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Microscope: Rainbow of Light to Image Blood Cells

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[22/05/2012] Blood tests convey vital medical information, but the sight of a needle often causes anxiety and results take time. A new device developed by a team of researchers in Israel, however, can reveal much the same information as a traditional blood test in real-time, simply by shining a light through the skin. Microscope: Rainbow of Light to Image Blood Cells - read more

Breast Cancer: Hybrid Vaccine Can Prevent Recurrence

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[21/05/2012] A breast cancer vaccine already shown to elicit a powerful immune response in women with varying levels of HER2 expression has the ability to improve recurrence rates and is well tolerated in an adjuvant setting, according to new research from The University of Texas. Breast Cancer: Hybrid Vaccine Can Prevent Recurrence - read more

Pancreatic Cancer: Early Biomarker Identified

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[15/05/2012] Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Centre have identified a new biomarker and therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, an often-fatal disease for which there is currently no reliable method for early detection or therapeutic intervention. Pancreatic Cancer: Early Biomarker Identified - read more

Blindness: Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[14/05/2012] Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenerative eye diseases. Blindness: Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight - read more

Postnatal Depression: Blood Test Could Show Womens' Risks

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[10/05/2012] Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. The findings could lead to the development of a simple, accurate blood test which checks for the likelihood of developing the condition. Postnatal Depression: Blood Test Could Show Womens' Risks - read more

Drug Effects: Large-scale Simulation of Human Blood

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[07/05/2012] A team of biomedical engineers and haematologists at the University of Pennsylvania has made large-scale, patient-specific simulations of blood function under the flow conditions found in blood vessels, using robots to run hundreds of tests on human platelets responding to combinations of activating agents that cause clotting. Drug Effects: Large-scale Simulation of Human Blood - read more

Brain: New Understanding of Alzheimer's Trigger

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[07/05/2012] A highly toxic beta-amyloid – a protein that exists in the brains of Alzheimer's disease victims – has been found to greatly increase the toxicity of other more common and less toxic beta-amyloids, serving as a possible "trigger" for the advent and development of Alzheimer's, researchers at the University of Virginia have discovered. Brain: New Understanding of Alzheimer's Trigger - read more

Image Share Project: Anywhere Access to Medical Images

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[02/05/2012] Patients can successfully pull their medical images from the "cloud" making it faster for them to distribute them to their physicians regardless of where those physicians might be, according to a preliminary report of an image share project that involves five different academic institutions.  Image Share Project: Anywhere Access to Medical Images - read more

Mitochondria: Breakthrough for Degenerative Vision Disorder

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[25/04/2012] A research team, led by Doctor John Guy of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami, has pioneered a novel technological treatment for Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), an inherited genetic defect that causes rapid, permanent, and bilateral loss of vision in people of all ages, but primarily males ages 20-40. Mitochondria: Breakthrough for Degenerative Vision Disorder - read more

Neurology: Brain-Machine Interface Moves a Paralysed Hand

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[23/04/2012] A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology delivers messages from the brain directly to the muscles - bypassing the spinal cord - to enable voluntary and complex movement of a paralysed hand. The device could eventually be tested on, and perhaps aid, paralysed patients. Neurology: Brain-Machine Interface Moves a Paralysed Hand - read more

 
 

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