Science
FDA Approves Groundbreaking Treatment For Advanced Melanoma
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
TIL therapy shrank tumours in about a third of patients who had run out of treatment options, according to a clinical trial.
Breakthrough On Cervical Cancer Treatment Could Cut Deaths By 35%
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers funded by Cancer Research UK have made the biggest improvement in cervical cancer treatment in more than 20 years by changing how we use existing drugs.
Chip Checks Blood To See If Cancer Treatment Is Working By Fourth Week
Posted in Medicine, Science on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
The researchers looked at liquid biopsies, tests that look for signs of cancer in the patient's blood, like cancer cells shed by tumors.
Nanoscale Spikes 96% Effective At Impaling And Destroying Common Virus
Posted in Hardware, Science on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a silicon surface covered in nanosized spikes that is 96% effective in impaling and destroying a common virus responsible for causing respiratory illnesses, particularly in infants and young children.
SpaceX's Starship Tapped To Launch Starlab Space Station Into Orbit
Posted in Science on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
Two ambitious space projects move ahead as Voyager Space and Airbus announce that the partners have selected SpaceX's Starship rocket to boost their Starlab space station into orbit sometime before the International Space Station is abandoned.