Neuroscience
Triangles guide the way for live neural circuits in a dish
Korean scientists have used tiny stars, squares and triangles as a toolkit to create live neural circuits in a dish.
Jul 19, 2012
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Institute of Physics
Oncology & Cancer
New technology to tackle treatment-resistant cancers
Free-flowing cancer cells have been mapped with unprecedented accuracy in the bloodstream of patients with prostate, breast and pancreatic cancer, using a brand new approach, in an attempt to assess and control the disease ...
Feb 3, 2012
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Medical research
Computer-aided design used for breast tissue reconstruction
A technology usually reserved for designing buildings, bridges and aircraft has now been used to aid breast tissue reconstruction in cancer patients.
Sep 8, 2011
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Medical research
New technology could inspire brain implant for detecting and treating seizures
(Medical Xpress) -- Tiny electrodes have been coated with a drug-loaded polymer in an attempt to design an implant capable of detecting a number of neurological symptoms, such as those associated with an epileptic seizure, ...
Jun 2, 2011
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Neuroscience
Flat brain organoids grown on 3D-printed scaffolds show intrinsic gyrification
The research, by an international team from the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Technical University of Denmark, used 3D printing to create scaffolds for engineered flat brain organoids. The scaffolds allowed the ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New thermal ablation method for adenoma shows promise
Researchers from the USA (Kansas State University) and the Republic of Ireland (the National University of Ireland Galway) have completed a successful initial test of a new microwave thermal ablation technique, which could ...
Apr 2, 2019
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Ability to recover after 'maximum effort' is crucial to make football's top flight
Footballers' ability to recover after high-intensity effort may not depend on their age, but on their division level, a new study has suggested.
Oct 11, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
New diagnosis method could help spot head and neck cancers earlier
Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) are the most common head and neck cancers, but are often diagnosed late.
Jun 26, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
3-D modelling unlocks insight into cancer progression
Medics may soon have a better understanding of how cancer tumours grow and progress, thanks to research from an international collaboration.
Mar 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Mathematical modeling could help with personalized cancer care
A new study from the University of Southern California could pave the way for improving personalised lung cancer care and treatment.The research used mathematical modelling to examine if there was a link between the molecular ...
Jul 12, 2017
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