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Radiology & Imaging
Researchers help develop new MRI, expanding access to life-saving imaging
New MRI technology, developed by Siemens in collaboration with researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and College of Engineering, will expand imaging access for patients with implanted medical devices, ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers develop new model of the brain's real-life neural networks
Researchers at the Cyber-Physical Systems Group at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, in conjunction with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have developed a new model of how information deep in the brain ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers to develop handheld device to diagnose skin cancer
Even the best dermatologists can't diagnose skin cancer by eye, relying on magnifying glasses to examine suspicious blemishes and scalpels to cut tissue for analysis. With up to more than 70 percent of biopsies coming back ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Sleep disorders
Engineer studies sleep apnea
Most people snore occasionally, and about one in four Americans snore frequently. Snoring tends to increase with age and weight gain. And studies show that about 60 percent of adult males are habitual offenders. (Their spouses ...
Mar 8, 2019
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Cardiology
Study shows MRIs are safe for patients with wide variety of pacemakers, defibrillators
Magnetic resonance imaging appears to be safe for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices, even for chest imaging, according to a new study by researchers from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute ...
Sep 29, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New imaging technique spots prostate tumours starved of oxygen
A new imaging technique uncovers oxygen levels in prostate tumours and could lead to a non-invasive way to determine which tumours are more difficult to treat, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in Theranostics.
Aug 24, 2017
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Medical research
New platform for roundworms could speed up drug delivery
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed the first large-scale in vivo drug discovery platform using a whole animal model that could speed up scientific research ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Neuroscience
Positive diagnosis for neural therapeutic implants
The EU DENECOR project was launched in 2013 in order to address a key challenge facing cutting edge nano-electronic neuromodulation devices. These are minute therapeutic implants that are designed to stimulate nerve activity ...
Apr 19, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Early trial shows injectable agent illuminates cancer during surgery
Doctors at the Duke University School of Medicine have tested a new injectable agent that causes cancer cells in a tumor to fluoresce, potentially increasing a surgeon's ability to locate and remove all of a cancerous tumor ...
Jan 6, 2016
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