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New device sees bacteria behind the eardrum
Jun 07, 2012 (SPX)
Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University...
Greening operating rooms benefit the bottom line and the environment
Jun 07, 2012 (SPX)
Efforts to "green" operating rooms can result in cost savings for hospitals and reduce the environmental impact without compromising patient care, argues an ana...
Italy's biomedics industry hit by quake
May 31, 2012 (AFP)
Italy's biomedical industry has been hit hard by a fatal earthquake in the northeast, with over 100 companies and 5,000 workers affected by damage to factories ...
Newly modified nanoparticle opens window on future gene editing technologies
May 29, 2012 (SPX)
The scientific and technological literature is abuzz with nanotechnology and its manufacturing and medical applications. But it is in an area with a less glitzy...
Knowing genetic makeup may not significantly improve disease risk prediction
May 29, 2012 (SPX)
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup-the interplay between genetic variants and other...
Tongue Analysis Software Developed at MU Uses Ancient Chinese Medicine to Warn of Disease
May 29, 2012 (SPX)
For 5,000 years, the Chinese have used a system of medicine based on the flow and balance of positive and negative energies in the body. In this system, the app...
Engineered microvessels provide a 3D test bed for human diseases
May 29, 2012 (SPX)
Mice and monkeys don't develop diseases in the same way that humans do. Nevertheless, after medical researchers have studied human cells in a Petri dish, they h...
Genetic test results do not trigger increased use of health services
May 29, 2012 (SPX)
People have increasing opportunities to participate in genetic testing that can indicate their range of risk for developing a disease. Receiving these results d...
NYU physicists devise method for building artificial tissue
May 29, 2012 (SPX)
New York University physicists have developed a method that models biological cell-to-cell adhesion that could also have industrial applications. This system, c...
New stem cell technique promises abundance of key heart cells
May 29, 2012 (SPX)
Cardiomyocytes, the workhorse cells that make up the beating heart, can now be made cheaply and abundantly in the laboratory. Writing in the Proceedings of the ...
Earlier detection of bone loss may be in future
May 29, 2012 (SPX)
Are your bones getting stronger or weaker? Right now, it's hard to know. Scientists at Arizona State University and NASA are taking on this medical challenge by...
Could the ways animals regenerate hair and feathers lead to clues to restore human fingers and toes?
May 24, 2012 (SPX)
This summer's action film, "The Amazing Spider-Man," is another match-up between the superhero and his nemesis the Lizard. Moviegoers and comic book fans alike ...
Trashing old, unused medications best for reducing environmental impact
May 21, 2012 (SPX)
A new study suggests that dumping old or unneeded medications in the trash can may be the best way to reduce the environmental impact of the 200 million pounds ...
Bio-hybrid device acts as 'thermostat' to control systemic inflammation in sepsis
May 21, 2012 (SPX)
A small, external bioreactor holding human cells pumped out an anti-inflammatory protein to prevent organ damage and other complications in a rat with acute inf...
Ultrasensitive biosensor promising for medical diagnostics
May 18, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and "personalized medicine" tailored to ...
Molecular subtypes and genetic alterations may determine response to lung cancer therapy
May 17, 2012 (SPX)
Cancer therapies targeting specific molecular subtypes of the disease allow physicians to tailor treatment to a patient's individual molecular profile. But scie...
Cancer Treatment Delivery
May 14, 2012 (SPX)
Humanity is on the constant search for improvements in cancer treatments, and the International Space Station has provided a microgravity platform that has enab...
Hip implant for long-term use
May 11, 2012 (SPX)
Hip replacement is one of the most frequent operations carried out in Germany. Each year, doctors implant some 200,000 artificial hip joints. Often the artifici...
China to probe 'dead baby' pills claims
May 09, 2012 (AFP)
China has pledged to investigate allegations that capsules containing the powdered flesh of dead babies are being produced on its soil and smuggled into South K...
Vietnam 'cancer-cure' horn habit threat to world rhinos
May 08, 2012 (AFP)
For desperate Vietnamese cancer patients ground rhinoceros horn is seen as an elixir of life -- a medically unproven and illegal obsession that threatens the ve...
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