oncology
'Smart' scalpel could distinguish healthy brain tissue from tumors
Posted in Hardware on 16th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists have designed a smart scalpel that provides real-time guidance on whether the tissue it is tending to is cancerous or otherwise.
Gene editing boosts the immune systems' cancer-killing cells
Posted in Medicine on 15th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The immune system is the body's own defense against infection and cancer, but tumors develop ways of stopping the onslaught.
Sean Parker donates $250M for cancer research
Posted in Medicine on 13th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Napster co-founder and first president of Facebook announced Wednesday that he is donating $250 million to support immunotherapy research to fight cancer.
New test measures cancer drugs success
Posted in Medicine on 11th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller
A new scanning technique is being tested to see if it gives an early indication of how well cancer drugs are working on individual patients.
New drug kills common brain cancer in children
Posted in Medicine on 15th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
While treatments are improving, success rates still lag behind other childhood cancers, particularly with an aggressive form of the cancer.