oncology
How the poliovirus can be used to battle lethal cancers
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
A technique developed several years ago involving an engineered hybrid of poliovirus and rhinovirus has shown great promise in treating a lethal form of brain cancer.
FDA Breaks New Ground With First Approved Gene Therapy for Cancer
Posted in Medicine on 14th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
'It was so improbable that this would ever be a commercially approved therapy,'
Motorized molecules that can drill into cancer cells
Posted in Medicine on 5th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller
Motorised molecules driven by light have been used to drill holes in the membranes of individual cells, including cancerous ones.
'Breakthrough' Can Eradicate Tumors Claim Researchers
Posted in Science on 31st Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller
A newly discovered process to kill cancer cells can eradicate tumors and reduce the risk of side effects and recurrence of the disease, claim a group of researchers in the Scotland.
US clears first 'living drug' for tough childhood leukemia
Posted in Medicine on 30th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller
The Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy leukemia.