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News • Microgravity-induced changes

How cancer cell cultures in space can help defeat cancer on Earth

New insights gained from 3D cell cultures of breast and prostate cancer grown on the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory could lead to a way to treat not just these but all cancers.

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News • Insights into tumor biology

Breast cancer: Exploring metastasis diversity

In many cases, metastatic breast cancer is still incurable. To improve the odds, researchers have now analyzed the diversity of metastatic cells and their interactions with their cellular environment.

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News • Research on "double strike" mechanism

Induction of defective cell division could improve blood cancer therapy

Tumor cells are notorious for their rapid and uncontrolled division, and many cancer therapies aim to disrupt this. New findings suggest potential applications of apoptosis in blood cancer treatment.

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News • Research suggests wide range of applications

Exploring the therapeutic potential of ultrasound on the brain

New research suggests that transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) could be used to help people with pain, alcoholism, OCD, and Parkinson’s disease, without drugs or surgery.

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News • Photothermal disinfection

Frying bacteria on implants with tiny gold radiators

New technology shows promise in protecting an implant against infections from resistant bacteria: By heating up small nanorods of gold with near-infrared light (NIR), the bacteria are killed.

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News • Catch some EVs

Liquid biopsy to improve cancer diagnosis

A new method could open new avenues to quick, affordable cancer diagnosis, US researchers report. The method uses ultrathin membranes to capture extracellular vesicles.

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