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Braingate Translates In Realtime Thoughts To Text With 94% Accuracy

Previous wireless BCIs have not been able to match the fidelity of their wired counterparts, a limitation that is overcome by BrainGate's high-bandwidth transmission protocol.

SpinLaunch Kinetic Launch System Celebrates A Successful Test Flight

The need for rockets to reach space is changing with a company called SpinLaunch celebrating the first successful test launch for its kinetic launch system.

New Cancer Treatment Creates Best 'overall Survival Ever'

These are promising results and demonstrate how we can better select the patients who are most likely to benefit from immunotherapy treatment.

HPV Vaccine Saves Thousands Of Women From Cervical Cancer, UK Study Shows

The NHS vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer has so far stopped thousands of women from developing the disease and experiencing pre-cancerous changes to cells, a study has found.

New Cancer Treatment May Reawaken The Immune System

By combining chemotherapy, tumor injury, and immunotherapy, researchers show that the immune system can be re-engaged to destroy tumors.

New Treatment Destroys Head And Neck Cancer Tumours In Trial

Combination of drugs causes tumours to vanish in some terminally ill patients, study finds

Study Opens A Window For New Therapeutic Approaches To Ovarian Cancer

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a cellular interaction that is essential to the ability of the immune system's cytotoxic T lymphocytes to destroy ovarian tumors and shown that its engagement could help determine the efficacy of checkpoint blockade immunotherapy in a variety of cancers.

A Change In Diet May Reduce Risk Of Lethal Prostate Cancer

The researchers found associations between more aggressive prostate cancer and three metabolites; phenylacetylglutamine, choline, and betaine.

Arginine Treatment Enhances Effectiveness Of Radiation Therapy In Cancer Patients With Brain Metastases

Arginine, also called L-arginine, is inexpensive and widely available, generally considered safe, and can get relatively easily from the bloodstream into the brain.

Experts Reveal Improved Survival For Patients With Two Out Of Three Types Of Advanced Breast Cancer

"Over the last ten years, this has had a tremendous impact on patients' lives and I have no doubt that with continued work, we will make further improvements to help more patients with metastatic disease survive for five years and beyond."

Cancer News Digest: The Latest Developments In Cancer Research

Here's a roundup of the latest developments and breakthroughs in cancer research:

New Strategy Against Treatment-resistant Prostate Cancer Identified

A new study has identified an RNA molecule that suppresses prostate tumors. The scientists found that prostate cancers develop ways to shut down this RNA molecule to allow themselves to grow.