Universal cancer vaccine helped first patients

A universal cancer vaccine, which was developed by German scientists, stopped the growth of tumors in three patients with skin cancer (melanoma). This is evidenced by the results of a study published on the Nature website. RNA nanoparticles became the main component of the vaccine. They get inside the immune cells and ...

American woman struggling with cancer, twice won the lottery

American Gina Short, who has been battling breast cancer for six years, and her husband Len have won the lottery twice, winning a total of $ 1,25 million. The wins came just three months apart, CNN reports. “We still ...

"Flew to Mars": the reaction of Russians in social networks to the death of Bowie

Legendary British musician David Bowie, who died at the age of 69 from cancer, became the most talked-about personality on social networks on Monday. Leonardo DiCaprio, who received a Golden Globe for his role in the film The Revenant, also found himself in the shadows. Bowie's name, among other things, came out in...

In Ukraine, fraudsters gave stolen money to children with cancer

In Lviv, scammers have withdrawn several million hryvnias from a bank client's account. And part of the money was transferred to help children with cancer. In just two operations, 550 thousand hryvnias appeared on the accounts of the fund to help children with cancer. This amount was not transferred to benefactors for everything ...

In Florida, they have found a way to turn cancer cells into healthy ones.

A team of scientists from the Mayo Clinic in Florida reported an important breakthrough in understanding the universal cellular mechanism common to all types of cancer. The authors of the study, which is preparing for publication in the reputable journal Nature Cell Biology, claim that they have found the "software glitch" that turns ...

Russian scientists have developed a miniature sensor for detecting cancer

Researchers at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) Dmitry Fedyanin and Yuri Stebunov have developed a supersensitive nanomechanical sensor for analyzing the chemical composition of substances. This was reported in a press release published on the website of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science. According to the description, the device is capable of detecting markers of viral diseases, including ...

American Nobel laureate is ready to support Russian scientists

American biologist James Watson, Nobel laureate of 1962, who discovered the double helix of DNA, said he was ready to support young talented scientists from Russia and China. On Wednesday, during Watson's visit to the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), a ceremony will be held to return the Nobel medal, which he bought ...

Russian singer Zhanna Friske died at the age of 40 years

Information about the singer’s death was confirmed by her father Vladimir Friske. “She was in a coma for three months, we just didn’t talk. Most likely, we will be buried at the Nikolo-Arkhangelsk [cemetery],” the singer’s father told journalists of the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station. According to Friske’s former colleague in...

The boy raised his hair to give it to cancer patients

Nine-year-old Christian McPhillamy from Melbourne, Florida has been bullied by classmates, peers and some adults for years for his long hair for several years. They called him a girl, but in fact the boy grew his hair to give it away ...

Scientists have found a new way to treat hard-to-reach cancer

  Pancreatic cancer is considered today one of the deadliest types of cancer - five years after the detection of this disease, only 6% of patients survive. Traditional treatments have no effect on pancreatic cancer, but American researchers from the University of North Carolina ...

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