Oncology & Cancer
Non-invasive technique may help detect skin and other cancers
Researchers have developed a non-invasive technique that allows clinicians to accurately detect various forms of skin cancer.
Jul 6, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies pathway that may cause seizures and shorten survival for patients with severe brain tumors
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a chemical pathway that may be associated with seizures and shorter patient survival in some patients with malignant glioma, the most common and deadly ...
May 28, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study indicates that exercise improves non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the western world. A new study published in the Journal of Hepatology shows that exercise, regardless of frequency or intensity, ...
Apr 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
MR spectroscopy shows precancerous breast changes in women with BRCA gene
A magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) technique that monitors biochemical changes in tissue could improve the management of women at risk of breast cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
Mar 3, 2015
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Medical research
Revolutionary new probe zooms in on cancer cells
Brain cancer patients may live longer thanks to a new cancer-detection method developed by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The Neuro, at McGill University and the MUHC, and Polytechnique ...
Feb 11, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First human trials show non-invasive diagnosis of bone diseases possible
New research announced today could lead to the early diagnosis and treatment of chronic, debilitating conditions such as 'brittle bone' and osteoporosis, and help improve the lives of tens of thousands of sufferers in the ...
Dec 1, 2014
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Neuroscience
Researchers publish first study of brain activation in MS using fNIRS
Using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Kessler Foundation researchers have shown differential brain activation patterns between people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and healthy controls. This is the first MS ...
Aug 27, 2014
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Medical research
Promising proteins: Scientists develop new drug discovery tool using spectroscopy and simulation
(Medical Xpress)—In the ongoing quest to design new beneficial molecules or identify potential drugs catalogued in pharmaceutically databases, a critical requirement is determining how a ligand (typically a modulator, or ...
Medical research
New technology reveals insights into mechanisms underlying amyloid diseases
Amyloid diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes, cataracts, and the spongiform encephalopathies, all share the common trait that proteins aggregate into long fibers which then form plaques. Yet in vitro studies ...
Jul 10, 2014
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Neuroscience
Portable brain-mapping device allows researchers to 'see' where memory fails
UT Arlington researchers have successfully used a portable brain-mapping device to show limited prefrontal cortex activity among student veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when they were asked to recall information ...
Jun 18, 2014
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