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Link Between Cellphone Radiation And Cancer In Rats Found

By R. Siva Kumar - May 28, 2016 09:34 AM EDT

Cellphone radiation may lead to tumor growth in rats over a long period of time, says a new study.

‘Sunscreen Gene' May Be the Key in Preventing and Treating Skin Cancer

By Jenn Loro - May 22, 2016 09:29 PM EDT

Scientists recently discovered what they call as ‘sunscreen gene’ with the ability to repair damages caused by UV rays- the primary cause of skin cancer. While the research requires further studies, the scientists hope that a drug could be someday be created to trigger the UV repair function of the so-called sunscreen genes based on their findings.

Jupiter's Moon, Europa, May Harbor Life, As Its Hidden Ocean May Be Similar To Earth's

By R. Siva Kumar - May 19, 2016 09:31 AM EDT

NASA scientists have examined the hidden ocean in Jupiter's moon, Europa, and believe that it may contain the main chemicals that are needed to harbour life, rather like the ocean in the earth.

Your Car Door Window Cannot Filter All UV Rays And May Damage Your Eyes and Skin

By Jenn Loro - May 17, 2016 11:48 AM EDT

A new study reveals that car door windows do not offer as much protection from UV Rays as the car windshields do. The findings reveal that less protection from sun’s harmful rays in the side windows exposes drivers to higher risk of left eye cataracts and skin cancer on the left side of the face.

Video: Invisible 'Second Skin' Reduces Wrinkles And Ageing Look

By R. Siva Kumar - May 11, 2016 09:48 AM EDT

MIT researchers develop an invisible "second skin" that can help to erase wrinkles and treat skin conditions.

Low-Carb Diet Reduces Lifespan And Energy Supply To Tumors

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 17, 2016 09:11 AM EDT

Low-carb diets can fight common brain cancer in adults by reducing nutrient supply to tumors, says a study on mice models of glioblastoma.

Doctor Gave Cancer Treatments to People Without Cancer to Make Money

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 10, 2015 07:45 PM EDT

An oncologist in Michigan has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for giving people powerful and debilitating cancer treatments for cancers they did not have in order to defraud Medicare.

Carl Sagan's Sails to Catch Solar Winds on May 20

By Peter R - May 11, 2015 03:33 PM EDT

If successfully, solar sailing could make space travel lighter and affordable.

Taylor Swift Update: Will Singer Grant 4-Year-Old Cancer Patient's Dying Wish to Dance?

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 02, 2015 05:57 PM EST

Jalene Salinas, afflicted with brain tumour, has got some of her final wishes granted, but she still wants to dance with Taylor Swift.

Radiation Emitting Pulsar in Far Space Spins Out of View, To Emerge 160 Years Later

By Peter R - Jan 10, 2015 06:47 AM EST

A pulsar which was under observation for the last five years has suddenly disappeared as it entered a space-time warp.

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