Medical research
Planaria flatworms can be alternative screening tool to avoid rabbit skin testing
Tests for skin treatments could be screened using flatworms rather than other animals such as rabbits, according to new research.
Oct 1, 2020
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Medical research
Scientists find safer way to make common blood thinner heparin
For the first time, scientists have discovered a way to make the common blood-thinning medication heparin using human cells in the laboratory. The new method could offer a safer alternative to current heparin production methods, ...
Apr 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Full range of treatment settings and their effects on radiofrequency heat lesion size
Changing the parameters used to deliver radiofrequency (RF) treatment greatly affects the size of the resulting heat lesion, researchers reported today in a study expected to deliver greater precision and more treatment options ...
Apr 11, 2013
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Genetics
Researchers uncover SNUPN gene responsible for a new muscular disorder
A study, published in Nature Communications, sheds light on a newly identified subtype of muscular dystrophy, revealing an unsuspected role of SNUPN gene in muscle cell function.
Apr 24, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Artificial lung the size of a sugar cube
What medications can be used to treat lung cancer, and how effective are they? Until now, drug companies have had to rely on animal testing to find out. But in the future, a new 3D model lung is set to achieve more precise ...
May 27, 2014
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Health
Cat poo and swimming pools—how to avoid nasty parasite infections
In the lead up to National Science Week 10 to 18 August 2024, the Food Safety Information Council is warning Australians about the risk of parasites with increasing numbers of toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis infections.
Aug 7, 2024
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