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Nanodiscs Shake Brain Cancer Into Remission

Conventional treatments are often ineffective for treating brain cancer, but scientists have developed a novel new method of destroying cancer cells in the brain: they tag them with metal nanodiscs and shake them to death with magnets. More »

02/13/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#health

Cells Collected in 1951 Still Aiding Researchers Today

In 1951, a biopsy was performed on Henrietta Lacks as part of her treatment for cervical cancer. Henrietta died a few months later, but cells collected during the biopsy are being used for research study today. More »

01/25/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#health

Scientists Find an Antibody Which Hunts and Kills Prostate Cancer

Researchers have discovered an antibody which, when injected into mice, will bond with prostate cancer tissue and "initiate direct cell death" in it. If results carry over to humans, this discovery would almost be a cure to prostate cancer. More »

12/28/09

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By Rosa Golijan

#cellphones

Rejoice! Cellphones Are Safe Again (Until They Aren't)

The Scandinavians have arrived, data in tow, and those communication devices we press to our ears hundreds of times per week are safe again. More »

12/06/09

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By Jack Loftus

#medicine

New Artificial Larynx Could Give Cancer Patients a Natural Sounding Voice

An ad with someone telling you to quit smoking in the cold robotic voice of a mechanical larynx is powerful imagery. This new artificial larnyx could screw up that whole angle for anti-smoking advocacy groups. More »

12/03/09

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By Sean Fallon

#sad

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Diagnosed With Cancer

11/17/09

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#diy

Man Designs and Builds Machine To Fight His Own Cancer

For the last sixteen minutes and twenty-seven seconds I've been watching this video in absolute awe. It's the story of John Kanzius who designed, built, and tested a machine (on himself), all in hopes of curing his leukemia. More »

10/20/09

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By Rosa Golijan

#cancer

Electroscalpel Hunts Down Cancer Like a Cougar at a High School Kegger

When surgeons dig around inside of you trying to cut out a tumor, they're actually going off of pre-op info to find the tumor. An electroscalpel, combined with a mass spectrometer, will let them map cancerous cells in realtime. More »

10/09/09

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By matt buchanan

#science

New Breathalyzer Detects Lung Cancer

Breathalyzers have been around for years, letting cops determine just how drunk you were when you plowed into their parked car. But now, a new breathalyzer has been developed that can detect lung cancer. More »

08/31/09

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By Adam Frucci

#robots

Touchy Feely Robot Promises to be Gentle (and Check for Cancer)

This won't hurt a bit! Researchers have developed a prototype robot that, through key-hole surgery, can detect cancer tumors in half the time, with less tissue damage, and with 40 percent more accuracy than clumsy humans. More »

08/25/09

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By Danny Allen

#security

Cancer Meds Wiped Off Man's Fingerprints

A 62-year-old tourist was trying to enter the United States when he was stopped at customs to have his fingerprints scanned. This was a problem for both him and the customs agents, for he had no fingerprints. More »

05/28/09

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By Adam Frucci

#medicine

Get Your Cancer Zapped by a Gigantic, Proton-Spewing Cyclotron

02/19/09

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#nowheretorun

Seeing Viral Spread of Target Stores Across U.S. Somehow Not as Terrifying as Wal-Mart

Seeing Wal-Mart spread across the U.S. in that video last month reminded me of a virus consuming mankind, but this Target one? Not so much. It's not a perfect store, but it's certainly no Wal-Mart. More »

02/01/09

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By Jack Loftus

#health

Polymer Implant Trains Immune Cells To Find and Destroy Tumors

01/28/09

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#panic

Cellphones Cause Kidney Stones and Heart Disease Now

12/29/08

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Early Results from Largest Ever Cellphone Cancer Study Are Horribly Depressing

12/23/08

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#lightsabers

Scottish Scientists Fight Cancer Cells With a Lightsaber

11/23/08

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#robots

Robot Prototype Finds, Attacks and Kills Breast Cancer Cells

10/12/08

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#nintendo

Pink Ribbon DS Lite Is an Insult to Cancer Funding

To those who'd like to support a real world cause while defending the princess from Bowser's latest kidnapping, this limited edition Pink Ribbon DS Lite raises money for the cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For every unit sold, Nintendo passes $5 to the organization. $5!!! Whoa. That's big money! More »

09/26/08

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By Mark Wilson

#nanomachines