Taiwan's battle with betel nut addiction
For years Huang Sheng-yi helped feed Taiwan's addiction to the betel nut, planting thousands of the trees on his mountainous farm.
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News tagged with oral cancer
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Chemists build a better cancer-killing drill
An international team of scientists is getting closer to perfecting molecule-sized motors that drill through the surface of cancer cells, killing them in an instant.
Bio & Medicine
May 29, 2019
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Polymeric nanoparticles attack head and neck cancer
Head and neck cancer, the sixth most common cancer in the world, has remained one of the more difficult malignancies to treat, and even when treatment is successful, patients suffer severely from the available therapies. ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 15, 2011
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Handheld probe shows promise for oral cancer detection
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.
Engineering
Apr 26, 2012
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Research treats the fungus among us with nontoxic medicinal compound
A Kansas State University microbiologist has found a breakthrough herbal medicine treatment for a common human fungal pathogen that lives in almost 80 percent of people.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 12, 2013
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Microbial food chain: Nutritional interactions promoting periodontitis
In ecology, a forest is a well-known example of a biome—an ecosystem of plants and animals that corresponds to a specific regional climate helping each other. But did you know that the human mouth has its own small-scale ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2022
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Nano-Bio-Chip Checks for Oral Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- The gentle touch of a brush on the tongue or cheek can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive techniques like biopsies, according to preliminary studies by researchers at Rice ...
Bio & Medicine
May 28, 2010
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Nanostructured sensors power novel cancer detection system
(Phys.org) -- Using a sensor made of densely packed carbon nanotubes coated with gold nanoparticles, a researcher team headed by James Rusling of the University of Connecticut has developed a low-cost microfluidic device ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 5, 2012
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New Biomarker Technique Could Provide Early Detection for Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn researchers are developing techniques to detect biomarker proteins that can indicate the presence of cancer before symptoms are apparent.
Analytical Chemistry
May 19, 2010
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Imaging research advancing detection, diagnosis of oral cancer
(Phys.org) —More effective detection and diagnosis of oral cancer could result from an advance in noninvasive imaging of epithelial tissue by a Texas A&M University researcher who says her research has the potential to ...
Optics & Photonics
May 24, 2013
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