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New pulsed-magnetic method uses nanorods to deliver drugs

Posted in Hardware on 15th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller

A technique to magnetically deliver drug-carrying nanorods to deep targets in the body using magnetic fields could transform the way tumors are treated.

Bladder cancer: 'Exciting' drug breakthrough

Posted in Medicine on 28th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

A drug which makes a wide range of cancers more vulnerable to the body's immune system is "exciting" and may mark a new era, say doctors.

How cannabis was used to shrink one of the most aggressive brain cancers

Posted in Medicine on 14th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Cannabis is being used in a number of different therapeutic ways to bring relief for severe medical conditions.

Prostate cancer could be 'switched off' with injection

Posted in Medicine on 10th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have worked out how to stop tumours growing in a breakthrough which could switch off many cancers and even prevent blindness.

Scientists trigger self-destruct switch in lung cancer cells

Posted in Medicine on 1st Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Cancer Research UK scientists have found a drug combination that can trigger the self-destruct process in lung cancer cells - paving the way for new treatments.