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Bacterial Tractor Beams Bring Radiation to Tumors

Colonizing tumors with engineered bacteria may allow researchers to target sites currently inaccessible to radionuclide therapy.

Bacterial Tractor Beams Bring Radiation to Tumors

Bacterial Tractor Beams Bring Radiation to Tumors

Colonizing tumors with engineered bacteria may allow researchers to target sites currently inaccessible to radionuclide therapy.

Colonizing tumors with engineered bacteria may allow researchers to target sites currently inaccessible to radionuclide therapy.

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Self-Charging Battery Battles Tumors in Mice

Natalia Mesa, PhD | Apr 4, 2023 | 3 min read

A battery that charges itself in salty fluids starves tumors of oxygen, helping improve some drugs treat cancer, a study finds.

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Opinion: Stopping the Cancer Cells that Thrive on Chemotherapy

Chengsheng Wu, David Cheresh, and Sara Weis; The Conversation | Jan 17, 2023 | 5 min read

Research into how pancreatic tumors adapt to stress could lead to a new treatment approach.

Low Oxygen Saves Irradiated Brain?

Hannah Waters | Jan 18, 2012 | 2 min read

Whole brain radiation therapy costs mice some of their cognitive abilities, but treatment with low-oxygen air revives their reasoning skills.

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