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Heart disease giving way to cancer as top killer of men
Posted in Medicine on 21st Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Parts of Europe are reaching a "tipping point" where cardiovascular disease is no longer the leading cause of death, a study shows.
Directing Venom To Fight Cancer
Posted in Science on 20th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Venom from scorpions or honeybees sounds like it wouldnt do a person much good. But by directing a modified component just to tumors, researchers might leverage it into a drug.
Blood-brain-barrier disruption with high-frequency pulsed electric fields
Posted in Science on 16th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Researcher have developed a new technique for using pulsed electric energy to open the blood-brain-barrier for treating brain cancer and neurological disorders.
Bacterial biosurgery shows promise for reducing the size of inoperable tumors
Posted in Medicine on 16th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
Deep within most tumors lie areas that remain untouched by chemotherapy and radiation.
Being overweight or obese 'linked to 10 common cancers'
Posted in Medicine on 15th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
The study of five million people is the largest to date to confirm the link.