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Breakthrough ‘Lab-On-A-Chip’ Detects Cancer Faster, Cheaper and Less Invasively
The new lab-on-a-chip’s key innovation is a 3D nanoengineering method that mixes and senses biological elements based on a herringbone pattern commonly found in nature, pushing exosomes into contact with the chip’s sensing surface much more efficiently in a process called “mass transfer.” Credit: Yong Zeng
A new ultrasensitive diagnostic device invented by researchers at the University of Kansas, The University of Kansas Cancer Center [Read More...]
Find a Comprehensive Cancer Center in Your Area
The NCI Cancer Centers Program is one of the anchors of the nation’s cancer research effort. There are currently 70 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers, located in 36 states and the District of Columbia, that form the backbone of NCI’s programs for studying and controlling cancer. At any given time, hundreds of research studies are under way at the cancer centers, ranging from basic laboratory research to clinical assessments of new treatments. [Read More...]
Obesity-related cancers rising in young adults in the US
A new study finds rates are increasing for six of 12 cancers related to obesity in younger adults in the United States, with steeper increases in progressively younger ages and successively younger generations. The study, appearing in The Lancet Public Health, also looked at rates for 18 cancers unrelated to obesity, and found rates increasing for only two.
The obesity epidemic over the past 40 years has led to younger generations experiencing [Read More...]