Published in the latest Thorax, the color-coded test of volatile organic compounds in breath seems to have sensitivity of about 75% for diagnosing lung cancer. Press release from BMJ Specialty Journals… More from the BBC… Flashbacks: Can Dogs Smell CA?; Electronic Nose Shows Promise for Lung CA Detection; E-nose to Detect Lung CA; Lung Carcinogenesis Tracked By DNA […]

Japan’s Photonics Research Institute is reporting that its scientists have developed a continuous-flow device that generates hyperpolarized xenon gas, a development that they believe might help to improve the sensitivity of medical nuclear magnetic resonance. Incidentally, xenon gas is also a general anesthetic. To learn more about their work, head on to this article at the […]

According to the CDC, in the United States, as many as 95% of adults between 35 and 40 years of age have been infected with the Epstein-Barr virus, a culprit behind the infectious mononucleosis. Now a group of investigators from Johns Hopkins have discovered a way to use this virus, hidden inside cancerous cells of […]

Remember a time when robots were slow, awkward, and not in our blood? Our children won’t. North Carolina State University scientists have figured out a method to supply microscopic devices with enough energy to not only allow them to propel themselves through liquid - a difficult function in its own right - but […]