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Containers at the nanoscale are nothing new, as they have been demonstrated for several years, but innovative, new applications and improvements appear almost daily. In a new research, scientists at the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) have managed to produce a new type of nanocage that is able to open and r... |
20 November 2009
06:55 GMT |
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Scientists in Canada announce the development of a new light “switch,” which has the ability to basically trigger paralysis from within the body of lab worms. All it takes for that to happen is a beam of ultraviolet light. As long as it shines, the animals remain immobilized, and can only move when the li... |
19 November 2009
07:00 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) have recently developed a new type of nanostructures, which act in very much the same way fly paper does when it comes to catching, well, flies. The small structures are injected into the bloodstream, where they attract free-moving cancer cells, also kn... |
19 November 2009
06:44 GMT |
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The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based BIND Biosciences, a start-up, is currently working on a new method of creating nanoparticle-enclosed drugs, which have, in test trials, proven to be extremely effective at destroying cancer cells in tumors. In charge of the work is head of process development, Greg Troiano, who over... |
4 November 2009
09:49 GMT |
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One of the newest areas of research in science today is laser-particle acceleration, a phenomenon that is believed to be of great promise for modern cancer radiotherapy methods. Various energy ranges need to be achieved, in order for the LPA to be effective against specific types of cancer. Just recently, experts at ... |
2 November 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Scientists at the Duke University have recently announced the development of a new type of nanoscale drug delivery system, which shows great promise for treating cancer. According to the experts, animal models that had developed cancer had their tumors annihilated by chemotherapy drugs loaded onto the new cells after... |
2 November 2009
02:51 GMT |
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Glioblastoma multiforme is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, and one that is deadly in the vast majority of cases. There is a small number of methods to stop its growth at this point, and even fewer that actually have an effect, no matter how small. Now, experts propose that combining regular chemothe... |
29 October 2009
20:21 GMT |
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Out of the people who develop life-ending cancer, 90 percent die because their condition metastasizes, as in the cancer spreads from one organ to another, non-connected, non-adjacent organ. In other words, pancreatic cancer may affect the liver, lungs or the brain, with an inevitable outcome. Once the disease spreads... |
29 October 2009
06:36 GMT |
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This week at Women’s Conference 2009, during a talk on Grief, Healing and Resilience, Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze’s wife of 34 years, opened for the first time since the actor’s death on what losing him meant for her. Struggling to keep back the tears, Niemi said that grief was like “an animal&... |
28 October 2009
08:21 GMT |
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British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostrate cancer, his representative has confirmed for the media. Luckily, the diagnosis has been made while the disease is still in early stages, which means chances for full and rapid recovery are looking very good. As a matter of fact, Webber is determin... |
26 October 2009
06:06 GMT |
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According to a team of experts from the University of Warwick, it may be that using the transition metallic elements Ruthenium and Osmium could lead to the creation of new and improved drugs for conditions such as colon and ovarian cancer. The new drugs may be especially effective against cancerous cells that have al... |
19 October 2009
05:50 GMT |
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PureEnergy Solutions Inc. has announced a limited-edition, pink WildCharge Skin for the iPhone and iPod touch, which allows the mobile devices to charge wire-free when they are placed on the WildCharger Pad or other WildCharge technology-enabled surface. The Skins are also available for BlackBerry devices. The compan... |
15 October 2009
10:50 GMT |
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Skin cancer is one of the most widespread forms of the disease, and it hits regardless of the age group, social status and other socio-economic factors. Its causes have not yet been precisely determined, but one of the main culprits for new cancer cases is the sun. Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation can trig... |
10 October 2009
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At this point, Transcendental Meditation (TM) is not confined to the Eastern hemisphere, where it appeared, but it is making waves in the Western World as well. It has caught on very well in the United States, where people view it as a way of relaxing at least, or getting in touch with divine powers, at the most. A n... |
9 October 2009
03:50 GMT |
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Staying in the best physical condition possible is extremely beneficial for the health and overall wellbeing, as countless studies have shown throughout the years. However, staying fit also plays an important role in decreasing the chances of developing breast cancer, also known as women’s silent enemy. As a ne... |
1 October 2009
14:21 GMT |
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The Ancient Egyptian mummy known as Irtyersenu caused quite a stir in England in 1825, when Dr. Augustus Bozzi Granville, the expert who performed the first autopsy on the remains, concluded that the woman had died of ovarian cancer. The finds were presented to the Royal Society of London, and caused quite a bit of e... |
30 September 2009
06:49 GMT |
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When he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, one of the most dangerous forms because it is usually diagnosed in late stages, in 1994, Chris Rea had the world at his feet. He was preparing to tour the US, had many hits climbing the charts, money in the bank, millions of fans adoring him and a wife with whom he shared... |
