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Breakthrough on cervical cancer treatment could cut deaths by 35%
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers funded by Cancer Research UK have made the biggest improvement in cervical cancer treatment in more than 20 years by changing how we use existing drugs.
Chip Checks Blood To See If Cancer Treatment Is Working By Fourth Week
Posted in Medicine, Science on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
The researchers looked at liquid biopsies, tests that look for signs of cancer in the patient's blood, like cancer cells shed by tumors.
Nanoscale Spikes 96% Effective At Impaling And Destroying Common Virus
Posted in Hardware, Science on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a silicon surface covered in nanosized spikes that is 96% effective in impaling and destroying a common virus responsible for causing respiratory illnesses, particularly in infants and young children.
ADHD Affects Connectivity Across The Whole Brain, Study Confirms
Posted in Medicine, Science on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
"This is exciting, because much of the prior research has focused on individual regions of the brain, but our study was seeing that this isn't the case across the board,"
Elon Musk Alleges Neuralink Completed Its First Human Trial Implant
Posted in Medicine on 1st Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
Elon Musk recently claimed that the first human patient has received a Neuralink brain-computer interface implant, but stopped short of offering any substantial additional information or proof.