Health
On Nutrition: More on bone broth
A recent column on the value of bone broth brought two questions.
Dec 23, 2022
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News tagged with liquids
Biomedical technology
New liquid-coated air filters can improve early detection and analysis of airborne pathogens
Researchers from the University of Maine and University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed new liquid-coated air filters that allow for improved early detection and analysis of airborne bacteria and viruses, including ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Health
Using vapes may set the stage for dental decay
A vaping habit could end up leading to a tarnished smile, and more frequent visits to the dentist.
Nov 23, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers show liquid biopsies can catch disease progression early in high-risk neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is an aggressive pediatric cancer that develops from early nerve cells and accounts for up to 10% of childhood cancer deaths. Survival rates are low—less than 50% of patients with the disease survive, and ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Metal stents or staples that disintegrate inside the body could eliminate some surgical and endoscopic procedures
By taking advantage of a phenomenon that leads to fractures in metal, MIT researchers have designed medical devices that could be used inside the body as stents, staples, or drug depots, then be safely broken down on demand ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Scientists develop new mathematical model of Alzheimer's disease
Scientists have used a mathematical model to reveal how toxic proteins cluster together inside the brain during the early stages of Alzheimer's.
Nov 3, 2022
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Neuroscience
Engineers light the way to nerve-operated prosthetics of the future
Biomedical and electrical engineers at UNSW Sydney have developed a new way to measure neural activity using light—rather than electricity—which could lead to a complete reimagining of medical technologies like nerve-operated ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Medications
Weight loss surgery can change the way medicines work
About a third of Australians are obese and some require surgery to help with weight loss. However the surgery can change the way medicines work. In Australian Prescriber, weight loss experts Dr. Teresa Girolamo and Rosemary ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeting mutation slows breast cancer spread, study finds
The progression of certain types of breast cancers can be slowed by identifying a particular genetic mutation and then quickly adapting treatment, a first-of-its-kind study showed on Friday.
Sep 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Next-generation liquid biopsy detects nano-sized signs of breast cancer in early-stage patients
A USC-led team of scientists has found indications that a special blood test called a liquid biopsy could determine whether a patient has breast cancer at its early stage and if that cancer is unlikely to return.
Sep 29, 2022
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