29 September 2009
15:31 GMT |
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“I’m a dead man” was Patrick Swayze’s first thought when he was told for the first time that he had pancreatic cancer, as the actor himself revealed in his tell-all memoir “The Time of My Life,” out today, September 29. Still, he did not stop there to fall prey to desperation and s... |
29 September 2009
11:14 GMT |
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Blurry, low-sensitivity optical images of diseased tissues have been a nightmare for oncologists and other healthcare experts to analyze and base conclusions on, simply because the resolution of the images was very poor. Some four years ago, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Professor of Biomedical Engineering D... |
29 September 2009
05:50 GMT |
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In many forms of cancer – one of the fastest-spreading diseases in the world today –, detecting the conditions as early on as possible is the only chance the patient has of ever getting better. In reality, only a small portion of the people suffering from the disease is not identified too late, and doctor... |
28 September 2009
15:51 GMT |
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Being severely overweight or obese is naturally not a good thing, but recent studies have finally placed a number on the correlation between body weight and the incidence of cancer. According to the papers, no less than 124,000 of the new cancer cases that appear every year are caused by improper and unhealthy weight... |
24 September 2009
10:05 GMT |
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Pong Research has introduced the Pong iPhone Case, a protective sleeve that reduces users’ exposure to radiation from the phone’s antenna, according to the company. Pong Research is a new, research-driven company that develops technologies to improve environmental health. The company notes that concerns ... |
18 September 2009
10:05 GMT |
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Undoubtedly, for patients that get rid of cancer thanks to chemotherapy, the sheer joy of being alive is enough to block any comment on the efficiency and the toll that the treatment takes on the body. The list of side-effects that chemotherapy causes has been extensively studied and discussed, and symptoms such as h... |
17 September 2009
08:39 GMT |
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Following a two-year-long battle with pancreatic cancer, actor Patrick Swayze died last night in his LA home, surrounded by his family. The 57-year-old star “quietly” passed away, his publicist has confirmed. The family has yet to make another comment for the media. Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with pan... |
15 September 2009
02:28 GMT |
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Treating cancer as early as possible after the disease started evolving is only one aspect of curing a patient. Oncologists need to be able to stop the action of a drug at a moment's notice, so that side-effects do not develop at all, or only develop to an insignificant extent. The drugs and their delivery syste... |
31 August 2009
09:05 GMT |
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Women’s undying love for scented candles seems to be just one of the many mysteries men can’t understand, no matter what. Whichever the reason behind it, though, it’s not something that will go away anytime soon, as ladies have shown in recent years they’re determined to stick with this one. A... |
25 August 2009
15:21 GMT |
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With an estimated 37,000 new patients every year, thyroid cancer is among the leading types of the terrible disease. Treating it most often implies removing parts of the thyroid gland, or even the entire formation, and this is usually done through a three- to five-inch incision in the front of the neck. Now, a new me... |
24 August 2009
02:35 GMT |
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Before the best course of treatment for cancer tumors is established, analyzing them is the top priority. Biopsies are at this point the main way to do this, but they consume lots of time and resources, and also offer only a one-angled view of the problem, at a specific point in time. That is precisely why oncologist... |
18 August 2009
21:01 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it would appear that the wide-held belief that snuffing or chewing tobacco is less harmful than smoking it is false. Researchers have recently discovered that several classes of chemical compounds, which are found in smokeless tobacco, are just as harmful as those found in cigaret... |
17 August 2009
02:26 GMT |
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Oncologists have for some time drawn attention to the fact that even the most potent forms of cancer therapies can have a risk of relapse, and that the return of the tumors is most likely caused by die-hard cells known as cancer stem cells. These are essentially the seeds of the disease, and there will always remain ... |
14 August 2009
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According to a new statistical study, published in the latest issue of the respected scientific journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, it would appear that at least half of all physicians in the US state of Texas do not recommend or administer the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to young girls below... |
6 August 2009
09:49 GMT |
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Carbon nanotubes have long been touted as a very promising material in areas such as engineering and computer sciences, but it now seems that medicine has good uses for them as well. A large collaboration of scientists at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the Wake Forest University Center for Nanotechnol... |
4 August 2009
05:47 GMT |
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An international scientific effort, led by experts in the United Kingdom, has uncovered that women carrying two copies of a single, malfunctioning gene are at increased risk of developing ovary cancer at some point in their life. In a paper published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Nature Genetics, they... |
3 August 2009
17:01 GMT |
