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Kanzius machine.

Jason — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:20:21 +0000

Man invents machine that kills cancer with radio waves.

Nano-engineered gel.

Jason — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 03:54:31 +0000

Researchers have engineered a gel that regenerates severed spinal cord fibers.

Nanoimpeller.

Jason — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:45:26 +0000

Researchers have designed a nanomachine that releases anticancer drugs directly into cancer cells.

SATB1 gene.

Jason — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:50:12 +0000

Scientists identify gene that is responsible for causing breast cancer to metastasize.

Photoacoustic detection.

Jason — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:33:57 +0000

Technique that allows scientists to detect skin cancer by hearing it.

TheraSphere.

Jason — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:29:14 +0000

Procedure that stops the progression of liver cancer by injecting patients with millions of glass beads. (via)

CyberKnife.

Jason — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:58:14 +0000

Robotic arm that uses x-rays to precisely deliver radiation to tumors and avoid surrounding healthy tissues.

Embolotherapy.

Jason — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:01:54 +0000

Technique of using bubbles to block oxygen flow to tumors. (via)

131I-TM-601.

Jason — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:41:56 +0000

Substance being used to treat brain cancer is developed from radioactive scorpion venom. (via)

Dimericine.

Jason — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:29:41 +0000

Lotion that quickly repairs the DNA in sunburn-damaged skin.

TAX1BP2.

Jason — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:57:01 +0000

Scientists discover a protein that when disrupted triggers the onset of leukemia. (via)

Selective laser nano-thermolysis.

Jason — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:02:56 +0000

Scientists use gold nanoparticles to selectively target and destroy leukemia cells in bone marrow. (via)

Circadian rhythm.

Jason — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:44:35 +0000

Nighttime exposure to artificial light disrupts melatonin levels in the body which may stimulate the growth of breast tumors. (via)

Self-assembling nanoparticle device.

Jason — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:00:33 +0000

Chemical engineers have developed a high-resolution touch sensor that has a sensitivity comparable to human fingers. (via)

Magnetophoretic control.

Jason — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:03:13 +0000

Scientists use a magnetic field to control specially-designed nanodrugs and precisely deliver them to tumor cells. (via)

L-cysteine.

Jason — Tue, 23 May 2006 22:48:13 +0000

Amino acid being tested in chewing gum that may absorb oral cancer. (via)

c-myc.

Jason — Tue, 16 May 2006 20:23:20 +0000

Gene associated with cancer found to have major importance in immune system function. (via)

Resistant-cell therapy.

Jason — Tue, 09 May 2006 17:19:32 +0000

Cells transplanted from a cancer-resistant mouse have cured cancer in normal mice. (via)

hTERT-Ad.

Jason — Wed, 03 May 2006 14:52:18 +0000

Engineered virus that causes brain tumors to eat themselves. (via)

Percutaneous cryoablation.

Jason — Tue, 02 May 2006 00:40:30 +0000

Technique that destroys kidney tumors by freezing them. (via)