Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a safe cancer hyperthermia strategy that utilizes photothermal conversion agents to convert light energy into heat to ablate cancer cells.
Aug 1, 2022
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If you're feeling the cold this winter, you're not alone. About a quarter of all Australians have trouble keeping their homes warm enough in winter. That figure is likely to soar this year, due to poor quality housing and ...
Jun 15, 2022
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This summer is coming in hot. the New York Times reports that a heat wave caused record-high temperatures this weekend in 16 cities from the Southwest to the Southern Plains. Now, the heatwave is traveling east to the Great ...
Jun 15, 2022
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In evolutionary biology, the "life history theory," first proposed in the 1950s, postulates that when the environment is favorable, the resources used by any organism are devoted for growth and reproduction. Conversely, in ...
Oct 22, 2021
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Earth Day on April 22 puts a spotlight on the planet's health—which, doctors say, is closely tied to your own.
Apr 14, 2021
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The brain mechanism that enables us to maintain a constant body temperature may also be the key to rapid weight loss, a new study finds. In experiments involving mice that were given a calorie-restricted diet, scientists ...
Dec 2, 2019
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When it comes to fat, you want the brown type and not so much of the white variety because brown fat burns energy to keep you warm and metabolically active, while white fat stores excess energy around your waist, causing ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Joslin scientists report significant findings about the location, genetic expression and function of human brown adipose tissue (BAT) and the generation of new BAT cells. These findings, which appear in the April 2013 issue ...
Apr 22, 2013
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As the weather starts to cool down and winter clothes enter rotation in our wardrobes, some peculiar combinations emerge: shorts and scarves; thongs and jackets; T-shirts and beanies. The last is often explained with an old ...
Apr 9, 2013
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Treating varicose veins with vein-stripping surgery is associated with higher costs than closing the veins with heat, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Mar 13, 2013
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