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Science News July 1, 2006 |
Timeline: From the June 27, 1936 issue Facsimile transmission hailed as revolution... New type molecular film is announced... Diabetes cases increasing though insulin prolongs life... |
Scientific American January 2009 Charles Q. Choi |
Do White Blood Cells Make Cancer Deadly? The ability to spread underlies the killing power of cancer. The process occurs, John Pawelek thinks, when tumor cells fuse with white blood cells -- an idea that, if right, could yield new therapies |
Science News November 3, 2007 |
Timeline: From the October 30, 1937, issue Bare branches of trees warn of coming winter... Cancer may spread in body by fragments in the blood... Oil flooded out of wells by new water method... |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 Richard Saltus |
Three-Dimensional Cell Cultures Thinking big but starting small, Sangeeta Bhatia is closing in on her ambitious goal: growing human livers in the lab from scratch. |
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 Fiona McKenzie |
Sorting the good from the bad US scientists have found a way to separate cancerous cells from healthy cells by taking advantage of their adhesion properties. Separating cancer cells for analysis is a critical step for determining the recommended course of treatment for patients. |
Chemistry World February 11, 2013 Helen Potter |
A new system for cancer detection Cancer cells have been found to differ from normal cells in several ways, including the make up of their cell membranes. Cancer-cell membranes have been found to contain more anionic lipids than normal cells, leading to an overall negatively charged cell surface. |
Science News September 29, 2007 |
Timeline: From the September 25, 1937, Issue Insulin Molecule Has Complicated Pattern... New Flaming Supernova; Second Within Fortnight... X Rays Kill Living Cells by Suffocation; Cancer Clue... |
Chemistry World July 28, 2009 Michael Gross |
DNA to direct and switch off chemo Researchers in the US have developed a new approach to cancer chemotherapy using short DNA strands to help target delivery of the drug directly to cancer cells, and 'call it off' should problems arise. |
Science News April 9, 2005 |
From the April 6, 1935, issue Washington's famous cherry blossoms bloom early... Gaseous nebulae may be ghosts of exploded stars... Archaeologists find dinner left on stove 6,000 years... |
Science News July 9, 2005 |
From the July 6, 1935, Issue Phantom Ship Will Welcome Many Park Visitors... Cure for Cancer May be Found in Defensive Diet... Huge Island Universe Found in Cloud of Star Dust... |
Chemistry World June 9, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Artificial virus silences genes Scientists in Korea have created an artificial virus that can target the nucleus of cancer cells and knock out specific genes. |
Reactive Reports Issue 49 David Bradley |
Hydrophobic Water? Researchers have found evidence to indicate that water molecules don't always want to bond to other water molecules, affecting the uniformity of water forming on metal surfaces. |
American Family Physician February 1, 2004 |
Penile Cancer What is cancer?... How does my doctor check for cancer?... How is penile cancer treated? |
Science News July 26, 2003 |
TimeLine: July 22, 1933 Perkins Observatory 69-inch mirror is third largest... Find eggs that were fresh a million years ago... Cancer susceptibility depends on single gene |
Science News November 18, 2006 |
Timeline: From the November 14, 1936, issue Dust shows up like stars under modern instrument... Chemical warfare new hope in battle against disease... Intense sound vibrations age whiskey in 7 hours... |
Scientific American March 2009 Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 Jack Uldrich |
Nanotech and the War on Cancer New imaging advances in nanotechnology will help speed cancers' end. What does it mean for investors? |
Chemistry World March 16, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Nanodumbbells Target Cancer Cells US scientists have designed nanoparticles that function like 'guided missiles' in the targeted destruction of breast cancer cells. |
Popular Mechanics October 2000 |
Science: Greatest Unsolved Mysteries Is there a Fountain of Youth? Will we cure cancer? Can we achieve immortality? Can we create artificial life? Where is the soul? Is the speed of light the ultimate speed limit? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? Can we travel through time? |
Science News August 23, 2003 |
TimeLine: August 19, 1933 Construction begun on 80-inch Texas telescope... Spot larger than earth breaks out on Saturn... Artificial blood in dogs shows red cells guard hemoglobin |
Chemistry World May 13, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Combination nanoparticles to fight cancer Korean chemists have assembled a multitalented nanoparticle that can hunt down, treat, and illuminate cancerous cells. |
Science News July 31, 2004 |
From the July 28, 1934, Issue Twelve Swamp Dinosaurs Found by Museum Party... Old Violin Makers' Secrets Revealed by x-Ray Analysis... Cancer Caused by Virus Present in Even Normal Cells... |
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005 Michael Arndt |
Cancer Cells With A Death Wish Is Abbott Labs' Stephen Fesik closing in on a way to make cancer cells self-destruct? |
BusinessWeek April 30, 2007 Catherine Arnst |
Teaching The Body To Fix Itself Cancer vaccines still in trial stages may be able to prolong life with few side effects, but the FDA has yet to be convinced. |
Wired August 2003 Jennifer Kahn |
The End of Cancer (As we Know it) Diagnosis. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Slow painful death. No more. A new era of cancer treatment is dawning. Meet three scientists who are using the revelations of the Human Genome Project to reshape medicine. |
