IMPLANTED SPONGES SOAK UP CANCER CELLS

Metastatic cancer, or a cancer that spreads to other parts of the body, causes more than 90 percent of cancer deaths. Doctors constantly monitor patients’ blood to make sure that cancer cells haven’t broken off from the original tumor and started spreading, but these cells are difficult to detect, making the tests inefficient. Now a team of researchers has developed a tiny implantable sponge that can soak up these cancer cells so that doctors can intervene before the cancer settles in, according to a study published yesterday inNature Communications.

Brazilian Wasp’s Venom Could Be A Powerful ‘Weapon Against Cancer, Study Shows

Toxic, but life-saving?

It seems like an oxymoron, but scientists say the venom of Polybia paulista, a wasp native to Brazil, fits that description.

Scientists Discover How to Successfully Turn Cancer Cells Back to Normal

The National Post reports that scientists have been successful in turning aggressive cancer cells back into harmless, normal cells. According to experts, this incredible development could lead to others in cancer treatment and even teach researchers more about how to “switch off” the disease in patients.

How Your Body Reacts To Drinking Red Bull

The energy drink has become one of the staple drink I fondly consume when I was still studying before my board exams. It has been a huddle for me to review for my boards while working at the same time. These drink was my source for extra energy back then.

Cuba Has a Lung Cancer Vaccine—And America Wants It

CUBA HAS FOR several years had a promising therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer. The 55-year trade embargo led by the US made sure that Cuba was mostly where it stayed. Until—maybe—now.

FREE-FLOATING CANCER CELLS ARE INFECTING CLAMS ON THE EAST COAST

Clams are threatened by predators who love seeing them served up on a plate drenched in butter and garlic, nestled in folds of fresh pasta–or splattered on a dock, if you happen to be a seagull. But a much more insidious threat to clams has emerged, in the form of cancer cells floating through the ocean.

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POLAR BEAR ON ICEBERG

Ibis Fight

A little bit of soul

This image of the Soul Nebula (IC 1848) combines 21.1 hours of exposures through Hydrogen-alpha, Oxygen-III, and Sulfur-II filters. This object resides in the constellation Cassiopeia the Queen.

Jellyfish in the ocean of space

Supernova remnant IC 443 has the common name the Jellyfish Nebula, and it lies at the top right of this image. The other, larger, nebula is IC 444. Both objects are in the constellation Gemini the Twins. Terry Hancock from Grand Mesa, Colorado

Seven sisters

The Pleiades (M45) is the most famous star cluster in the sky. It lies 444 light-years away in the constellation Taurus the Bull. The clouds of gas seen in this image are not connected to the stars, but are a dust cloud through which the cluster is passing. Dave Doctor from Las Cruces, New Mexico

Old friend

The Orion Nebula (M42) may be the most photographed deep-sky object of all. It’s a huge emission nebula and star-forming complex. In addition to the glowing hydrogen, however, the object also has regions of both reflection and dark nebulae. James Esch from Lovettsville, Virginia