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Written by: Brittany M. Penn
Quest Diagnostics recently announced a multi-faceted collaboration... Read More »
Comedian and author Sarah Silverman, along with authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey, has recently filed copyright infringement... Read More »
On March 6, 2018, 23andMe, Inc. received the first-ever FDA authorization for a direct-to-consumer genetic test that analyzes gene mutations to help predict a... Read More »
On February 14, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Janssen Therapeutics’ Erleada (apalutamide), a non-steroidal antiandrogen for the... Read More »
Rotationplasty For Bone Cancer : surgical procedure helps children defeat bone cancer
A glowing new era in cancer surgery may be dawning. Using fluorescently labelled markers, surgical molecular navigation means that tumours and nerves can be displayed ... Read More »
A tumor suppressor gene acts as a molecular guardian against cancer by protecting the cell from various forms of damage and oncogenic pre-events. The silencing of... Read More »
Sorry for any mathematicians out there who are fans of police brutality, but cops aren’t literally beating criminals with math. Boring as it may be, the police... Read More »
Researchers have used computational analysis to identify a new Achilles heel for the treatment of drug-resistant breast cancer. The results reveal that the... Read More »
Performing surgery to remove brain tumors is tricky (to say the least) because primary brain tumors look just like ordinary brain tissue. While fluorescent imaging... Read More »
Scientists from Yale University have created what they call, “a paradigm-changing immunotherapeutic method for cancer therapy.” The Yale team’s new... Read More »
Since the dawn of nanotechnology, researchers have envisioned using nanoscale drug delivery devices for chemotherapy drugs designed to fight cancer more effectively... Read More »
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Ann ConkleAn exciting approach. Looking forward to seeing if the results are just as promising in human trials.
Jul 12, 2012
UCLA engineers have developed a new optical microscope equipped with the world’s fastest camera. This advancement could lead to much earlier detection of cancer ... Read More »
A new imaging device could detect breast cancer tumors through skin contact with minimal discomfort. The device is based on a flexible and wearable antenna system... Read More »
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Aurora SterlingWould this device use the same type of radiation as traditional mammography or is non-ionizing radiation a new development as well?
Jul 2, 2012
Could a prescription drug commonly used to relieve pain and inflammation due to arthritis also help treat cancerous bone tumors? A research team at Nationwide... Read More »
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have developed nanoparticles that could treat a devastating, incurable cancer. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of plasma... Read More »
Researchers from MIT announced last week that they have engineered tiny particles made out of RNA and DNA, utilizing a technique called “nucleic acid... Read More »
Enjoy this week’s wrap up of trending medical news!
Rats paralyzed due to spinal cord injury walking again thanks to new therapy
Rats that... Read More »
Princeton researchers have developed a way to make a common biological test more than 3 million times more sensitive. The greatly increased performance of the test... Read More »
A new treatment for prostate cancer utilizes both vaccine and hormone therapies. It is currently undergoing a clinical trial examining its effectiveness in treating... Read More »