Machine learning method identifies precancerous colon polyps
A machine learning algorithm helps accurately differentiate benign and premalignant colorectal polyps on CT colonography…
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Cosmetic laser may boost effectiveness of certain anti-cancer therapies
Use of a cosmetic laser invented at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), USA, may improve the…
Photosynthetic bacteria-based cancer optotheranostics
Cancer is one of the most thought-provoking healthcare problems throughout the world. The development of…
Tumour-killing liquid: safer “bridge” for patients with liver cancer
A liquid formulation can kill swathes of liver cancer cells and potentiate chemotherapy treatments, according…
Cholesterol starvation kills lymphoma cells
Scientists at Northwestern Medicine, USA, have developed a novel therapy to trick cancer cells into…
Oesophageal cancer: 3-D printed stents deliver breakthrough treatment
World-first 3-D printed oesophageal stents developed by the University of South Australia could revolutionize the…
Breast cancer-on-a-chip for testing immunotherapy drugs
There are many mechanisms by which the body responds to foreign invaders. One of these…
Team harvests cancer-killing exosomes
Building on the promise of emerging therapies to deploy the body’s “natural killer” immune cells…
Encapsulating drugs in nanoparticles to target pancreatic cancer cells
Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and North Dakota State University, USA,…
Blood disorders: Detection easier with graphene-based biosensors
Scientists design a high-performance laser-printed graphene-electrode biosensor, with potential for point-of-care diagnostic applications Thrombin, found…