Would you be willing to go under a scalpel held by a robot? Do not dismiss the idea as being bizarre. Doctors in the United Kingdom have begun to use a robotic arm to carry out intricate heart...
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American researchers are making waves again with new diagnostic measures for cancer as seen here. Now they are using a grouping of cancer cell lines from the National Cancer Institute to develop a...
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Here is another medical breakthrough that will change the face, or maybe the gait of the medical community. This article tells us about a technology that is in the works at brown university. X-rays...
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When I first read this blog, I kind of went "sheesh". Here is a web-based model that is allowing doctors to predict the survival of cancer patients. The model uses tumor markers and...
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Researchers have come up with something that is going to change the face, literally, of cancer tumors. It is a hologram imaging system that is designed to examine cancer tumor cells while anticancer...
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If you have ever that considered plastic surgery would be the answer to all your prayers, then you have to check out this article. It appears that some Canadian researchers have developed a program...
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One of the most important results that developments in science have led to is the rise in life expectancy. We can now live to see many more candles on our birthday cakes than our grandparents did. As...
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The U.S Food and Drug Administration granted federal approval yesterday to the first inhalable form of insulin, which is the only new way developed to distribute the hormone in humans since it was...
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The Toronto Star is running a feature about SolarAid, the world's first hearing aid powered by solar energy, which is specifically intended for use by deaf people in impoverished regions. An...
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Can you eat chocolate and significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular ailments? Not quite, but a new study suggests that consuming flavanols, a class of chemicals found in cocoa, will do just...
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Doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have tested a technique in which pigs are brought to a suspended animation state and were successfully revived them 90% of the time. Now, the...
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Cancer Treatment firm Chlorogen has secured enough venture funding to continue research on a promising technique that kills cancerous cells using a substance from genetically modified tobacco plants....
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A wrist-watch that can detect malaria is expected to save millions of lives and could prevent hundreds of millions from becoming ill when it becomes available in February. Coined the "Malaria...
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BrighTex, a start-up biotech firm, has created a device that generates instantaneous and unique epidermal profiles. Dubbed Clarity Pro, it takes an image scan of a person's face whereupon a...
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Scientists focused on mitigating the effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder have performed a successful pilot study testing a pill that is intended to blunt painful memories. To reduce the amount...
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A team of researchers at the National Center for Design of Biomimetic Nanoconductors is developing a microscopic battery capable of being used in medical biotech applications. Once refined, the...
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Medical researchers at the University of Toronto have developed and tested a device that transmits electrical pulses into human skin and muscles to treat spinal cord injury patients with a poor...
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GW Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the U.S. Federal Drug Association to conduct late-stage clinical trials for an cannabis-based analgesic. The study will examine the average daily...
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A new vaccine developed at the Baylor College of Medicine is being optimistically poised as a candidate to prevent and control HIV. Tested successfully in mice, the vaccine removes an immune system...
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Oncologists in the United Kingdom have created a prototype sensor no larger than a "speck of dust" which can detect the presence of carcinogens. Cancer-ridden cells become affixed to the...
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Inspired by biofeedback therapy, Israeli researchers have developed a prototype mobile phone with a rudimentary infrared camera that can be easily, quickly, and non-intrusively used to detect the...
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To facilitate the harvesting of body tissue replacements for wounded soldiers, medical researchers with a grant from the U.S. military have built a cutting-edge clean-room with a significantly...
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A team of Berkley scientists have demonstrated a method of engineering yeast that contain a significantly higher percentage of isoprenoids than normal. Isoprenoids are a key compound in anti-cancer...
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