Obstetrics & gynaecology
We may one day grow babies outside the womb, but there are many things to consider first
The idea of growing babies outside the body has inspired novels and movies for decades.
Nov 11, 2019
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News tagged with animal experiments
Medical research
Preventing metastasis: An antibody with therapeutic potential
A receptor in the cell layer that lines the blood vessels from the inside stimulates both the formation of new blood vessels in tumors and metastasis. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg (DKFZ) and ...
Apr 24, 2020
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Other
Anatomy expert is creating digital models to train surgical students
An anatomy expert at Iowa State University is developing digital tools that could help surgical students gain nearly lifelike experience with a scalpel without having to cut into cadavers or living subjects.
Jul 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CRISPR technology demonstrates success in preventing and treating COVID
In what is believed to be a first, a research team led by Duke Health has demonstrated a way to use CRISPR technology to successfully prevent and treat COVID infections.
Jul 26, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
How antibodies offer protection against an infection with HIV
A team of researchers investigating the transmission of HIV have discovered that HIV antibodies provide sterilizing immunity by inhibiting the infection of the first cell. The research is published in the journal Cell Reports ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Medical research
Micro-needle array: New method for delivering the drug into the body just by attaching it onto the skin
Fujifilm Corporation has developed the micro-needle array which is a new drug administration method that has gained attention for delivering the drug into the body just by attaching it onto the skin.
Nov 14, 2012
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Medications
Antihistamines may help patients with malignant melanoma
Can a very common allergy medicine improve survival among patients suffering from the serious skin cancer, malignant melanoma? A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that this may be the case.
May 11, 2020
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Neuroscience
Light at the end of the tunnel for most individuals with low-vision
Progress in research and technology is giving rise to an optimistic future for compensation and restoration of low vision, according to research in a special issue of Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, published by IOS ...
Jan 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A new way to treat PTSD?
Exposure to a traumatic experience can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an incapacitating disorder in susceptible persons with no reliable therapy. Particularly puzzling is understanding how transient exposure ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Genetics
New study reveals the genetics of human head shape
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and KU Leuven have discovered a suite of genes that influence head shape in humans. These findings, published this week in Nature Communications, help explain the diversity of human ...
Nov 17, 2023
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