range of new health research.

The exhibitions include a look at how special forms of UV light might be able to cut away cancerous cells in brain tumours, with the possibility of light emitting bandages also being used to target cancer treatments.

Claudia and James also look at research from The Francis Crick Institute into whether a simple blood test can help work out how to quickly identify patients who are most likely to deteriorate when they have a virus.

We also hear how much brain devices we can buy online really tell us about our brain activity, as well as research into how the way babies wriggle may help identify future developmental issues.

Claudia and James also compete in a number of scientific games to see who is this year鈥檚 Summer Exhibition champion.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Dan Welsh

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