Scientists use bioactive glass to treat bone cancer. (sciworthy.com)
from Bee@mander.xyz to science@mander.xyz on 10 Mar 2025 17:21
https://mander.xyz/post/26227726

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

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HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz on 11 Mar 2025 00:17 next collapse

👌🏻

ThoGot@lemm.ee on 11 Mar 2025 06:34 next collapse

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

madjo@feddit.nl on 11 Mar 2025 06:57 collapse

Why the hand sign for white power?

ranting_sandfish@mander.xyz on 11 Mar 2025 19:58 collapse

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@feddit.nl on 11 Mar 2025 20:37 collapse

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 on 13 Mar 2025 03:02 collapse

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.