Emerging therapies Research update Non-thermal atmospheric plasma enhances bone fracture healing A single treatment with room temperature plasma could accelerate repair of large bone defects Read article: Non-thermal atmospheric plasma enhances bone fracture healing
Emerging therapies Research update Oxygen-delivering nanodroplets enhance the efficacy of photodynamic therapy Unique nanodroplets that serve as triple-agent carriers could improve photodynamic therapy of hypoxic tumours Read article: Oxygen-delivering nanodroplets enhance the efficacy of photodynamic therapy
Emerging therapies Research update MR-guided focused ultrasound delivers antibody therapy directly into the brain Using focused ultrasound to temporarily open the blood–brain barrier enables safe delivery of targeted antibody therapy to breast cancer metastases in the brain Read article: MR-guided focused ultrasound delivers antibody therapy directly into the brain
Environment and energy Podcasts Why nuclear should be part of our net-zero-carbon future, green jobs for physicists, proton arc therapy This podcast looks at how physicists can create a greener world and an emerging cancer treatment Read article: Why nuclear should be part of our net-zero-carbon future, green jobs for physicists, proton arc therapy
Emerging therapies Research update Cold atmospheric plasma eradicates residual cancer cells Researchers are developing a portable cold atmospheric plasma device to destroy any tumour cells left after cancer surgery Read article: Cold atmospheric plasma eradicates residual cancer cells
Emerging therapies Research update Personalized brain stimulation could treat untreatable depression On-demand neurostimulation based on a personalized neural biomarker alleviated symptoms in an individual with treatment-resistant depression Read article: Personalized brain stimulation could treat untreatable depression
Emerging therapies Research update Hyperbaric oxygen therapy could slow, or even reverse, Alzheimer’s disease pathology Non-drug treatment targets the core pathology responsible for the development of Alzheimer’s disease Read article: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy could slow, or even reverse, Alzheimer’s disease pathology
Emerging therapies Research update Ultralow-frequency neuromodulation safely relieves chronic pain In a pilot trial, a novel treatment based on ultralow-frequency currents improved pain ratings by up to 90%, without causing side effects Read article: Ultralow-frequency neuromodulation safely relieves chronic pain
Emerging therapies Research update Head-mounted magnetic device shrinks brain tumour A novel oncomagnetic device could pave the way towards a powerful new non-invasive therapy for glioblastoma Read article: Head-mounted magnetic device shrinks brain tumour
Emerging therapies Research update Towards Auger therapy with iodine-infused nanoparticles Tumour masses containing iodine-infused nanoparticles shrank when hit with X-rays, hinting at potential for Auger therapy using high-Z elements Read article: Towards Auger therapy with iodine-infused nanoparticles
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