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03/21/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Photodynamic treatments for human health and the food supply: Light compounds being developed that will fight microbial infections and cancer

A new field of medical science is emerging from six universities and five partner organizations in Europe. The POLYTHEA project, coordinated at the University of Limoges, aims to train doctorate candidates in the field of photodynamic treatments. Researchers are learning how to develop active light compounds that fight cancer and microbial infections. The new field […]

02/18/2018 / By Tracey Watson

So-called “cancer vaccine” isn’t a vaccine at all; it’s actually immunotherapy that boosts the body’s own immune function

There is no doubt that a cancer diagnosis is absolutely devastating. Sadly, most of us have been affected by this disease, either directly or through having to watch a friend or family member suffer with it. It is therefore understandable that the idea of a cancer vaccine would be wholeheartedly embraced by most people. Imagine […]

10/02/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Reinventing the ancient art of calligraphy… as a non-invasive cancer treatment

The American Chemical Society, reporting in ACS Omega, said that a plant-based ink that was once used by Chinese calligraphers to paint beautiful art can now be used to non-invasively treat cancer cells that metastasize to lymph nodes. Let us first consider a process called photothermal therapy (PTT). This is a relatively new procedure in […]

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