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Warnings on the risks the use of tanning beds entails have been issued before, but, until recently, these devices were not listed in the carcinogenic category per se, since health experts considered them “probably” likely to cause skin cancer. A new analysis of data gathered in time shows that tanning bed... |
30 July 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has chosen the most original and unexpected way of announcing fans that the band will not be keeping to the preset schedule on account of a medical emergency. The 45-year-old star has been diagnosed with salivary gland cancer and is about to undergo surgery to remove the tumor and radia... |
21 July 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Undoubtedly, in future medical therapies, synthetic nanoparticles will play an essential role. Already, developments in technology allow for these materials to be used as carriers for drug and vaccine molecules, and further advancements will see them being employed more often in hospitals around the world. One of the... |
20 July 2009
08:40 GMT |
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Out of all types of brain tumors, glioblastoma is the most widespread and deadly one, affecting the vast majority of brain cancer patients. Within only a few months, the affected tissue spans the size of an apple, and death is the inevitable result. Despite decades of research, no viable cure for the condition has be... |
20 July 2009
04:20 GMT |
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Despite earlier reports that actor Patrick Swayze’s condition had reached such a stage that he and his family had decided continuing with the “useless” cancer treatment no longer had a purpose, a recent photo shows that the star is not yet ready to give up the fight. Swayze has gained weight, has gr... |
20 July 2009
03:09 GMT |
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Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara was 67 when she gave birth to healthy twins in 2007. Holding her boys in her arms, she was saying at the time longevity ran in her family, but a little over two years she passed away from cancer, as El Pais informs. In the aftermath of her death and leaving her children orphans, the d... |
16 July 2009
15:31 GMT |
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Health experts never cease to warn sun-lovers of the many dangers inherent in too much exposure, even when protected by sun lotions and sunscreens. Tanning, both on the beach and with tanning beds, is the number one cause for developing skin cancer, we have been told so far. Not so much, says a new study, coming to s... |
13 July 2009
13:41 GMT |
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When looking at cancerous cells and their healthy neighbors under the microscope, it's very difficult not to distinguish the two, as everything about their appearance and function is different. But a new research shows that the same simply doesn't hold true for the nanoscale level, where formations as small... |
8 July 2009
18:31 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy have recently taken another step in developing a technology that would allow health experts to monitor the way in which molecules in, say, a vaccine spread through the human body after administration. Their new synthesis method has led the... |
1 July 2009
05:52 GMT |
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In two new, large and randomized clinical trials, experts Otis W. Brawley, MD, from the American Cancer Society, Donna Ankerst, PhD, and Ian M. Thompson, MD, from the University of Texas Health Science Center, in San Antonio, have discovered that the efficiency of prostate cancer (PC) tests is limited at best, and no... |
29 June 2009
06:09 GMT |
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Experts from the Harvard Medical School (HMS) Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have managed to discover a new biomarker that holds the potential to allow doctors to more accurately identify patients with recurrent glioblastoma (brain tumors), who could potentially respond to anti-vascular endothelial growth facto... |
24 June 2009
06:02 GMT |
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At the beginning of this week, it emerged that singer and multi-award winning DJ Sonique had been diagnosed with breast cancer and admitted to a London specialized clinic in order to have emergency surgery and treatment. The star’s rep has just confirmed for several British news agencies that the cancer has spr... |
19 June 2009
02:52 GMT |
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When an oncologist gives the “brain tumor” verdict to one of their patients, this automatically means that surgery is most of the times in order. However, through its very nature, surgery is a very invasive procedure, which runs the risk of complications, such as the surgeon sectioning an artery or hittin... |
17 June 2009
14:01 GMT |
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A cream that is currently used in the treatment of skin precancer – actinic keratoses, for more clarity – has been proved to considerably improve the appearance of face lines, the Daily Mail informs. After long-standing speculation on whether the cream might have any effect in terms of turning back the ha... |
16 June 2009
16:31 GMT |
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40-year-old singer and DJ Sonique, real name Sonia Clarke, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is now receiving emergency treatment and undergoing surgery at a clinic in London, her publicist has confirmed for The Independent. The singer reportedly received the shock diagnosis the other day and has decided, upo... |
16 June 2009
08:04 GMT |
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Studies covering the effects of marijuana and cannabis on the human body number in the hundreds. Because the use of the recreational drug is so widespread among today's youths, in the developed and developing world alike, researchers have long since tried to find out if the benefits of using it outweigh the down... |
15 June 2009
06:33 GMT |
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Since conventional methods of treating cancers and heart diseases seem to have reached their peak capabilities, researchers are currently focusing their attention on designing custom proteins, which are able to bind with disease-causing molecules inside the body and annihilate them. Now, thanks to University of Leice... |
12 June 2009
09:00 GMT |
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