Tag: cancer
Nov. 3, 2023
Drexel Dance Marathon wins national awards
Drexel Dance Marathon, an organization dedicated to supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, won two nationally recognized awards at the Dance…
Feb. 14, 2020
Cupid’s Undie Run freezes your body and warms your heart
Hundreds stripped down to their underwear and ran in the Cupid’s Undie Run this Saturday at World Live Cafe to raise money for neurofibromatosis. Cupid’s…
Nov. 22, 2019
Drexel Police doing No-Shave November for cancer
Students might have noticed that some officers in the Drexel University police department look a little bit different recently. This month, Drexel Police has participated…
Oct. 26, 2018
Study shows new treatment helps cancer-fighting cells
New research from Drexel University’s College of Engineering might show the ideal surface texture for helping cancer-fighting nanoparticles stay in the bloodstream. Hao Cheng, an…
Jan. 27, 2017
Movement of tumor cells offers insight, new Drexel study finds
Drexel University researcher Ryan Petrie recently published a paper in the Journal of Cell Biology with the potential to reduce skin-cancer-related deaths. The novel research…
Sep. 17, 2015
Research leads to more effective tumor removal
Dr. Wei-Heng Shih of the Materials Science and Engineering Department and Dr. Wan Shih from the School of Biomedical Engineering are working to revolutionize the…
May. 1, 2015
Years later, cancer treatment is still not simple
It is a heartbreaking reality that diseases remain unavoidable despite significant medical achievements. In a way, diseases signify natural intervention, whether it is through selective…
Sep. 19, 2014
Moo Over This | Pros and cons of eating apple skin
As we head into fall, apples don’t fall far from trees, literally! For everyone, omnivores and herbivores alike, apples will be abundant and ready for…
Aug. 8, 2014
New cancer drug to fight metastasis
Drexel College of Medicine researchers Alessandro Fatatis and Joseph Salvino have developed a compound that helps prevent the metastatic spread of certain cancers, such as…
Jul. 11, 2014
Pioneering start-ups receive grants
Two student startup companies, U-Screen DX and Biome, were awarded grants June 18 at Founder.org’s annual World Founder Forum in Paris. The companies were recognized…