Cancer Drug Shown to Improve Parkinson’s Symptoms

Cancer Drug Shown to Improve Parkinson’s Symptoms

The drug is approved by the FDA, used to treat leukemia

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 1st, 2015
Oldest Leukemia Case on Record Happened 7,000 Years Ago

Oldest Leukemia Case on Record Happened 7,000 Years Ago

The patient: a woman between 30 and 40 years of age

25-Year-Old Man Hopes Roasting Himself Will Cure His Leukemia

25-Year-Old Man Hopes Roasting Himself Will Cure His Leukemia

The young man cannot afford actual medical treatment, has turned to fire to rid his body of cancerous cells

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 17th, 2015
Deadly Leukemia Cells Tricked into Becoming Harmless Immune Cells

Deadly Leukemia Cells Tricked into Becoming Harmless Immune Cells

Even cooler, scientists have reasons to believe the lab-made immune cells could help fight cancer cells and pathogens

Man Becomes a Human Punching Bag, Lets Others Hit Him in Exchange for Money

Man Becomes a Human Punching Bag, Lets Others Hit Him in Exchange for Money

The man decided to turn himself into a human punching bag in an attempt to raise money to treat his son's leukemia

  • Apple
  • By Adrian Boioglu
  • August 14th, 2014
Apple Getting Rid of Potentially Dangerous Chemicals in the iPhone Assembly Line – Video [AP]

Apple Getting Rid of Potentially Dangerous Chemicals in the iPhone Assembly Line – Video [AP]

Benzene and n-hexane are banned from the Apple supply chain

Synthetic Bone Marrow Developed by German Researchers

Synthetic Bone Marrow Developed by German Researchers

The tissue can produce hematopoietic stem cells, experts say

Enhancer DNA Element That Promotes Leukemia Identified

Enhancer DNA Element That Promotes Leukemia Identified

Experts say they will soon be able to target it with new drugs

San Francisco BatKid Gets LEGO Action Figure

San Francisco BatKid Gets LEGO Action Figure

Miles' brick figure sports the trademark BatMan costume in miniature

Watch: Doctors Inject Dying 6-Year-Old Girl with HIV, Cure Her Leukemia

Watch: Doctors Inject Dying 6-Year-Old Girl with HIV, Cure Her Leukemia

Emma Whitehead was near death, this odd treatment saved her life

Leukemia Cured in Just 8 Days by Gene Therapy

Leukemia Cured in Just 8 Days by Gene Therapy

Researchers hope the therapy might help cure other types of cancer

Professor with Leukemia Uses Skype to Teach from Hospital

Professor with Leukemia Uses Skype to Teach from Hospital

Microsoft’s VoIP platform once again proves to be very useful

  • Health
  • By Cristina Macari
  • December 10th, 2012
Altered Immune Cells Defeat Girl's Leukemia

Altered Immune Cells Defeat Girl's Leukemia

The operation is the first of its kind to be performed in a child

  • Health
  • By Cristina Macari
  • November 26th, 2012
Marijuana Helps a Seven-Year-Old Girl Fight Leukemia

Marijuana Helps a Seven-Year-Old Girl Fight Leukemia

Medical marijuana's use is authorized by the state of Oregon for children with cancer

Terminally Ill 2-Year-Old with Leukemia Walks Parents Down the Aisle

Terminally Ill 2-Year-Old with Leukemia Walks Parents Down the Aisle

Charlie Harris-Beard only has a few weeks to live

Stem Cell Transplants Can Now Be Performed with Fewer Risks

Stem Cell Transplants Can Now Be Performed with Fewer Risks

Ways to prevent deadly complications were developing in a study on mice

Missing Link in the Human Immune System Found

Missing Link in the Human Immune System Found

Experts have been trying to find the elusive cell type for a long time

 
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