A team of scientists are making skin cancer recovery surgeries safer using a material hydrogel that mimics natural cartilage.
Scientists ‘farm’ natural killer cells in novel cancer fighting approach
Engineers and oncologists teamed up to develop a microfluidic chip capable of capturing the body’s natural killer immune cells to harvest their cancer-killing exosomes.
Leveraging the lung’s biogenesis to repair the heart
Stem cells found in the lungs can be redirected to the heart using a new inhaled antibody therapy to help boost healing following a heart attack.
Detecting skin cancer using hyperspectral images
Hyperspectral imaging has the potential to better detect skin cancer to improve the survival rates of patients.
Inhalable Nanotherapeutics for Common Lung Diseases
Many nanomaterials can be used to develop inhalable nanomedicines that can be administered with various aerosolization devices.
Recent Advances in Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer and Infectious Diseases
Photodynamic therapy combines light and a photosensitizer to generate reactive oxygen species to induce cellular damage.
Linking Cancer Cells to Parent Cells [Video]
A single-molecule immunolabeling and co-immunoprecipitation method may lead to improved, personalized cancer treatment.
Image-Guided Surgery in Cancer: A Strategy to Reduce the Incidence of Positive Surgical Margins
Research into how to better visualize tumor cells during surgery is underway, with a hope of limiting the occurrence of positive surgical margins.
Cover Art – Featuring Stem Cell Constructs, Prostate Cancer Detection and Polymer Micelles
This week’s Advanced Healthcare Materials covers.
“STINGing” Liposomal Delivery for Cancer Immunotherapy
“STINGing” Liposomal Delivery for Cancer Immunotherapy