Oct 17
We don’t yet know how to kill the common cold—we can only suppress it. But we might be able to use the ever-changing virus to kill something else we’ve been unable to destroy: cancer. More »
Oct 15
If it’s not one thing, it’s another: a new hypothesis floating around the scientific community suggests that evolving bigger brains and superior intellect may have led to a dramatically elevated risk of cancer in humans. Thanks, brain. More »
Oct 10
Cancer is easier to defeat the earlier it’s detected. And while getting a weekly mammogram to catch breast cancer in its earliest stages is impractical, wearing a smart sports bra that’s just as effective at early detection isn’t. So First Warning Systems’ Breast Tissue Screening Bra has the potential to revolutionize screenings. More »
Oct 08
Scientists are developing a new offensive tactic against cancer—killing the bad cells with magnets? More »
Oct 05
You’ll never feel better about watching porn (other than the last time you watched porn) on Pornhub because the site just announced that it will donate money for every porn video watched in the month of October. It’s for breast cancer research—a great, great cause. More »
Sep 27
Woman Grows a New Ear on Her Arm, Has It Attached to Her Head (Warning: Graphic) [Science]
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Yep, this happened. Doctors at Johns Hopkins have attached a new ear to a patient that was grown on her own forearm. It’s a medical first, and a heartwarming-if-a-little-yucky story. More »
Sep 24
For decades, breast cancer was considered a single disease. Recent research, however, suggested it was a number of genetically distinct variations—and now a new study has split the disease into four differently treatable types. More »
Sep 14
Cancer, a disease that used to be extremely rare and was deemed to be a death sentence by many, has seen advances in medical science that helped increase survival rates by leaps and bounds. Here we are with a team of chemists that has Vincent Rotello at the helm at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, working on a rapid, sensitive method of detecting microscopic levels across many different metastatic cell types in living tissue. To put it in a nutshell, this sensor array system of gold nanoparticles and proteins will work in tandem so that it can “smell” different cancer , similar to how our noses work and help us identify and remember different kinds of odors.
This chemical nose idea is not new, but it is a branch in the medical and scientific world that definitely deserves more than just a passing glance. In fact, it is sensitive enough to differentiate between normal cells and cancerous ones. As Rotello explained, “With this tool, we can now actually detect and identify metastasized tumor cells in living animal tissue rapidly and effectively using the ‘nose’ strategy. We were the first group to use this approach in cells, which is relatively straightforward. Now we’ve done it in tissues and organs, which are very much more complex. With this advance, we’re much closer to the promise of a general diagnostic test.”
I sure hope that the electronic nose sensor array is sensitive and affordable enough to see action in countries worldwide, without costing a bomb. Generally speaking, every one has a right to live and be given an equal chance at survival, don’t you think so?
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: World’s fastest camera used to detect cancer cells in real time, Hamilton robot capable of detecting and treating breast cancer,
Aug 26
It’s hard to find a good specialist on earth, let alone when you’re floating 240 miles above it. That’s why NASA will test the Microflow, a breadbox-sized device that instantly detects cancer and infectious diseases, and can even sense the presence of rotten food. The Canadian-made device is a “flow cytometer,” which works by analyzing microparticles in blood or other fluids and replaces hospital versions weighing hundreds of pounds. Here on Earth, the device could let people in remote communities be tested more quickly for disease, or permit on-site testing of food quality, for instance. It will be particularly advantageous in space, however, where Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will test it during his six-month ISS mission, allowing crew to monitor, diagnose and treat themselves without outside help. Now, if we could just get it down to a hand size, and use some kind of radio waves instead — oh wait, that’s not until Stardate -105352.
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Aug 23
A new product dubbed the Glove Tricorder by Med Sensation aims to make it easier for doctors – and patients – to diagnose breast cancer as well as problems like enlarged kidneys and other sub-dermal issues. The gloves currently contain a number of sensors including pressure feedback loops and accelerometers. Eventually the company plans to add ultrasound pads to the tips of the glove, allowing doctors to see inside the breast as they manipulate the tissue.
The system currently allows doctors to “quantify touch,” thereby allowing them to tell exactly what they’re doing right and wrong during examinations. For example, if a trainee is squeezing too hard or is not in the right position, the glove can give that feedback to an instructor.
“Soon everyone will have a glove that can be used to assess a sports injury or can be used to do self-clinical breast exams. In the future we will be able to augment a human’s ability to diagnosis illness, by adding sensors such as ultrasound probes that will be able to integrate the data and provide real-time assessment of heart valve abnormalities, abdominal pain, and much more without having to go to medical facility,” wrote the founders.
The project is part of the graduate studies program at the Singularity University. It was founded by a Harvard medical student, Andrew Bishara, and a pair of engineers, Elishai Ezra and Fransiska Hadiwidjana.
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