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Chemistry World
July 28, 2006
Tom Westgate |
Radioactive Scorpion Venom Stings Brain Tumours Scorpion venom carries a nasty sting for brain tumour cells. A peptide based on chlorotoxin, found in the venom of the Giant Yellow Israeli Scorpion, has been used to target glioma, a particularly aggressive form of brain tumour.   |
Chemistry World
May 11, 2011
Jon Cartwright |
New radioisotope bodes well for cancer treatment The isotope, terbium-161, emits a number of low-energy electrons upon decay, which should make it useful for treating small tumors. |
Chemistry World
August 21, 2008
Ananyo Bhattacharya |
Human trials for dyes that make cancers glow An imaging system that makes cancers glow brightly under infrared light has entered human clinical trials, US researchers reported at the American Chemical Society's Fall 2008 meeting |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Easier Cancer Imaging with Raman A new imaging technique based on Raman spectroscopy has been used to illuminate tumors in mice with unprecedented precision. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2008
John Bonner |
Fireflies make light work of tumours Cancer researchers can see how effective new chemotherapy drugs are at destroying tumours by using the light that causes fireflies to glow in the dark. |
Chemistry World
September 5, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Raman-based imaging takes guesswork out of brain surgery A new technique that color-codes cancerous and healthy brain cells according to their chemistry could help surgeons remove all traces of brain tumors while minimizing damage to sensitive tissues. |
Chemistry World
June 21, 2006
Katharine Sanderson |
Peptide Agent Tracks Angiogenesis A molecular imaging agent that can track the progress of tumour growth is about to be trialled by GE Healthcare. |
Chemistry World
December 11, 2013
Tim Wogan |
Brighter future for cancer detection with polymer probe A new 'smart' polymer that is extremely sensitive to pH can highlight tumors with exceptional accuracy. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2008
Olivia Walker |
Engineered antibodies could cut chemotherapy risks US scientists have cut the side-effects of cancer treatment in animal trials by carefully controlling the number of drug molecules attached to the antibodies used for chemotherapy. |
Chemistry World
January 10, 2014
Jennifer Newton |
Heather Williams: Science is for everyone Heather Williams is a medical physicist at Central Manchester University Hospitals who specializes in positron emission tomography. She is also an advocate for women in science. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2008
James Urquhart |
Virus revealed by flipping lipid A drug that flags up virus-infected cells for destruction by the body's own immune system could lead to new, broad-spectrum anti-viral treatments, say US scientists. |
Chemistry World
November 30, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Colour change test for arsenic US researchers have developed a test to quickly and accurately measure arsenic levels in drinking water down to very low concentrations. |
Chemistry World
September 7, 2012
Andrew Shore |
Groundwater arsenic detector Groundwater contaminated with arsenic has led to an epidemic of arsenic poisoning in parts of Bangladesh and India. Scientists in China have developed a sensor to detect arsenic quickly and accurately in water. |
Chemistry World
June 3, 2011
Jennifer Newton |
Across the barrier for tumor imaging A probe that can cross the blood-brain barrier to allow high sensitivity brain tumor imaging has been made by Chinese scientists. |
Chemistry World
March 4, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Laser treatment for late-stage cancer Scientists from China, the US and Peru claim to have successfully treated late-stage breast cancer patients using laser immunotherapy to stimulate patients' own immune systems to fight the cancer. |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2006
Michael Gross |
Iron Chelates Beat Cancer Cancer cells need more iron than normal body cells to sustain their abnormally rapid growth. Researchers have now identified one particularly potent chelate complex that helps deplete tumors of iron. |
Chemistry World
June 11, 2007
Victoria Gill |
Cancer Therapy Targets Bad Blood Tumors have a nasty habit of quickly developing their own blood supply in order to feed their rapid growth. Now, researchers have discovered a set of biological markers that distinguish tumor-specific blood vessels from normal, healthy vasculature. |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Smallpox vaccine virus puts cancer in its sights The results of a human cancer therapy trial show for the first time that tumors can be targeted and infected by engineered viruses, without damage to surrounding tissues. |
Chemistry World
August 3, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Nanoparticles and ultrasound team up to treat tumors A new, non-invasive method to deliver drugs to the brain has been developed by Taiwanese researchers. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2006
Jon Evans |
Nanotechnology Tackles Chemotherapy Chemists and medical researchers have developed nanoparticles that target chemotherapy drugs directly at tumours. The researchers claim that the same technique could be used to develop nanoparticle-based treatments for a wide range of other diseases. |
