Tiny Motors Powered by Stomach Acid Go for a Spin Inside Lab Mice

Tiny Motors Powered by Stomach Acid Go for a Spin Inside Lab Mice

The researchers who developed the motors hope their microscopic devices will one day serve to deliver drugs

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 18th, 2014
Scientists Gain New Insight into How Cancer Spreads Through the Body

Scientists Gain New Insight into How Cancer Spreads Through the Body

Understanding how cancer spreads in the body means knowing how to block or at least slow metastasis, specialists say

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 11th, 2014
Robot Helps Surgeons Access Previously Inoperable Tumors, Remove Them

Robot Helps Surgeons Access Previously Inoperable Tumors, Remove Them

The new technology means surgeons can save patients who, until not long ago, had little or no hope of living

Surgeon Removes Patient's Healthy Kidney, Leaves the Diseased One Inside Him

Surgeon Removes Patient's Healthy Kidney, Leaves the Diseased One Inside Him

Following the incident, the surgeon, identified as Dr. Charles Coonan Streit, was place on probation for 3 years

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 3rd, 2014
Ultrasound Used to Create Invisible Virtual Sphere That Can Be Felt

Ultrasound Used to Create Invisible Virtual Sphere That Can Be Felt

The technology could one day make it possible for surgeons to feel a tumor before moving on to operate on it

Massive Tumor Successfully Removed from Boy's Neck [AP]

Massive Tumor Successfully Removed from Boy's Neck [AP]

The surgical intervention was carried out by 25 medical professionals, took well over 12 hours to complete

3D Model Helps a Man Save His Wife's Life, Reveals Tumor – Video

3D Model Helps a Man Save His Wife's Life, Reveals Tumor – Video

Sometimes it's best to second guess something

Cancer Tumors Appear to Grow Faster and Spread More Easily at Night

Cancer Tumors Appear to Grow Faster and Spread More Easily at Night

Study finds it might be worthwhile to administer cancer drugs and treatments depending on the body's day-night cycle

Goldfish Undergoes Brain Surgery, Lives to Forget the Tale

Goldfish Undergoes Brain Surgery, Lives to Forget the Tale

The 10-year-old goldfish had a fairly big tumor sticking out of its head, was in dire need of medical attention

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2014
Bacterium Causes Tumors in Rats, Dogs, and Even Humans to Shrink

Bacterium Causes Tumors in Rats, Dogs, and Even Humans to Shrink

The bacterium used to shrink tumors in these experiments is commonly found in soils

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 13th, 2014
“Trojan Horse” Treatment for Aggressive Brain Cancer Successfully Tested

“Trojan Horse” Treatment for Aggressive Brain Cancer Successfully Tested

The innovative treatment boils down to tasking gold nanoparticles with killing tumor cells

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 6th, 2014
Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells in Laboratory Tests

Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells in Laboratory Tests

Researchers hope that wasp venom will one day be used to treat cancer patients

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 2nd, 2014
Chili Peppers Reduce Gut Tumors Risk, Evidence Suggests

Chili Peppers Reduce Gut Tumors Risk, Evidence Suggests

Compound in chili pepper now argued to stunt intestinal tumor growth

232 Teeth Removed from 17-Year-Old Boy's Lower Jaw

232 Teeth Removed from 17-Year-Old Boy's Lower Jaw

The teeth were removed during a surgery that took about 7 hours to complete

17-Stone (108-Kilogram) Tumor Successfully Removed from Man's Waist

17-Stone (108-Kilogram) Tumor Successfully Removed from Man's Waist

Doctors say the 37-year-old man is in good health, will soon make a full recovery

3D Printing Used to Successfully Remove Inoperable Tumor from 5-Year-Old Cancer Patient

3D Printing Used to Successfully Remove Inoperable Tumor from 5-Year-Old Cancer Patient

3D printing helped doctors practice the surgery before performing it on a live patient

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2014
So-Called Breathalyzer Test Promises to Sniff Out Lung Cancer

So-Called Breathalyzer Test Promises to Sniff Out Lung Cancer

The test could help eliminate the need for invasive diagnosis procedures

 
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