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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 […]

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 […]

01/06/2018 / By Zoey Sky

As scientists inch closer to fighting cancer with nanobots, would you embrace having programmable robots in your bloodstream?

Scientists and researchers from the University of Cambridge have revealed that they are currently developing nanotechnology that can “navigate” a patient’s body and help fight cancer. But this effort, while laudable, raises one question: is it feasible to develop this technology instead of merely promoting lifestyle changes that can also prevent cancer? Technology advances by leaps and […]

12/31/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Potato virus found to activate an anti-tumor immune response; it works on its own or in conjunction with traditional cancer treatments

A potato virus may hold the key to triggering an anti-tumor immune response that could help treat cancer, a new study suggests. A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have revealed that they have successfully altered virus particles into “cancer drug delivery devices for mice.” However, the team shared that injecting the […]

10/29/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

That’s hot: New self-regulating nanoparticles heat up to kill cancer cells, then cool before harming healthy tissue

Scientists from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England have given rise to “intelligent” nanoparticles which heat up to a temperature that is high enough to eradicate carcinogenic cells but which then control themselves and lose heat before they get hot enough to harm healthy tissue. This breakthrough is seen as a way to treat […]

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