Tuesday, 31 July 2018

New Cancer Therapy Delivers Chemotherapy Drugs into the Spinal Cord

Novel treatment for intramedullary spinal cord tumors has been developed by a research team at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This therapy delivers chemotherapy drugs into the spinal cord to treat hard-to-reach spinal tumors using nanotechnology.


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New Hope for Anti-cancer Therapies Using DNA Repair in Cancer Cells

DNA repair after CRISPR cutting may not be what people thought it to be. In a recent research at the University of California - Berkeley, experts found that people's assumptions about how cells repair the genome after the Cas9 enzyme snips DNA are wrong.


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First Complete Genomic Sequencing of Mosquito that Spreads Malaria

Genomic sequencing of one of the main vectors of malaria, Anopheles funestus, has been accomplished by a research team at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. This may lead to new ways to control malaria.


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Air Pollution- A Major Cause of Lung Cancer Among People Less Than 40 In India

In India, air pollution has been found to be the major cause of Lung Cancer among people less than 40, finds a new study.


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Depression Linked to Low Levels of Naturally Occurring Substance in the Body

Depression could be influenced by a naturally occurring substance in the body called acetyl-L-carnitine, says study.


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