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Urine test could halve post-op scans for kidney cancer

A simple urine test could accurately show the recurrence of kidney cancer at an early stage, potentially sparing patients invasive scans and enabling faster access to treatment, new research has shown.

Q&A: New thesis on acute Achilles tendon rupture

Simon Svedman from the Karolinska Institutet research group Orthopedics at the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend his thesis "Acute Achilles tendon rupture: predictors for outcome and plan for intervention" ...

Study reveals how toxic metal damages blood vessels

A research team has revealed that cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, increases the synthesis of hyaluronan in vascular endothelial cells. Their study has also identified that this process is mediated by the induction of hyaluronan ...

Scientists engineer 'glowing' gel to improve eye surgery

Cataracts—a condition that causes clouding of the eye's lens and deteriorating vision—will affect nearly everyone who lives long enough. Now Johns Hopkins scientists have pioneered a new color-changing hydrogel that could ...

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