News tagged with nuclear tests
Cases question diagnostic criteria for inherited diabetes
(HealthDay)—Two patients diagnosed with a genetic form of non-insulin-dependent diabetes developed diabetic ketoacidosis years later, even though a history of diabetic ketoacidosis is normally an exclusion ...
Diabetes
May 09, 2013 |
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This is why it takes so long to get over tendon injuries
getting over damage to tendons can be a long and painful process. By combining the nuclear tests of the 1950s with tissue samples and modern technology, a research collaboration between the Aarhus University ...
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Feb 15, 2013 |
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Amyloid imaging shows promise for detecting cardiac amyloidosis
While amyloid imaging may now be most associated with detecting plaques in the brain, it has the potential to change the way cardiac amyloidosis is diagnosed. According to first-of-its-kind research published in the February ...
Medical research
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Scientists developing quick way to ID people exposed to ionizing radiation
(Medical Xpress)—There's a reason emergency personnel train for the aftermath of a dirty bomb or an explosion at a nuclear power plant. They'll be faced with a deluge of urgent tasks, such as identifying ...
Medical research
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Researchers investigate the amyloid-beta peptide behind Alzheimer's
Using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, researchers at Luleå University of Technology in collaboration with Warwick University in the UK for the first time in the world managed to ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Advanced CT scans accurately assess coronary blockages
An ultra-fast, 320-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner can accurately sort out which people with chest pain need – or don't need – an invasive procedure such as cardiac angioplasty or bypass surgery to restore blood ...
Cardiology
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Difficult to diagnose cases of infectious endocarditis solved with SPECT/CT imaging agent
When combined with standard diagnostic tests, functional imaging procedures have been shown to reduce the rate of misdiagnosed cases of infectious endocarditis. According to new research published in the August ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Genetic regulation of metabolomic biomarkers -- paths to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes
In a study to the genetic variance of human metabolism, researchers have identified thirty one regions of the genome that were associated with levels of circulating metabolites, i.e., small molecules that ...
Diabetes
Jan 29, 2012 |
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Cell dysfunction linked to obesity and metabolic disorders
By measuring the radioactive isotope carbon-14, scientists at Karolinska Institutet have revealed an association between lipid cell dysfunction and diseases such as obesity, diabetes and blood lipid disorders. The study, ...
Medical research
Sep 26, 2011 |
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