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Breakthrough in understanding how cancer cells metastasize

Posted in Medicine on 27th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

A protein commonly found in human cells could be an important switch that activates cancer cell metastasis, according to a new study.

A potential breakthrough in using electrical pulses to treat deadly glioblastoma brain tumors

Posted in Medicine on 24th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

Experiments are leading toward effective treatments for humans with glioblastoma, the most common and deadly malignant brain tumor.

Self-healing nanogel acts as long-term drug supply

Posted in Medicine on 24th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

MIT chemical engineers have designed a new type of self-healing hydrogel that can be injected through a syringe to supply one or two different drugs at a time.

Magnetic material's unusual heating effect could fry cancer cells at the perfect temperature

Posted in Medicine on 23rd Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

The heating power occurs at the right temperature to enable it to be used as a form of hyperthermia treatment of cancer.

Lung Cancer 'Breathalyzers' to Boost Early Detection

Posted in Hardware on 19th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

There is a large push for earlier diagnosis of diseases, like cancer and Alzheimers. Often, by the time symptoms show up, the disease much more difficult to treat.