Lizard saliva offers an improved tool for detecting benign tumors
A team of scientists demonstrates that a molecule found in lizard saliva can be used to better detect benign pancreatic tumors called insulinomas.
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Can stem cells be engineered to battle brain cancer?
Gliobastoma (astrocytoma) WHO grade IV – MRI sagittal view, post contrast. By Christaras A via Creative Commons
Treating glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) – the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer – is notoriously difficult. In…
New cancer drug promising, but has a long way to go
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A recent article published in Medical Express last week touts the impressive findings of a pre-clinical study on the experimental drug EBC-46…