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- Killing cancer cells -- one at a time
- A team of U.S. engineers and researchers have developed a laser surgery probe which targets individual cancer cells. This 'microscalpel' can destroy a single cancerous cell while leaving nearby cells intact. According to the lead researcher, 'You can remove a cell with high precision in 3-D without damaging the cells...
- Blog posts 2008-06-26
- Detecting individual cancer cells with silicon
- Take a silicon MEMS device as large as a business card. (For more on MEMS technology click here.) Coat it with tens of thousands of microposts, and coat the posts with antibodies which detect a molecule only found on cancer cells. Then run blood...
- Blog posts 2007-12-20
- A cancer-resistant mouse?
- University of Kentucky researchers have created a cancer-resistant mouse by introducing a tumor-suppressor gene called 'Par-4' into an egg. The 'Par-4' gene, discovered in 1993, kills cancer cells, but not normal cells. It was originally found in the prostate, but this gene also can lead to the death of a...
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- Turning cancer cells into nanomagnets
- In its tomorrow issue, New Scientist reports that researchers at the University of New Mexico UNM had a brilliant idea to make bone-marrow biopsies more efficient for patients affected by leukemia. In "Nanoparticles that cancer cells can't resist," the magazine writes that the basic idea is to use magnetic iron...
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- How silicon-based drugs could treat cancer
- The lives of almost living organisms on Earth, including ourselves, are carbon-based. And when were sick, were exclusively treated with carbon-based medicines. But now, a team of chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison had a bright idea. Why not replace carbon atoms by silicon atoms? And by modifying a drug...
- Blog posts 2007-02-03
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- PARP inhibitors working against inherited cancers
- PARP inhibitors working against inherited cancersInherited CancerSince there is no such thing as inherited cancer, the article should have read "for those genetically predisposed towards cancer". Current studies indicate everyone has cancer, but most people never experience adverse effects from it because their immune systems do not allow it...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- IRS eyes taxing your work mobile phone
- IRS eyes taxing your work mobile phoneIRSMore money to spread around.. GREAT WORK IRS..Another fine example of no new taxes for people under $250,000. YEA, what I thought and can you say " I TOLD YOU SO"..You asked for it you got it...In the UKHMRC do consider a work provided...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Another WiFi health scare breaks out
- Another WiFi health scare breaks outOh NOooooo! Not their precious cell phones![i]And if electromagnetic waves are truly dangerous, why aren?t the cranks going after cell phone companies, or TV and radio stations?[/i]They won't go after cell phones because most people are addicted to cell phones. If you were...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-08
- How far behind the tech curve is health care?
- How far behind the tech curve is health care?A long, long wayHealthcare is a long, long way behind the general curve when it comes to technology. Here's why, though electronic records have the power to be transformational, the core basics of healthcare don't necessarily digitize well. Charting is...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
- Jobs considering liver transplant due to cancer complications
- When it comes to reporting on the health of a CEO, it's shaky territory, but once it hits the wires, it must be done. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is considering a liver transplant as a result of complications after treatment for pancreatic cancer in 2004, according to...
- Blog posts 2009-01-16
- Jobs to take medical leave; Back in the summer
- Jobs to take medical leave; Back in the summerRE: Jobs to take medical leave; Back in the summerHope he recovers quickly and is back to good health.unfortunately sounds seriousOr maybe not, but we have no choice but to try to read between the lines because obviously neither Steve nor Apple...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- The Gupta choice
- The Gupta choiceWe are doomed.Why stop at an obesity tax? Why not a risky sex tax? You know, all those questions they ask you when you give blood? (Have you ever, even once, had sex with another man?)We could have a risky behavior tax. Do you...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-07
- How some vegetables fight breast cancer
- How some vegetables fight breast cancerTime for some weeding of noxious posts in this thread's garden?I cannot remenber what the compound was, but it is produced by healthy cells and consumes cancer cells. To me then, that says to concentrate upon making healthy cells and they will keep the body...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-24
- So what can Sun do?
- So what can Sun do?I have a couple of suggestions.Now doubt you wont like them, Murph, but here they are anyway:- Work with Microsoft to get Windows Server running on SPARC. Why? There are a lot of small businesses on Windows servers for whom the migration to Sun hardware is...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- Do squirrels really know how to avoid cancer?
- University of Rochester researchers have discovered that small rodents with long lifespans, such as squirrels or chinchillas, can live decades without developing any form of cancer. Apparently, these rodents are using a previously unknown anti-cancer mechanism different from the ones used by humans or other large mammals. The lead researcher...
- Blog posts 2008-09-21
- What are we breathing now? Let me guess...
- What are we breathing now? Let me guess...AIRSO!please stop using my AIR hold your breath so we can get clean air. you are messing it all up for usGET A REAL JOBBreathing deeplyconfident in the fact that the human system is excellent at filtering out all manner of substances...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- We can change your cells and cure your diabetes
- We can change your cells and cure your diabetesWe can change your cells and cure your diabetesThat's cool that they are one step closer to curing diabetes. I'm curious to see what the raw food dieters have to say comparing this technique verses going raw.http://www.rawfor30days.com/http://www.truthpublishing.com/haltdiabetes_p/yprint-cat21267.htmIf either one really does...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Is the latest cancer cure claim real?
- Is the latest cancer cure claim real?BittersweetAll news like this about advances in cancer treatment is bittersweet. My wife passed away from cancer two and a half years ago, and I can't help but wish more advances had been made before she died, not after. But I am happy for...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Linus Pauling's revenge
- Linus Pauling's revengeMatter of degreeI think there's a fair amount of evidence that Vitamin C does a lot more than prevent scurvy and that at least some of Dr. Pauling's claims are true. I think that reasonable people can disagree as to whether all of the claims made by...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- Evolution is punctuated equilibria
- Evolution is punctuated equilibriaFunny thing......how the definition and *theory* of Evolution note the capital continues to morph. It's utter scientific fraud and debauchery!RE: Evolution is punctuated equilibria> Clearly, we are not any closer to securing the Internet, if that is even possible.I don't think it's possible, but it IS...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
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