Life-saving prostate scan can pinpoint cancer cells

Life-saving prostate scan can pinpoint cancer cells and identify men who need more powerful treatment, research suggests Scientists have found radioactive molecule which sticks to prostate cancer cells Lights them up in a scan and is 27 per cent more accurate then routine methods Technique detects when prostate cancer has spread further into a man’s … Read more

Coronavirus: Images of cells from scanning electron microscope

The enemy in plain sight: Chilling microscope images reveal the horrific reality of coronavirus as it emerges from the surface of cells The virus is seen emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab and isolated from a patient in the US  Taken by scanning electron microscope, images were colourised to better delineate … Read more

Cancer cells have ‘chemically assisted mechanical drills’ to penetrate healthy flesh

Deadly cancer cells have ‘chemically assisted mechanical drills’ that use brute force to penetrate healthy flesh and spread disease around the body Experts have been able to measure the force cancer cells apply for this first time They created their own ‘cancer cells’ in the lab and used a new imaging method  The drills — … Read more

British boy, nine, beats cancer after surgeons remove his liver to cut out cells then reinsert it

British boy, nine, beats ultra-rare cancer after surgeons remove his liver to cut out killer cells then reinsert it – making him one of only a six to survive aggressive form of disease in world Saul Hayden, aged nine, has beaten one of the most aggressive forms of cancer The tumour had spread to his … Read more

Broken bones could regrow after injury using a drug cocktail that triggers ‘red alert’ repair cells

Broken bones could be regrown using a combination of readily available drugs, scientists say. Two existing medicines have been tested to stimulate the body’s own repair system in the hope of better treatment for injuries. Stem cells, which build new bone, are switched on to ‘red alert’ and speed up the healing process.   In early … Read more

St Louis scientists cure diabetes in mice in just two weeks using converted human cells

A massive breakthrough in the search for a cure for diabetes has been made by researchers who have successfully cured diabetes in mice for the first time using converted human cells to keep the disease at bay.  The human stem cell strategy functionally cured the disease in mice for at least nine months and in … Read more