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A protein found in whales might make for better synthetic blood
Posted in Science on 2nd Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
Have you ever wondered how some whales stay underwater for up to two hours without coming up for air? Its because they use a highly stable protein called myoglobin.
Drugs disguised as blood cells could target cancer
Posted in Science on 1st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
Its notoriously difficult to direct cancer drugs to only the cells you want to target; they often kill many healthy cells in the process.
A Portable Blood Cleanser for Treating Sepsis
Posted in Hardware on 19th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
Harvard researchers have developed a machine that can filter pathogens from the blood and offers hope for faster, more effective treatment for sepsis.
Diabetes drug may help in leukaemia
Posted in Medicine on 3rd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller
A drug used to treat diabetes could help in the fight against blood cancer, early research in the journal Nature suggests.
Anti-cancer vaccine uses patients own cancer cells to trigger immune responses
Posted in Medicine on 27th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
A 'injectable cryogel whole-cell cancer vaccine' uses patient-specific harvested cancer to help the body attack cancer.