Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life and daily functioning of cancer patients during treatment,
Targeting headaches and tumors with nano-submarines
Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) have developed a new
Cost-cutting option in treating nail fungus with nanotechnology
Onychomycosis, a nail fungus that causes nail disfigurement, pain, and increased risk of soft tissue infection, impacts millions of people
Kissing bugs kiss their hiding spots goodbye, thanks to tiny radio transmitters: Advances in radio telemetry offer new tool for tracking vector of Chagas disease
With the continuing advance of technology, radio tracking devices keep getting smaller and smaller. And that’s bad news for stealthy
New 3D imaging analysis technique could lead to improved arthritis treatment
An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the
New nuclear medicine method shows promise for better detection of neuroendocrine tumors
Researchers have shown that a new nuclear medicine procedure could safely and more effectively detect cancerous gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine
Scientists use RFID chips to track biological samples
Radio frequency identification (RFID) chips are used today for everything from paying for public transit to tracking livestock to stopping
Combination pack battles cancer: Nanoparticles with multifunctional drug precursor for synergistic tumor therapy
For efficient cancer therapy with few side effects, the active drug should selectively attain high concentration in the tumor. In
Tiny particles could help fight brain cancer: Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors
Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. Only a handful of drugs are
Diagnosing breast cancer with an imaging pill
For women, mammograms are a sometimes uncomfortable, but necessary, annual ritual. But this procedure doesn’t always provide accurate results, and