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Chemistry World
October 25, 2010 |
Dual Purpose Dyes Offer New Imaging Options US researchers have developed a new series of combined fluorescent and chemiluminescent dye compounds that can be stored at low temperatures and then activated to release near infrared light when warmed to body temperature.   |
Chemistry World
October 22, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
Brighter Hope for Breast Cancer Scientists in the US have synthesized a novel contrast agent to help spot early signs of breast cancer. Although only tested on pigs so far, the researchers hope the agent will lead to improved breast cancer screening and surgery in the future. |
Chemistry World
December 11, 2013
Tim Wogan |
Brighter future for cancer detection with polymer probe A new 'smart' polymer that is extremely sensitive to pH can highlight tumors with exceptional accuracy. |
Chemistry World
June 21, 2006
Katharine Sanderson |
Peptide Agent Tracks Angiogenesis A molecular imaging agent that can track the progress of tumour growth is about to be trialled by GE Healthcare. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2008
John Bonner |
Fireflies make light work of tumours Cancer researchers can see how effective new chemotherapy drugs are at destroying tumours by using the light that causes fireflies to glow in the dark. |
Chemistry World
June 18, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Micro-magnets promise colour MRI scans Microscopic magnets could one day brighten up grey-scale magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, according to scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World
February 14, 2011
Rachel Cooper |
Small and sensitive nanoparticles A new highly sensitive nanoparticle contrast agent for imaging in the body stays in the bloodstream longer and is better at targeting tumors than other nanoparticle contrast agents, say Chinese scientists. |
Chemistry World
March 4, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Laser treatment for late-stage cancer Scientists from China, the US and Peru claim to have successfully treated late-stage breast cancer patients using laser immunotherapy to stimulate patients' own immune systems to fight the cancer. |
Chemistry World
March 5, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Arsenic Enhances Cancer Imaging Locating tumors with pin-point accuracy could soon be possible with a new therapy that uses radioactive arsenic. |
Chemistry World
September 5, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Raman-based imaging takes guesswork out of brain surgery A new technique that color-codes cancerous and healthy brain cells according to their chemistry could help surgeons remove all traces of brain tumors while minimizing damage to sensitive tissues. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
Long-life light illuminates cells The new dye, based on platinum, will carry on emitting light long after any interfering 'autofluorescence' from naturally occurring molecules in the cell has fizzled out. |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Smallpox vaccine virus puts cancer in its sights The results of a human cancer therapy trial show for the first time that tumors can be targeted and infected by engineered viruses, without damage to surrounding tissues. |
Chemistry World
January 13, 2015
Jennifer Newton |
Infrared offers odds on skin cancer spreading Scientists in Belgium have shown that infrared spectrometry can help predict how likely it is that a melanoma tumor, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has spread to other organs. |
Chemistry World
July 28, 2006
Tom Westgate |
Radioactive Scorpion Venom Stings Brain Tumours Scorpion venom carries a nasty sting for brain tumour cells. A peptide based on chlorotoxin, found in the venom of the Giant Yellow Israeli Scorpion, has been used to target glioma, a particularly aggressive form of brain tumour. |
Chemistry World
January 25, 2013
Rajesh Parishwad |
Indian supreme court's anger over unregulated clinical trials The fledgling clinical trials industry in India has been hit by recent revelations of a lack of regulation. Now, the country's supreme court has criticized the body that oversees clinical trials for its inaction in the face of these unethical practices. |
Chemistry World
April 10, 2008
Sarah Houlton |
Radiotherapy Side-Effects Suppressed A new drug being developed by scientists at Cleveland BioLabs (CBLI) in the US may hold the key to protecting healthy cells from the effects of radiotherapy during cancer treatment. |
Chemistry World
November 30, 2006
Jessica Ebert |
Morning After Pill Might Prevent Breast Cancer The active ingredient of the morning-after pill -- mifepristone, or RU-486 -- prevents the formation of mammary-cell tumours in mice with a mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA1, report scientists. |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2006
Michael Gross |
Iron Chelates Beat Cancer Cancer cells need more iron than normal body cells to sustain their abnormally rapid growth. Researchers have now identified one particularly potent chelate complex that helps deplete tumors of iron. |
Chemistry World
June 3, 2011
Jennifer Newton |
Across the barrier for tumor imaging A probe that can cross the blood-brain barrier to allow high sensitivity brain tumor imaging has been made by Chinese scientists. |
Chemistry World
November 23, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Bacteria That Help Fight Cancer Scientists have given a new meaning to the term `friendly bacteria' by discovering a bacterial protein that helps treat cancer. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2006
Jon Evans |
Nanotechnology Tackles Chemotherapy Chemists and medical researchers have developed nanoparticles that target chemotherapy drugs directly at tumours. The researchers claim that the same technique could be used to develop nanoparticle-based treatments for a wide range of other diseases. |
Chemistry World
November 7, 2010
Laura Howes |
Inhaled nanoparticles, from there to where? US scientists have for the first time shown how the size and surface properties of nanoparticles can affect where they end up in the body after they are inhaled. |
Chemistry World
October 15, 2013
Dinsa Sachan |
Supreme court ruling brings clinical trials to a halt in India The fate of 162 global clinical trials hangs in the balance, as the top Indian court has asked the government to provide more details on their approval process before they can proceed. |
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Richard Stevens |
Participating In Clinical Trials Check out what participating in clinical trials involves and how you can join a study. You may even make some cash in the process. |
