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06/08/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

New experimental cancer cure helping some patients when chemotherapy fails

There are plenty of heartbreaking stories about chemotherapy failing, but once in a while, that failure can actually have a happy ending. That’s what happened to 52-year-old Judy Perkins, who found herself a few months from death as breast cancer spread throughout her body. She had a mastectomy and had her lymph nodes taken out […]

06/02/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Biologist discovers one molecule that makes naked mole rats almost immune to cancer

Naked mole rats have long been a source of fascination to scientists. These cold-blooded mammals can go as long as 18 minutes without oxygen, they form breeding colonies like insects, and they appear not to age, which means they’re as likely to die when they’re 25 as they are when they’re 1. Females don’t undergo […]

04/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Software-powered medical diagnosis already more reliable than “subjective” diagnoses from human doctors

British researchers have developed a new imaging technology for analyzing tumor biopsies. Furthermore, they claim their Digistain technology enjoys greater reliability compared to subjective diagnoses by human health professionals, according to an article in ScienceDaily. The Imperial College London (Imperial) research team promised that their new method can reduce the subjectivity and variability often encountered when […]

03/30/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Researchers discover how viruses manipulate the immune system to cause cancer

Viruses drive the rapid reproduction of infected cells, and this hastens the creation of more viruses. Excessive cellular proliferation is a telltale sign of cancer. According to a review by researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center (CU Cancer Center), viruses can manipulate the human immune system to ensure their survival and even promote cancer. Fortunately, this discovery […]

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 […]

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