Medical research
'A first for cancer research': New approach to study tumors
Current drugs to treat malignant tumors may be successful at reaching the tumor site but often fail to fully reach the cancerous cells in tumors.
Aug 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Treat cancer with cold plasma? Aerospace engineer helps bring first clinical trial
Cold atmospheric plasma technology, currently the only way to remove microscopic cancer tumors remaining from surgery, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for first-ever use in a clinical trial.
Aug 19, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The sad truth about happiness scales
You might feel sad after looking closer at studies about happiness. That's because an emotion that's easy to experience is immensely difficult to measure, says Purdue University economist Timothy Bond.
Aug 16, 2019
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Cardiology
The power of 4-D technology advances care for heart patients
A tool that has been around for decades shows new promise in helping people with heart disease. A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that adding ultrasound imaging during the doctor's assessment ...
Aug 15, 2019
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Medications
Device could automatically deliver drug to reverse opioid overdose
Opioid users tend to be alone and incapacitated during an overdose. Purdue University researchers are developing a device that would automatically detect an overdose and deliver naloxone, a drug known to reverse deadly effects.
Jul 24, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Cholera detection lab' smartphone-enabled platform to be beta tested by worldwide leading hospital in cholera research
One of the world's leading cholera research hospitals has teamed with a Purdue University-affiliated startup with a goal to stop the spread of cholera, one of the most preventable and treatable diseases on Earth.
Jul 24, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Infrared chemical imaging technology promises new precision cancer diagnosis
More than 174,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society, putting it behind only skin cancer as the most common cancer among American men.
Jul 19, 2019
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Medications
New technology targets cancer, other diseases, and hidden elements that allow those diseases to thrive
A Purdue University-affiliated startup has created a platform aimed at treating relapse patients for cancers and other diseases by taking a holistic approach of not only seeking to impede the main cause but also to stop other ...
Jul 18, 2019
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Medical research
The power of the brain to fight opioid addiction, treat chronic pain
The annual cost of chronic pain in the United States is estimated to be more than $635 billion in direct medical costs, lost productivity and disability programs. One in five adults—50 million Americans—report living ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Celebrity chefs could reduce foodborne illnesses, study says
Foodborne illnesses sicken more than 48 million people in the United States each year, with 128,000 requiring hospitalization and 3,000 dying, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preparing food ...
Jun 26, 2019
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