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Ms Hughes had a mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy on the day, and received the diagnosis the following week.

To better understand these effects, the Salk team first analyzed human liver cancer biopsies to identify which bile acids were present.

Five hours later, the researchers took another muscle biopsy to measure how the meal and exercise together affected protein synthesis.

The team developed a liquid biopsy test called HPV-DeepSeek, which can identify HPV-linked head and neck cancers up to 10 years before symptoms begin.

Researchers have described the test as a "liquid biopsy" and said the "world-first approach" could pave the way for faster, cheaper and less invasive brain cancer diagnosis.