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Sensitizing tumor response to cancer therapy

Two forms of skin and brain cancer respond very poorly to chemotherapy and radiation: melanoma and glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1




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Battery cathode made of waste byproducts from paper industry promises sustainable energy storage

A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy in an intelligent way. According to research at Linköping University (Sweden), published ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Just add water and treat brain cancer

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a technique that delivers gene therapy into human brain cancer cells using nanoparticles that can be freeze-dried and stored for up to three months ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Healthier Easter egg hunt

A few simple tips and maneuvers may help reduce potential negative effects of the traditional holiday hidden eggs search.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Famed neurosurgeon's century-old notes reveal 'modern' style admission of medical error

The current focus on medical errors isn't quite as new as it seems. A Johns Hopkins review of groundbreaking neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing's notes, made at the turn of the last century, has turned up copious documentation of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After 500 years Bolivian silver mountain risks collapse

The mountain holding one of the world's greatest silver deposits is at risk of collapse after five centuries of exploitation, Bolivian officials say, calling for moves to save the historic site.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 19

NRL scientists unravel complex quantum dot-dopamine interactions

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in conjunction with the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Ca., recently reported a detailed study of the interactions of water soluble semi-conductor ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

An ideal candidate for sustainable catalysis

(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of environmentally friendly and efficient catalysts is a major challenge in the field of chemical research, with the focus now being placed on the search for inexpensive metal ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Doctors perform brain surgery via eyelid

When Liane Lefever complained to her doctor about a persistent ear ache, an examination found a much more serious problem: a brain tumor.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 3

NanoEngineers Print and Test Chemical Sensors on Underwear (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical sensors printed directly on elastic underwear waistbands retained their sensing abilities even after engineers stretched, folded and pulled at the chemical-sensing printable electrodes ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 17, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Shortcut through eyelid gives surgeons less-invasive approach to fix brain fluid leaks

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins have safely and effectively operated inside the brains of a dozen patients by making a small entry incision through the natural creases of an eyelid to reach the skull and deep brain.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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