Scientists are studying a new weapon in the fight against cancer - ultrasound. Researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered a way to identify melanomas from the popping noise of cells zapped by a laser. The news could save many lives - enabling...

It sounds more like science fiction than science fact - but scientists have discovered a way to blow up cancer cells from the inside using nanoparticles and lasers. Researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas have developed a method for pinpointing...

Cancer patients at Oslo University Hospital have been given access to a new iPhone application designed to help them understand and cope with their disease. The application, called iOncolex, was developed by The Institute for Medical Informatics at Oslo...

Social media, touch screen technology and the inescapable Apple iPAD all grabbed the headlines at the Ideaworks for Healthcare event in Amsterdam this week. High on the list of discussion points were the need to better understand patients as consumers...

A microchip that detects viruses could help detect infections before symptoms start to show. The inexpensive device was created by a team of engineers and chemists at Brigham Young University who have successfully captured viruses, even at low concentrations...