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Exercise May Improve Chemotherapy Efficacy In Esophageal Cancer

Patients with esophageal cancer who engaged in prehabilitation exercise demonstrated improved responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy than those who did not, according to a study published in British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Hydrogel Patches Could Prevent Melanoma, Breast Cancer, And Colon Cancer From Recurring

Researchers have created a drug-releasing hydrogel to reduce the possibility of cancer recurring after surgery.

Cancer Vaccine Using Same MRNA Technology As In Covid Jabs Could Be A 'game-changer', Experts Say

Leading vaccine manufacturer Monderna is working on vaccines for the flu and HIV using mRNA.

Doctors Suggest New Names For Low-grade Prostate Cancer

A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it's time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarm.

Particles Released By Red Blood Cells Are Effective Carriers For Anti-cancer Immunotherapy

A study has demonstrated that nano-sized vesicles released by red blood cells are a viable platform for delivering immunotherapeutic RNA molecules to suppress breast cancer growth and metastasis.

BeeSage Startup Interview

BeeSage is beehive monitoring system that maximises honey production by eliminating risks and enabling informed decisions.

Epeer Startup Interview

Eeet epeer, which is building an innovative AI-based credit scoring system for financial institutions, enabling them to serve the young and the unbanked individuals.

The UK May Build A £16 Billion Solar Power Station In Space.

Space-based solar power is one of the technologies to feature in the government’s Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. It has been identified as a potential solution, alongside others, to help the UK achieve net zero by 2050.

The World’s First Deep Geological Nuclear Vault Will Store Radioactive Waste In Finland For 100,000 Years

Spent fuel rods from nuclear reactors will be encased in layers of various materials before being lowered into tunnels 430 meters underground.

NVIDIA’s Tiny New AI Transforms Photos Into Full 3D Scenes In Seconds

Building on previous work, NVIDIA researchers showed how a small neural network trained on a few dozen images can render the pictured scene in full 3D.

Implantable Immunotherapy "factory" Fights Cancer Faster, More Effectively

Researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have developed a marshmallow-like implant that can train a patient’s immune system to fight off cancer.

No Link Between Cell Phone Use And Brain Tumors, Long-term Oxford Study Finds

Drilling down into the data the researchers also saw no difference in the rates of tumours appearing on the right side of the head versus the left side of the head in daily cell phone users.