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New app for dementia assessment

A team of clinicians from Sydney, Australia and Plymouth, UK, have taken the paper-based Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (ACE-III), one of the most popular and commonly-used screening tools for dementia and translated ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biomarker may identify neuroblastomas with sensitivity to BET bromodomain inhibitors

Neuroblastoma, the most common malignant tumor of early childhood, is frequently associated with the presence of MYCN amplification, a genetic biomarker associated with poor prognosis. Researchers have determined that tumors ...

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Abnormal gene product associated with prostate cancer generated by unusual mechanism

Researchers have identified a potential new pathway in prostate cancer cells by which cancer-driving gene products can be generated, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Ca ...

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Study of two sisters sheds light on lymphoma evolution

When a 41-year-old woman was diagnosed with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia, she received a bone marrow transplant and subsequent leukocyte infusion from her sister. These treatments controlled her leukemia, but seven ...

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Scientists increase the success rate of tooth implants

Elderly or people with osteoporosis, smokers, diabetics or people who have had cancer are sometimes not eligible to receive dental implants as their bones are unable to correctly integrate the new prostheses ...

Medical research created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Advancing the treatment of trauma

(Medical Xpress)—With traumatic injuries claiming almost six million lives a year, improvements in care, including in the challenging areas of brain and bone injuries, and haemorrhage, are urgently needed. ...

Health created Sep 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'How-to' video tutorials could boost hearing aid use, say researchers

(Medical Xpress) -- The main barriers to hearing aid use are being addressed by experts in Nottingham as part of an innovative research project.

Health created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Notre Dame, Purdue and GE Healthcare partner on "ultra low" radiation-dose, high clarity CT technology

Demonstrating their shared legacy of innovative research and commitment to patient-centered medical technology, the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University and GE Healthcare have announced the commercial ...

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