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Desperate Cancer Cells
31.08.2022
Cancer, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

How tumors mutate their way out of a crisis – and become drug resistant in the process

Follow up: Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk
Follow up: Blood Test Shown to Reveal Lung Cancer Risk
20.02.2020
Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

The test could be a life-saver if routinely administered

DNA repair mechanism. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Risk Assessment
28.04.2014
Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A combined DNA repair score can reveal an individual’s chances of developing lung cancer

Prof. Avraham Amsterdam
Asthma Drug Used to Enhance Ovarian and Lung Cancer Treatment
12.09.2010
Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Benefiting Humanity
Prof. Avraham Amsterdam revealed that theophylline, a widely used asthma drug, makes ovarian and lung...
Genetic Risk Factor
Genetic Risk Factor
23.01.2007
Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists discover a genetic risk factor for smoking-linked head and neck cancer

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New Blood Test Uncovers Individual Risk for Lung Cancer
New Blood Test Uncovers Individual Risk for Lung Cancer
03.09.2003
Biochemistry, Cancer, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Smokers carrying a newly found genetic marker are 5-10 times more likely to fall victim to the...

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Close-up diagram of the quantum twisting microscope in action. Electrons tunnel from the probe (inverted pyramid at the top) to the sample (bottom) in several places at once (green vertical lines), in a quantum coherent manner
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