Travis James BaconProstate cancer test which detects tumour size could save thousands of livesThe TelegraphA £10 urine test for prostate cancer, which not only picks up the disease but also reveals the size of tumours so that doctors know whether to operate, could be available within 18 months. Around 40,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year and more than 10,000 will die, many because the …
Travis James BaconScientists find key to 'turbo-charging' immune system to kill all cancersThe TelegraphA protein which ‘turbo-charges’ the immune system so that it can fight off any cancer or virus has been discovered by scientists. In a breakthrough described as a ‘game-changer’ for cancer treatment, researchers at Imperial College found a previously unknown molecule which boosts the body’s ability …
Travis James BaconScientists use light to make mice asocialverified_publisherfuturity.org - Jessica Stoller-Conrad - CaltechScientists have discovered antagonistic neuron populations in the mouse amygdala that control whether the animal engages in social behaviors or …
Travis James BaconWill ‘VIP’ protect us from the flu and HIV and malaria?verified_publisherfuturity.org - Kimm Fesenmaier-CaltechEfforts to develop broadly effective vaccines for HIV and malaria have had limited success. Now scientists are testing a totally different …
Travis James BaconBerry extract added to chemo kills pancreatic cancerverified_publisherfuturity.org - U. SouthamptonA chemotherapy drug was more effective at killing pancreatic cancer cells when an extract from chokeberries was added to the mix. Chokeberry is a wild …
Travis James BaconHow NASA’s Microbe Detection Technology May Speed Up Tissue Transplantsverified_publisherPopular Science - Loren GrushTissue recipients may soon benefit from space travel. What do the Curiosity rover and a bone allograft have in common? They both have got to be super duper clean. That’s why AlloSource, a Colorado-based nonprofit that specializes in human tissue donation, has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA …
