Category: Cancer
Kanzius machine.
Man invents machine that kills cancer with radio waves.
Post date: Tuesday, April 15th, 2008.
Nano-engineered gel.
Researchers have engineered a gel that regenerates severed spinal cord fibers.
Post date: Saturday, April 5th, 2008.
Nanoimpeller.
Researchers have designed a nanomachine that releases anticancer drugs directly into cancer cells.
Post date: Tuesday, April 1st, 2008.
SATB1 gene.
Scientists identify gene that is responsible for causing breast cancer to metastasize.
Post date: Wednesday, March 12th, 2008.
Photoacoustic detection.
Technique that allows scientists to detect skin cancer by hearing it.
Post date: Monday, October 16th, 2006.
TheraSphere.
Procedure that stops the progression of liver cancer by injecting patients with millions of glass beads. (via)
Post date: Friday, October 13th, 2006.
CyberKnife.
Robotic arm that uses x-rays to precisely deliver radiation to tumors and avoid surrounding healthy tissues.
Post date: Wednesday, July 26th, 2006.
Embolotherapy.
Technique of using bubbles to block oxygen flow to tumors. (via)
Post date: Monday, July 24th, 2006.
131I-TM-601.
Substance being used to treat brain cancer is developed from radioactive scorpion venom. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 13th, 2006.
Dimericine.
Lotion that quickly repairs the DNA in sunburn-damaged skin.
Post date: Wednesday, July 5th, 2006.
TAX1BP2.
Scientists discover a protein that when disrupted triggers the onset of leukemia. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, June 20th, 2006.
Selective laser nano-thermolysis.
Scientists use gold nanoparticles to selectively target and destroy leukemia cells in bone marrow. (via)
Post date: Monday, June 19th, 2006.
Circadian rhythm.
Nighttime exposure to artificial light disrupts melatonin levels in the body which may stimulate the growth of breast tumors. (via)
Post date: Monday, June 19th, 2006.
Self-assembling nanoparticle device.
Chemical engineers have developed a high-resolution touch sensor that has a sensitivity comparable to human fingers. (via)
Post date: Thursday, June 8th, 2006.
Magnetophoretic control.
Scientists use a magnetic field to control specially-designed nanodrugs and precisely deliver them to tumor cells. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, June 7th, 2006.
L-cysteine.
Amino acid being tested in chewing gum that may absorb oral cancer. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006.
c-myc.
Gene associated with cancer found to have major importance in immune system function. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 16th, 2006.
Resistant-cell therapy.
Cells transplanted from a cancer-resistant mouse have cured cancer in normal mice. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 9th, 2006.
hTERT-Ad.
Engineered virus that causes brain tumors to eat themselves. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006.
Percutaneous cryoablation.
Technique that destroys kidney tumors by freezing them. (via)
Post date: Monday, May 1st, 2006.
PEP005 Topical.
Gel in clinical trials that has successfully removed basal cell carcinoma skin cancer. (via)
Post date: Monday, May 1st, 2006.
CUV1647.
Drug designed to protect the body from UV exposure is implanted under the skin and produces a sun-tan. (via)
Post date: Thursday, April 20th, 2006.
Xenotropic MuLV-related virus.
Researchers have discovered a human retrovirus that originated in rodents.
Post date: Friday, March 31st, 2006.
S100P.
Scientists discover gene responsible for spreading cancer. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, March 29th, 2006.
Capsaicin.
Active ingredient found in jalapeños causes prostate cancer cells to die.
Post date: Friday, March 17th, 2006.
Interferon-producing killer dendritic cell.
Spleen cell in mice that speeds up immune system response and ultimately kills cancer. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, March 7th, 2006.
Hypochlorous acid.
Scientists find that the immune system reacts strongly against cancer cells that have been killed with bleach.
Post date: Monday, March 6th, 2006.
Macromolecular weight.
Technique of making cancer drugs heavier allows them to impact deeper into tumors.
Post date: Friday, March 3rd, 2006.
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