They are too big to enter the cells they need to treat. A new approach from Duke engineers could change that by using ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Microbubbles are FDA approved for use in ultrasound technology and researchers are hoping they will improve cancer treatments. You would never know it by looking at Marilous ...

Bursting oxygen-filled microbubbles in breast cancer makes tumors three times more sensitive to radiation therapy in preliminary tests with animal models of the disease Injecting breast cancer with ...

Imagine being able to quickly detect and diagnose blood vessel growth in cancerous tumors, and even predict how fast the tumors might metastasize or spread. Researchers at the University of Virginia ...

They’re called microbubbles, small bubbles with a solid shell and a gas inside, and they work in tandem with radiation treatment. It’s new hope on the horizon for the millions suffering from advanced ...

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Dec. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (the Company) (NASDAQ: LNTH), a company committed to improving patient outcomes through diagnostics, radiotherapeutics ...

Cancer treatment has undergone a revolution in recent years, with many innovative therapies coming onto the market. This is particularly true for cancer therapies that use a person’s immune system to ...

Long an obstacle to treating diseases like brain cancer, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's, the blood-brain barrier might soon be unlocked thanks to a medical physicist in Canada. Freelancer Michael Franco ...

Combining ultrasound and bubbles helps medicines pass through the protective blood-brain barrier and is giving hope for improved treatment of several diseases. Luckily, our brain has a filter that ...

Cytotoxic cancer drugs used in chemotherapy can cause unpleasant side effects by damaging healthy cells. A preclinical study published in Theranostics demonstrates a new method for the targeted ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surfactant-shelled oxygen microbubbles injected via IV may improve response to radiation therapy, according to ...

A new study by researchers at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center has found that injecting microbubbles filled with oxygen into breast cancer tumors makes them three times more sensitive to radiotherapy.