POSTS TAGGED AS cancer

A Blood Filter for Tumor Cells

Inexpensive filter captures tumor
“Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan have designed an inexpensive and convenient filter that can isolate circulating [MORE]

Reactivating the p53 Tumor Suppressor Gene

Cancer immunotherapy reactivates tumor suppressor protein
MAIN rarely covers drug discovery, which is a huge field in itself, but this piece [MORE]

Algorithms for Automated Primary Diagnosis of Digital Pathology Images

Digital pathology
“Digital pathology is poised to take a great leap forward. Within as few as 12 months, image analysis algorithms [MORE]

GRAIL’s Holy Grail

 
MedTech Grail launches long-awaited Galleri blood test
GRAIL (Menlo Park, CA) may soon release its cancer diagnostic “Galleri” which can confirm [MORE]

Detecting Cancer Cells by Tinsel Strength

Miniaturized electomechanical device
Lesions of certain skin diseases, such as psoriasis and melanoma, present a higher degree of surface stiffness than [MORE]

Smart Medicines

Label-free characterization of organic nanocarriers
“We [physicists at Washington State University] utilize X-rays resonant with molecular bonds to demonstrate an in-situ [MORE]

As Good as a Dog’s Nose

Urine to detect prostate cancer
From MIT engineers: “We tested the clinical feasibility of a cross-disciplinary, integrative approach to early prostate [MORE]

Nanorate Sequencing

WellcomeSanger-nanorate sequencing (NanoSeq)
“For the first time, scientists are able to study changes in the DNA of any human tissue, following [MORE]

Identifying Melanoma with a Smartphone

Automated melanoma detection
Research from engineers at MIT “describes the development of the tool using a branch of artificial intelligence called [MORE]

Organoid Model of Cervical Cancer

Patient-derived organoid model for cervical cancer
“Researchers from the group of Hans Clevers (Hubrecht Institute) developed the first patient-derived organoid model [MORE]

A Light Trail of Cancer Metastases

Bright new tool to record cellular interactions
A Stanford scientist has “created a system that allowed GFP [green fluorescent protein] on [MORE]

Legacy of 100,000 Genomes

Genomics
Ten years ago, the British National Health Service launched the “100,000 Genomes Project,” which now has expanded to a 5 [MORE]

Hydrogel Releases Drugs in Response to Tumor Microenvironment

Hydrogel Releases Drugs in Response to Tumor Microenvironment
Cancer drugs can break down in the body before they reach a tumor [MORE]

Digital PCR Diagnosis of Cancer

Researchers  Mikheikin, Reed, Koeblye developed cheaper system  for DNA sequencing
“More accurate but less-costly cancer diagnostics are the Holy Grail of [MORE]