New drug delivery method for cancer therapy developed supriya kashyap kashyap19 March 2017 9:18 AM ISTScientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a new drug delivery method that produces strong results in...
Cause of thrombosis in patients with malignant brain tumours discovered supriya kashyap kashyap18 March 2017 10:34 AM ISTPatients with malignant brain tumours have an increased risk of thrombosis. Up until now we did not understand the mechanisms behind this. An...
First global Guidelines for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention supriya kashyap kashyap21 March 2017 10:04 AM ISTThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued a clinical practice guideline on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for the prevention...
Proton therapy offers hope for patients with recurrent lung cancer savita thakur thakur20 March 2017 4:55 PM ISTWashington: An advanced form of image-guided radiation therapy, known as intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT), has shown early promise for the...
Contraceptive pill protects women against cancer for 35 years: Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 March 2017 1:56 PM ISTLondon : Women who have taken the oral contraceptive pill are protected from some types of cancer for as long as thirty years, says a new study.The...
Indian-origin surgeon reconstructs cancer patient’s jaw using 3D printer in UK supriya kashyap kashyap25 March 2017 10:03 AM ISTLondon : An Indian-origin surgeon in the UK, with the help of a 3D printer, has successfully reconstructed a 53-year-old throat cancer patient’s jaw...
New study can determine whether someone has high risk of developing liver cancer supriya kashyap kashyap29 March 2017 12:42 PM ISTWashington : Exposure to fungal product, called aflatoxin, is believed to cause up to 80 percent of liver cancer cases in many parts of the world.A...
12 new genetic variants for ovarian cancer, reveals Study supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 1:30 PM ISTA genetic trawl through the DNA of almost 100,000 people, including 17,000 patients with the most common type of ovarian cancer, has identified 12 new...
Scientists create 3D Mini female reproductive system supriya kashyap kashyap30 March 2017 1:13 PM ISTWashington : Scientists have developed a miniature female reproductive system that fits in the palm of the hand, that could help test drugs for safety...
Novel approach can reveal personalized breast cancer treatments supriya kashyap kashyap31 March 2017 3:04 PM ISTThe goal of cancer therapy is to destroy the tumor or stop it from growing and spreading to other parts of the body. Reaching toward this goal, a team...
Sniffing urine to detect prostate cancer could prevent unnecessary biopsies supriya kashyap kashyap4 April 2017 11:59 AM ISTSan Francisco : On the list of dreaded medical tests, a prostate biopsy probably ranks fairly high. The common procedure requires sticking a needle...
BARC Scientists Develop Cancer Drugs From Rampatri Plant supriya kashyap kashyap5 April 2017 9:05 AM ISTMumbai: BARC scientists have developed two anti-cancer medicines from the fruit extract of the Rampatri plant, which may help destroy tumours and...
