cancer
Small Molecule Successfully Targets Telomerase to Destroy Cancer Cells
Posted in Medicine on 10th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Treatment with 6-thio-dG resulted in rapid cell death for the vast majority of the cancer cell lines tested.
Glowing nanotech guides cancer surgery, kills remaining cancer cells
Posted in Science on 6th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The method should allow more accurate surgical removal of solid tumors at the same time it eradicates any remaining cancer cells.
Smart nanoparticles take aim at cancer cells
Posted in Medicine on 4th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists in China have developed an intelligent nanoparticle system that delivers a chemotherapeutic drug directly to the nucleus of cancer cells.
New approach could lead cancer cells down path of destruction
Posted in Science on 2nd Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have uncovered a new method that has the potential to greatly enhance the effectiveness of existing cancer treatments.
US Cancer Death Rates Have Fallen Significantly
Posted in Medicine on 1st Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
There was a 22 percent decline in the average rate of all cancer deaths from 1991 (the year it peaked) to 2011, according to the American Cancer Society.