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POPSEscaping extinction It is a sad story, the cancer in this specie is infectious, probably due to parasitic disease. again some say it is related to humans since in population that leaves away the cancer is rarer. yet the biological stress has created a partial fast response that answers the demand partially.
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POPS'Devil-proof' fences to save Tassie icon The cancer affecting Tasmanian devils is infectious. In areas where the disease is present, up to 95% of the population of devils have been killed. According to the Save the Tasmanian Devil program the disease is now present across more than 60% of Tasmania.
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POPSMobiles 'may be riskier than smoking' The debate has begun again. Today we are affected by many forms of radiation. We spend long hours in front of the Pc, stand around waiting for food to microwave. We gladly ingest radio active material from nuclear power plants, oh wait that last one is just me...
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POPSWoman begs French president for the right to die "It had left her blind and had robbed her of almost all other senses, leaving her in terrible pain. "In 2000, I lost my sense of smell and taste, and then the tumour evolved and ate into my jaws, before attacking the eye socket. I lost my sight in October last year," she said. The disease caused "atrocious bouts of pain that can last up to four hours at a time". Pleading to be allowed to die serenely, the mother of three said that only 200 cases of the disease had been reported globally in the last 20 years.".
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POPSDrug target to stop cancer spread ...if researches could design a drug to block Mena in the same way as Tes, it would potentially be a way to stop the spread of cancer once a turmour had formed. "Looking at the structure gives us clues in designing drugs which mimic the interaction with Tes and prevent cells from migrating, although that's a long way away." "...Mena was a very small part of the spread of cancer cells, but that was one of the control mechanisms that goes wrong." "Cancer cells use many complex processes when they break away from their tumour and spread to other areas of the body." Understanding these mechanisms and increasing our knowledge about this protein can hopefully help us to develope more effective cancer treatments in the future."
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POPSNanoparticles release drugs on demand The particles are tracked with an MRI scanner, because their iron cores show up. When they are seen at at tumour site an electromagnetic pulse breaks the bond with the drug it is dragging. Blood vessels around tumours are generally widesr, so the particle size allows them to pass into tumours, without as much chance of the drug 'leaking' into other organs, and systems, and so prevent a number of side effects
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POPSCancer test finds squidgy cells Sick and cancerous cells, are usually softer than healthy cells. They have found a way to test how strong each cell is, and so improve detection
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