Regular readers know I'm not the most optimistic guy when it comes to current events and likely trends. But here's some news that seems actually … good.
Cancer researchers have discovered that cancer cells metastasize by "inching" away from the tumor in a peculiar fashion. Scientists at Cornell University's Weill Cornell Medical College have apparently found a way to arrest this inchworm-like movement, and thus halt metastasis. The treatment appears to have no harmful side effects.
If this research pans out, it could mean that cancer (if caught early enough) would be confined to a localized tumor, rather than spreading like wildfire through the body.
HT: Ace of Spades.