Researchers showed that bioactive glass administered with gallium oxide in the laboratory can reduce cancer cells and leave noncancerous cells unharmed.

  • ThoGot
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    12 days ago

    Now the universal question is: How does it get delivered to the tumor?

    • @ranting_sandfish@mander.xyz
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      212 days ago

      Serious answer - I’m not a medical professional, but I’ve hurt a finger recently. This is one of the standard positions for x-raying a hand. Splays out all the fingers while leaving them supported for stability.

      • madjo
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        112 days ago

        It was also a serious question.

        Doesn’t this obscure the view of the bones of the pinky?

        As you can see in this picture, the bottom part of the pinky is obscured by the ring finger.

        • @ranting_sandfish@mander.xyz
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          310 days ago

          For me it was done as a part of a series of images, all focusing on imaging the injured finger and getting other stuff out of the way. The tech was very particular about how everything was oriented and twisted. Something like this.