Nanoscale blood test technique set to springboard cancer discoveries
A technique to get more information from the blood of cancer patients than previously possible has been developed.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 28, 2018
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News tagged with cancer diagnosis
Acoustic microfluidic platform gently and quickly separates circulating tumor cells from blood samples
Using sound waves, an international team of researchers has developed a gentle, contact-free method for separating circulating tumor cells from blood samples that is fast and efficient enough for clinical use.
Materials Science
Jul 3, 2018
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Communication patterns in cancer-related Facebook pages
New research reveals how health professionals can use Facebook to communicate effectively about prevention, risk factors, and early diagnosis of cancer.
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2017
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A cancer in the family: One spouse's diagnosis can lower household income
Caring for a husband or wife with cancer significantly diminishes family income, according to researchers from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, who tracked changes in employment and income among working-age ...
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2017
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NASA climate scientist and astronaut Sellers dies at 61
Piers Sellers, a climate scientist and former astronaut who gained fame late in life for his eloquent commentary about the earth's fragility and his own cancer diagnosis, has died. He was 61.
Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2016
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Scientists complete development of a new system for cancer diagnostics
Scientists from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI in cooperation with colleagues from Pohang University of Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea are at the final stage of the development of a unique ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 13, 2016
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How nanotechnology could detect and treat cancer
A growing field called nanotechnology is allowing researchers to manipulate molecules and structures much smaller than a single cell to enhance our ability to see, monitor and destroy cancer cells in the body.
Bio & Medicine
May 18, 2016
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First computer program developed to detect DNA mutations in single cancer cells
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced a new method for detecting DNA mutations in a single cancer cell versus current technology that analyzes millions of cells which they believe ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2016
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Physicist develops new diagnostic tools for cancer
Cancer diagnosis has come a long way, with noninvasive diagnostic imaging largely replacing exploratory surgery. At UWM, physicist Sarah Patch is working on the next generation of diagnostic tools: thermoacoustic imaging.
General Physics
Jan 29, 2016
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New approach holds promise for earlier, easier detection of colorectal cancer
Chemists at Caltech have developed a new sensitive technique capable of detecting colorectal cancer in tissue samples—a method that could one day be used in clinical settings for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 25, 2015
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