Nanotech jumps blood-brain barrier to kill cancer in mice

"It's still a bit of a miracle to us.... I've worked in this field for more than 10 years and have not seen anything like this."

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
Nov. 11, 2020 ~6 min

Single cancer cell samples may boost custom treatment

Each patient's cancer has cells that look and act different. A new technique for recrating tumors from single cells could advance personalized treatment.

Kayla Wiles-Purdue • futurity
Nov. 9, 2020 ~7 min


Shrimpy nanotech could carry drugs to tumors

A new nanoparticle derived from chitin, a polymer that makes up shrimp shells, could offer a way to safely deliver anti-cancer drugs to tumor sites.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 6, 2020 ~7 min

‘Hot spots’ may improve breast cancer mapping

A new technique that clarifies what breast cancer cells "feel" inside a tumor could lead to better ways to detect and map aggressive disease.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Nov. 3, 2020 ~4 min

Breast cancer is rising among South Asians in US

Indian and Pakistani women with breast cancer are more likely to be diagnosed at a younger age and at more advanced stages of the disease, research finds.

Michelle Edelstein-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 27, 2020 ~6 min

Skin cells team up to stop moles turning into melanomas

New research upends ideas about why some moles become melanomas while others remain benign. The work could also pave the way for treatments.

Rahasson Ager - UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 21, 2020 ~4 min

Why are bacteria all about the same size?

"Everywhere we see bacteria, they more or less have the same sizes and shapes." A new theory explains why.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Oct. 7, 2020 ~5 min

Why are bacteria all about the same size?

"Everywhere we see bacteria, they more or less have the same sizes and shapes." A new theory explains why.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Oct. 7, 2020 ~5 min


80% of docs mistakenly blame nicotine for smoking risks

Although nicotine's primary risk is addiction to tobacco, 83% of doctors strongly believe it directly contributes to heart disease, a new survey finds.

Maud Alobawone-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 10, 2020 ~5 min

Starving key cells boosts glioblastoma treatment in mice

By supressing one gene key to energy production in cancer stem cells, researchers improved radiation therapy for glioblastoma in mice.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
Aug. 19, 2020 ~4 min

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