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Scientists genetically reprogram millions of bacteria to kill cancer cells

Our immune cells can sometimes recognise and destroy cancer cells without assistance

Scientists create new 'glowing' protein which may help treat cancer

Scientists have created a new 'glowing' protein which may be used in fluorescence microscopy to help in the research on cancer, infectious diseases and organ development. Besides glowing when irradiated with ultraviolet and blue light, the protein is exceedingly small and stable under high temperatures, said researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) in Russia. Fluorescence microscopy is a method for studying living tissue that relies on induced luminescence. After being exposed to laser radiation at a particular wavelength, some proteins emit light at a different wavelength. This induced "glow" can be analysed using a special microscope. Researchers said the protein holds prospects for fluorescence microscopy, a technique used in research on cancer, infectious diseases, and organ development, among other things. In the journal Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, researchers append such fluorescent proteins to other proteins via genetic ...

From detection to treatment, precision is improving cancer care in India

Radiation or radiotherapy, one of the three major fields of oncology, along with surgical and medical, is now at the centre of innovation

Billionaire-backed Harvard doctors harness technology to revamp cancer care

Tech firm Driver aims to connect patients with novel therapies

Proton therapy for treating cancer to start at Mumbai's Tata Memorial

The four-day meet has been organised by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences of the Department of Atomic Energy, and the Indian Society for Particle Accelerators

Fit & proper: Managing pain after cancer treatment

Breathing exercises, relaxation tech-niques, yoga, tai chi and guided imagery exercises can be effective in tackling pain

The Pap smear isn't used to diagnose cancer, but it could be

The Pap smear involves a doctor looking cells taken from the cervix under a microscope

Drug that cuts risk of cancer, heart attacks, strokes identified: Study

The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine

Cancer treatment: New method to transport cancer-killing genes into cells

The method involves coating gold nanorods, which produces heat when exposed to a near-infrared laser