Major breakthrough in cancer treatment, invention of needle finer than a hair

adminMarch 8, 2024September 18, 202403 mins

Leads: Scientists have created a needle 500 times finer than a human hair that could pave the way for new treatments for cancer. Scientists from the University of Leeds in the UK used a very sophisticated needle called a nanopipette to see how cancer cells respond to treatment and how much they change during the…

A patch that delivers medicine through the skin with bubbles instead of a needle

adminApril 25, 2023September 12, 202403 mins

MIT experts have developed a skin-adhesive patch that can be injected into the body using ultrasound waves. Photo: Courtesy of New Atlas Boston: Administering medication by injection needle is still a painful and undesirable practice worldwide. In this context, American experts have created a patch that can inject medicine into the body painlessly through ultrasound…