What makes skin cancer growNovember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - In a revolutionary study, researchers have discovered what makes skin cancer grow - a finding that could lead to new ways to prevent the disease from spreading. Although skin cancer is easily treated when caught early, it usually becomes fatal if it spreads to other parts of the body.
New non-surgical skin-tightening procedure smoothes wrinklesNovember 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Department of Dermatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is now offering a new non-invasive skin tightening procedure. The skin is tightened by the use of a device called Thermage that uses radio waves.
New micro-endoscope may help detect tumours earlyNovember 21st, 2009 LONDON - Physicians currently insert camera-equipped endoscopes into patients to hunt for visible abnormalities, such as tumours, on internal organs. Now, a researcher is designing one that is capable of seeing deeper and may even help detect tumours at earlier stages.
Micro-endoscope to spot early signs of cancer on the anvilNovember 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Traditional endoscopes provide healthcare experts with the ability to look inside patients' bodies. A University of Florida engineering researcher has now taken the utility of the endoscope to a new level.
Younger women becoming vulnerable to breast cancer: doctorsNovember 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - About a decade back, the age group of women most vulnerable to breast cancer was 50 and above. But with changing times and a faster lifestyle, younger women are becoming more susceptible to the disease, say doctors.
Agra to be made breast cancer-free zoneNovember 4th, 2009 AGRA - Every seven minutes a new case of breast cancer is detected in India. One in 21 Indian women are afflicted.
Medical imaging helps identify severe case of swine fluOctober 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Medical imaging has helped clinicians diagnose a severe case of H1N1 or swine flu, potentially opening the way to early detection of such cases. "The role of radiologic imaging in epidemic detection and response is evolving, with imaging being used as a tool for identifying severe cases," said Daniel J.
New chip can detect cancer earlySeptember 30th, 2009 TORONTO - In a major breakthrough for early cancer detection, Canadian researchers have developed an inexpensive microchip that is sensitive enough to detect the type and severity of the disease. The microchip has been successfully tested on prostate cancer, and head and neck cancer models.
Age of nanomedicine: microchip to detect cancers, other diseasesSeptember 30th, 2009 TORONTO - In a major breakthrough in the detection of cancers and other deadly diseases, Canadian researchers have developed an inexpensive microchip that is sensitive enough to detect the type and severity of the illness. The microchip has been successfully tested on prostate cancer, and head and neck cancer models.
'Spectacular' treatment for skin cancer developedSeptember 24th, 2009 LONDON - American scientists have developed, what is being hailed as a "simply spectacular" treatment for skin cancer that could shrink the tumours at a "rapid and dramatic" rate in patients whose disease had spread. The results of the drug trial are significant because skin cancer, though curable when caught early, usually become fatal when it spreads to other parts of the body.
Naked mole rats may offer cancer cureSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Rochester University researchers believe that naked mole rats may help provide cure for cancer. The bald rats never get cancer, and if their trick can be copied it could help humans resist cancer too, claim Andrei Seluanov and Vera Gorbunova.
Two new blood tests make detection of gastrointestinal cancer simplerSeptember 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have come up with two new blood tests that can make it simpler and cost effective to diagnnose gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. A research team led by Joost Louwagie, from the company OncoMethylome Sciences in Liege, Belgium collected blood before surgery from 193 patients known to have colorectal cancer, as well as from 688 controls undergoing colonoscopy for cancer screening.
New drug starves tumours of blood supplySeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of researchers has developed a new drug carrier that targets a tumour directly, which requires an ample supply of blood to stay alive. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, physiologist at Tel Aviv University's (TAU) Sackler School of Medicine, and her team developed the new drug.
How salmonella can be used to kill tumoursSeptember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - German scientists have shown how the bacteria migrate into tumours. Sara Bartels and Siegfried Weiss, of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, say that a messenger substance from the immune system makes blood vessels in the cancerous tissue permeable, and thereby enables the bacteria to conquer and destroy the tumour.
Breathalyser screening may help spot lung cancer earlyAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - Israeli scientists have come up with a device that can help spot lung cancer molecules on the breath of patients. Dr. Hossam Haick and colleagues at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa think that the technology may lead to pocket-friendly, portable breath-test devices with the potential to save large numbers of lives by detecting cancer early.
