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Leukaemia mutations 'almost inevitable', researchers say
Posted in Medicine on 28th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
It is "almost inevitable" that your blood will take the first steps towards leukemia as you age, researchers show.
Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize
Posted in Medicine on 27th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
A protein commonly found in human cells could be an important switch that activates cancer cell metastasis, according to a new study.
Self-healing nanogel acts as long-term drug supply
Posted in Medicine on 24th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
MIT chemical engineers have designed a new type of self-healing hydrogel that can be injected through a syringe to supply one or two different drugs at a time.
A potential breakthrough in using electrical pulses to treat deadly glioblastoma brain tumors
Posted in Medicine on 24th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Experiments are leading toward effective treatments for humans with glioblastoma, the most common and deadly malignant brain tumor.
Magnetic material's unusual heating effect could fry cancer cells at the perfect temperature
Posted in Medicine on 23rd Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The heating power occurs at the right temperature to enable it to be used as a form of hyperthermia treatment of cancer.