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Plants & Animals Apr 29, 2025

Dogs with meningiomas live longer with radiation therapy than surgery

Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that dogs with meningiomas—the most common type of brain tumor in dogs—live longer if they receive radiation therapy ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Mar 18, 2025

Key decay mechanism behind superior biological effects of heavy-ion cancer therapy uncovered

Heavy-ion therapy, one of the most advanced radiotherapy techniques, has proven to be more effective than conventional X-rays and proton radiation in cancer treatment. However, the mechanisms behind this superior biological ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 24, 2025

CERN's curved magnet prototype promises advancements in particle physics and medicine

What do rope winding and giant pasta shapes have to do with particle physics? The answer is a new superconducting magnet prototype under development at CERN, lovingly named Fusillo because of its shape.

Social Sciences Feb 17, 2025

Apple Cider Vinegar: How social media gave rise to fraudulent wellness influencers

The new Netflix series "Apple Cider Vinegar" tells the story of wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who built a loyal following on social media by documenting her cancer journey online. But in 2015, Gibson was exposed as a ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 30, 2025

Borrowing nature's blueprint: Scientists replicate bone marrow

Hidden within our bones, marrow sustains life by producing billions of blood cells daily, from oxygen-carrying red cells to immune-boosting white cells. This vital function is often disrupted in cancer patients undergoing ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 20, 2024

Copper-based nanocapsules shown to enhance radiotherapy effectiveness

In a study published in Nature Nanotechnology, researchers discovered that cuproptosis may serve as a new target for radiosensitization in re-irradiation.

Bio & Medicine Jun 27, 2024

Gold nanoparticles kill cancer—but not as thought

Gold particles of the size of billionths of a meter are lethal to cancer cells. This fact has been known for a long time, as has a simple correlation: The smaller the nanoparticles used to fight the cancer cells, the faster ...

Space Exploration Jun 11, 2024

Would astronauts' kidneys survive a roundtrip to Mars?

The structure and function of the kidneys is altered by space flight, with galactic radiation causing permanent damage that would jeopardize any mission to Mars, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL.

Bio & Medicine Apr 22, 2024

Rice bran nanoparticles show promise as affordable and targeted anticancer agent

Several types of conventional cancer therapies, such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy, destroy healthy cells along with cancer cells. In advanced stages of cancer, tissue loss from treatments can be substantial and even fatal. ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 20, 2024

Advances and applications of nanoparticles in cancer therapy

The research team of Prof. Changyang Gong from the Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University has published a new review showing that rapid growth ...

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