cancer
Breakthrough discovery of signal cancers use to hide from immune system
Posted in Medicine on 1st Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller
It's hoped the discovery of this major signaling protein will lead to new immunotherapy treatments that increase the number of options that clinicians have at their disposal to help patients.
MIT supercharges cancer immunotherapy with a booster vaccine
Posted in Medicine, Science on 14th Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller
The vaccine contains a fatty molecule called a lipid tail that lets the drug travel straight to the lymph nodes, and once there, the active ingredient is an antigen that sends the T cells after the cancer.
Wearable Cancer Detection Tests 1-2% of Blood Over 2 Hours
Posted in Medicine on 15th May, 2019
by Alex Muller
Tumors can release more than 1,000 cancer cells into the bloodstream in a single minute.
How scorpion venom is helping surgeons detect brain cancer
Posted in Medicine on 13th May, 2019
by Alex Muller
A new imaging technique designed to help surgeons identify the location of malignant brain tumors during surgery is showing promising early clinical trial results
Existing drug that offers dormancy over death may be better for combatting cancer
Posted in Medicine on 29th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
"It's designed for people with chronic disease so that they can take it for a long time. So, we think fostamatinib is a perfect candidate for this kind of years-long 'lock-'n'-block' type of approach."