Scientists discover new method for developing tracers used for medical imaging
In an advance for medical imaging, scientists from University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a method
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Biosensor ‘bandage’ collects and analyzes sweat
Like other biofluids, sweat contains a wealth of information about what’s going on inside the body. However, collecting the fluid
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Mini microscope for studies of brain disease in living mice
Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could
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Smarter automatic defibrillator
Thousands of patients with congestive heart failure benefit from automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators (AICDs) that deliver shocks to the heart
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High-contrast imaging for cancer therapy with protons
Medical physicist Dr. Aswin Hoffmann and his team from the Institute of Radiooncology — OncoRay at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
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In live brain function, researchers are finally seeing red
For years, green has been the most reliable hue for live brain imaging, but after using a new high-throughput screening
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New epilepsy warning device could save thousands of lives
A new high-tech bracelet, developed by scientists from the Netherlands detects 85 percent of all severe night-time epilepsy seizures. That
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Two methods for measuring children’s exposure to radio frequencies are compared
A study has quantified emissions coming from radio frequency sources, and by means of personal and spot measurements has analysed
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Red or yellow? A simple paper test detects false or substandard antibiotics
Antibiotics — medicines that treat bacterial infections — have saved millions of lives worldwide since their discovery in the early
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This matrix delivers healing stem cells to injured elderly muscles: Muscular dystrophy patients could someday also benefit from this hydrogel successfully tested in mice
A car accident leaves an aging patient with severe muscle injuries that won’t heal. Treatment with muscle stem cells from
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