BusinessWeek June 13, 2005 Catherine Arnst |
Biotech, Finally The past 30 years of biological discoveries, insights into the human genome, and exotic chemical manipulation have unleashed a wave of biological drugs, many of them reengineered human proteins. |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2011 Richard Saltus |
T-Cell Booster Kits A bioengineer remodels cell surfaces to prod the immune system. |
Science News July 13, 2002 |
From the July 9, 1932, issue Modernistic Building Shows Achievements of Science... X-Rayed Cells Live Faster; Die of Premature Old Age... Color Photographs Easily Made by New Process... |
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Michael Arndt |
Fine-Tuning the Attack on Breast Cancer Genentech's Herceptin, the first drug approved for a specific group, helps patients who are genetically susceptible to a virulent form of the disease. |
Scientific American May 2009 Christine Soares |
Cancer Clues from Embryonic Development Rethinking cancer by seeing tumors as a cellular pregnancy. |
Chemistry World February 12, 2014 Manisha Lalloo |
Synthetic strategy targets 'undruggable' small RNAs Chemists in the US have found a way to predict small molecules that can target short pieces of RNA involved in some diseases, such as cancer. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
Prostate Cancer Overview Everything you wanted to know and more about prostate cancer in this three-part prostate cancer guide. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2006 Schoenbach et al. |
Zap Extreme voltage could be a surprisingly delicate tool in the fight against cancer. The list of effects that scientists have achieved using nanoseconds-long pulses is growing rapidly, though their actual use as a medical treatment is still years away. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Dickmeyer & Rosenbeck |
From Rut to Racetrack Can the pharmaceutical industry deliver on its objective to make cancer a curable, chronic condition? |
AskMen.com April 15, 2014 Naomi Mead |
Don't Put Your Sexual Health At Risk! Eat These 5 Foods Right Now & Protect Yourself. It is believed that a high-sugar, high-fat, processed Western diet may have a significant part to play in the increased rates of prostate cancer we are now observing. |
Chemistry World July 15, 2015 Aurora Walshe |
Fog-free film doesn't dare to glare Scientists in China have built a thin film that retains its antifogging properties even under an antireflective coating. |
BusinessWeek May 12, 2011 Robert Langreth |
Big Pharma Bets on a Novel Cancer Cure Research in epigenetics is booming. The payoff could be in the billions. |
Science News April 22, 2006 |
From the April 18, 1936, issue Night-illuminated museum offers "spooky" sights... Importance of heredity as cause of cancer stressed... |
Science News January 21, 2006 |
From the January 18, 1936, Issue Scientists Shown Model of Second-Largest Telescope... Relief for Angina Pectoris, "Most Painful" Disease... Lightest Solid Ever Found Made at Bartol Laboratories... |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 Bradley Thompson |
Virus as Viable Drug Coincidence or phenomena? The reovirus is Mother Nature's own cancer-killer. |
HHMI Bulletin February 2012 |
Short Films Make Evolutionary Biology Memorable "Film is a powerful way to tell stories," says HHMI Vice President for Science Education Sean B. Carroll. "You can hear scientists talking in their own words and see the places where they do their own work." |
AskMen.com Dustin Driver |
8 Cancer Myths The following myths about cancer have been debunked by doctors and scientists the world over. So do yourself and your community a favor: read the facts and spread the word. |
Chemistry World November 4, 2011 Phillip Broadwith |
Chemists put finger on the trigger to attack cancer Hydrogen peroxide-triggered release mechanisms could help reduce the side effects of cancer drugs by keeping them safely locked up until they reach the oxidizing environment of cancer cells, say scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World February 28, 2013 Andy Extance |
Chemical transport defines 'Goldilocks' cell size A US team has suggested molecular movement as an answer to the question of why cells are the size they are. A question that they say 'still awaits an answer from first principles'. |
Food Processing August 2006 Mark Anthony |
Diet and Cancer Over the past 50 years, deaths from heart disease, stroke and infectious diseases have decreased significantly -- but the same cannot be said of cancer. |
Chemistry World January 17, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Nanomachines to Treat Cancer Scientists at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) have signed a deal with a private investment firm to develop and market 'nanomachines' to treat cancer. |
AskMen.com Jacob Franek |
New Cancer Therapies As cancer research explodes, the availability of new and innovative interventions is expanding almost daily. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2004 Charly Travers |
Biotech's 5-Baggers: Part 3 Year after year, the hottest biotech companies with investors are those with drugs in development for the treatment of cancer. |
Chemistry World July 19, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Designing porous patterns Belgian chemists are finally getting to grips with how to control the way molecules arrange themselves at the solid-liquid interface. |
Scientific American July 2008 Charles Q. Choi et al. |
News Scan Briefs: Eating with Tension, Cancerous Marriage, Milk and Diabetes News items from ecology, oncology, immunology, and news about privacy concerns |