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Electronic nose helps locate deadly tumour
An electronic nose can now diagnose cancerous tumors. A new research have designed an electronic nose to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma early on. This nose can detect the presence of the tumor...
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Tv show to focus on Yuvraj’s cancer battle
India’s flamboyant cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who was battling with cancer, finally came out of it and now is all set to spread the awareness of early detection through a show titled ‘Zindagi Abhi Baki...
View ArticleInstrument to aid research in nanoparticles for drug delivery gifted to IIT...
An instrument to accelerate advancement of research in nanoparticles for drug delivery was gifted on Tuesday to a professor from Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay by Izon Science, a New...
View ArticleA new drug that causes cancer cells to sleep
A new drug, Aflibercept, practically tricks tumours into passivity by flipping molecular switches in cancer’s structure and making them as good as dead. Trials conducted in the UK, involving more than...
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Wisdom teeth – why they may need to be removed
Ever had your dentist telling you that you need to get rid of your wisdom teeth and wondered why? Here’s a post that’ll tell you give you some of the answers you need. What are wisdom teeth? These are...
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Cancer terms: Pap smear, Targeted therapy and more
Palliative treatment: Palliative treatment is a symptomatic treatment given to relieve the symptoms and reduce the suffering caused by serious or life-threatening disease like cancer. It focuses on...
View ArticleDelhi docs salvage Nigerian girl’s leg with rare surgery
Doctors in a city hospital claim to have performed a rare ‘limb-salvage’ surgery to avoid amputating the left leg of a 13-year-old Nigerian girl suffering from bone cancer. Mariam underwent surgery at...
View ArticleDocs remove 4 kg tumour from man suffering from cancer of the penis!
A 52-year-old man suffering from a rare form of penile cancer had given up all hope after a premier hospital declared him inoperable because of the advanced stage of his cancer, which was compounded by...
View ArticleDiabetes drug can bolster anti-cancer therapies!
Philadelphia, June 12 (IANS): Scientists have found that combining diabetes drugs with anti-cancer therapies increases the efficacy of the latter, a study says. In the current issue of the journal...
View ArticleScientists pinpoint protein responsible for breast cancer recurrence
Washington, June 14 (ANI): Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have identified a key molecular player in recurrent breast cancer – a finding that suggests...
View ArticleNew protein finding may herald breakthrough in disease cure
Washington (ANI): Scientists have developed the first roadmap for ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins, which are crucial components of every cell and are also involved in tumour resistance....
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Brandon Bays’ incredible recovery from her tumour with cellular healing
Alternative therapist Brandon Bays, known across the Western world for her energy medicine, has brought her book, “The Journey”, a life-healing guide and the story of her battle with tumour, to India,...
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Sanjay Dutt’s wife has tumour in liver
As a massive controversy broke out over granting parole to actor Sanjay Dutt on the ground of his wife Manyata’s ill health, a doctor who examined her has said she has been diagnosed with a tumor a...
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Vital protein to stop tumour growth identified
In what can be called a major relief for scientists working on cancer research, a new study has reassured the potential of a protein that can be targetted to stop tumour growth. Scientists from the...
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Genetically modified Tulsi or basil can help fight cancer!
The ubiquitous tulsi in your backyard may be a potent weapon against all kinds of cancer, so believes a team of researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist. Tulsi or basil has eugenol that helps...
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Curcumin – a substance found in haldi (turmeric) can shrink cancerous tumours!
Scientists have developed tiny dissolvable capsules packed with curcumin – a substance found in turmeric – that can shrink tumours in mice by a third. Curcumin also slows the rate at which rogue cells...
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Now — a method to detect tumours early!
Here is a method that can potentially nip the threat of cancer in the bud. A team of researchers from University of South Carolina has developed a new way to detect a handful of lurking tumour cells –...
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Shocking – Teeth found in baby’s brain
A four-month-old baby in Maryland, US, was found with teeth formed in his brain due to a rare brain tumour. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Centre first suspected something might be wrong...
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Electronic nose helps locate deadly tumour
An electronic nose can now diagnose cancerous tumors. A new research have designed an electronic nose to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma early on. This nose can detect the presence of the tumor...
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New technique enables radiation-free detection of tumours
Scientists have developed a new technique to scan young cancer patients’ bodies for tumours without exposing them to radiation. The technique could reduce patients’ risk of developing secondary cancers...
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