© subewl Canada's McGill University has brought us the world's first fully automated anesthesia system: McSleepy. McSleepy" assists the anesthesiologist in the same way an automatic...
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Innovations on cancer diagnostics are what AviaraDx, Inc. brought to the market. © meneldur Two new oncology tests have been launched for the classification of metastatic cancer and identification of...
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Soon, salivary proteins may replace blood tests as diagnostic tools, as researchers carry on research cataloguing the "complete" salivary proteome, a set of proteins in human ductal saliva....
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Researchers report of a novel method to detect an aggressive form of breast cancer that overproduce HER2-encoded proteins, using antibodies from chicken. In a paper in the International Journal of...
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Researchers have identified the cells responsible for neurofibromatosis type1, a genetic disease characterized by changes in skin coloring (pigmentation) and the growth of tumors along nerves in the...
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Using in-vitro fertilization techniques, scientists have successfully created an embryo with DNA material from three donor parents: nuclear DNA material from the mother and father, and mitochondrial...
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Using bioinformatics and supercomputers, University of Montreal researchers were able to create the largest-ever mathematical simulation of the electrical activity of a human heart - a 2 billion...
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Now that genetic markers for certain diseases have already been established, should children/minors be allowed to undergo genetic testing , even when there are no means to reduce the risk until they...
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Surgilux is a thin polymer bio-film made from material extracted from crab shells that seals surgical wounds without the need for sutures. Measuring just 50 microns thick, the film is placed on a...
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Scientists have developed a quicker, easier and more cost-effective method of sorting stem cells using electrodes to identify which cells will turn into specific cell types once they have been...
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Researchers have developed new biomimetic membranes for water treatment and drug delivery. The highly permeable and selective membranes are based on the incorporation of the a water channel protein...
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Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a genetic abnormality associated with colon cancer (also called colorectal cancer, and includes cancer in the colon, rectum and appendix) in younger...
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Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a chromosome FISH-based test which surpasses conventional methods in identifying chromosomal genetic abnormalities associated with plasma cell malignancies and...
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A Dutch researcher has developed biodegradable nanoparticles which may be used to encapsulate and deliver fat-soluble anticancer drugs. The nanoparticles consist of polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains...
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During an international meeting of stem cell scientists in Milan, Italian scientists report on the use of stem cells to replace damaged corneal tissues in the eye and to treat Epidermolysis Bullosa, a...
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Ree-Trakt, the product of the first joint venture between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore and Insightra® Medical of Irvine California has been released for sale in the United...
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UC Irvine researchers have developed a non-invasive breath test to measure the blood sugar levels of type-1 diabetes patients. The test is based on the findings that children with type-1 diabetes...
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Researchers have developed a miniaturized device which can detect the highly pathogenic avian flu (H5N1) virus in throat swab samples, with results released within half an hour. The device comprises a...
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Using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, 27 differentially expressed protein biomarkers for colorectal adenoma have been identified. The differential expression of two of these...
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