cancer

Why scientists are shocked by the results of the immunotherapy cancer treatment trial

Posted in Science on 18th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

It's not perfect, but it could make immunotherapy a 'pillar' of cancer treatment, researcher says.

Cancer researchers claim 'extraordinary results' using T-cell therapy

Posted in Medicine on 16th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

More than half of terminally ill blood cancer patients experienced complete remission in early clinical trials.

New nanotechnology can detect the biomarkers of cancer and other diseases

Posted in Hardware on 14th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

"We envision this as a potential first-line, noninvasive diagnostic to detect anything from cancer to the Ebola virus"

Researchers find a genomic signature shared by 5 types of cancer

Posted in Medicine on 6th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

"These findings could be an important step in developing a blood test to identify early cancers."

Clearing out damaged cells in mice extends lifespan by up to 35 percent

Posted in Medicine on 4th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers have improved the healthy lifespan of mice though the removal of senescent cells from their bodies.