All the stories tagged with: cancer
Drug-smuggling Nanoparticles Target Tumors
04/05/2012, In the fight against cancer, it seems that drug-smuggling nanoparticles could play a part. From early stages of trials that are being conducted showed that cancer drugs that were couriered by nanoparticles may reduce the size of tumors in humans. [...]
Check-Cap pill looks for cancer from within
02/06/2012, So we have read about NASA’s cancer-detecting nanosensor which is attached to a smartphone, as well as a tiny crab-like robot that fights colon cancer from within, but here is another method to arrest one of the leading diseases of [...]
Mini crab-like robot fights stomach cancer
02/02/2012, Robots are amazing creations, especially tiny ones that allow us to visit places that we would normally have trouble accessing. Some researchers in Singapore have managed to come up with a tiny robot designed to combat stomach cancer. Apparently the [...]
Portable breast cancer detector
11/23/2011, Forgive the typo on the banner that advertised Nihon University’s portable breast cancer checker over at Medica 2011, as the ultimate aim of the device is worth talking about instead of concentrating on how one spells the word ‘cancer’. Nihon [...]
Detect cancer with an implant
09/19/2011, Fancy having a foreign body within your own that would be say, for your own good? That’s right, it seems as though cancer will soon be able to be detected early thanks to an implantable, flexible LED. This particular LED [...]
Lung cancer vaccine discovered in Cuba?
09/08/2011, Do you think it is rather ironic that a country like Cuba who produces some of the best cigars around, have managed to stumble upon a therapeuitc vaccine against lung cancer, touted to be the world’s first? Yes, I too, [...]
Microchip monitors cancer growth
08/31/2011, Boffins over at Germany have come up with a new microchip sensor which is said to be able to monitor the growth of a tumor when implanted close to one. How does this microchip do what it has been touted [...]
Gene-Z: a low-cost cancer detector
08/26/2011, While they say early detection is one of the best ways to combat cancer, a lot of people – especially those in poorer countries – can’t afford the expensive medical checkups required to detect the disease, assuming they have access [...]
Neurowave Medical Technologies releases the Nometex, said to help combat CINV
07/14/2011, When it comes to treating cancer, chemotherapy is usually the well-travelled route, but along with the treatment comes several side-effects, none of which are too pleasant for the person undergoing said treatment. Side-effects include the weakening of the immune system, [...]
Bluetrek headsets reduce exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cellphones
06/03/2011, Remember our story earlier this week that pointed out new findings of an old study which claimed that being close proximity to cellphones for prolonged period of time might actually lead to one having a higher chance of getting cancer [...]
Could cellphones cause cancer?
05/31/2011, There has been a debate going on for the longest time already, where certain quarters claim that cellphones (and smartphones, of course) could be involved in the rise of cancer cases, since they might just be as carcinogenic as the [...]
Carbon nanotube device can rapidly diagnose cancer
03/28/2011, In the world of cancer detection, technology is rapidly evolving, and researchers are constantly developing newer and better ways to scope out those deadly cells. Well some researchers from MIT and Harvard have developed a new design for their carbon [...]
Skin cancer-detecting laser tool now available
03/27/2011, The word cancer often evokes a sense of dread in us, simply because it is one of those diseases that can be pretty hard to manage if it has developed into an advanced stage. Well, when it comes to skin [...]
