Groundbreaking, inexpensive, pocket-sized ultrasound device can help treat cancer, relieve arthritis
A prototype of a therapeutic ultrasound device, developed by a Cornell graduate student, fits in the palm of a hand, is battery-powered and packs enough punch to stabilize a gunshot wound or deliver drugs to brain cancer patients. It is wired to a ceramic probe, called a transducer, and it creates sound waves so strong they instantly cause water to bubble, spray and turn into steam.
New Therapy Prevents Dangerous Side Effect for Lymphoma Patients
Patients respond well to a new three-drug combination for indolent B cell lymphoma that also spares them prolonged, potentially lethal, suppression of blood production in the bone marrow, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report today at the 50th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
Anti-Cancer Flower Power
Tel Aviv University researchers are combatting cancer with a jasmine-based drug
Could a substance from the jasmine flower hold the key to an effective new therapy to treat cancer?
Black Raspberries Slow Cancer By Altering Hundreds Of Genes
New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventive agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular gene.
Duke Chemists Synthesize Promising Anti-Cancer Product
DukeUniversity chemists have patented an efficient technique for synthesizing a marine algae extract in sufficient quantities to now test its ability to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells while leaving normal cells unaffected.