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Preventing a second stroke is focus of study at Rush University Medical Center

Rush University Medical Center is participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine the best course of treatment to reduce the risk of stroke patients suffering another stroke. The study will determine ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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Engineers scale-up production of biopolymer microthreads

Development of new therapies for a range of medical conditions—from common sports injuries to heart attacks—will be supported by a new production-scale microthread extruder designed and built by ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists use nanotechnology to hunt for hidden pathogens

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a novel technique that may give doctors a faster and more sensitive tool to detect pathogens associated with inflammatory bowel disease, including ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The butterfly effect in nanotech medical diagnostics

Tiny metallic nanoparticles that shimmer in the light like the scales on a butterfly's wing are set to become the color-change components of a revolutionary new approach to point-of-care medical diagnostics, according to ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor

(PhysOrg.com) -- The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

To keep social drinkers safe, one tech company is bringing breathalyzers to the bar

(Medical Xpress) -- Buffalo Niagara and Canadian tech firm Ladybug Teknologies has launched a pilot program for the SipSmart Network, a breathalyzer kiosk that enables bar patrons to stay safe by checking ...

Technology / Other

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers unveil new method for detecting lung cancer

When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being detected. In a new article published in Nature Nanotechnology, biological engineers and medical scientists at the ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Using magnets to help prevent heart attacks

If a person's blood becomes too thick it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attacks. But a Temple University physicist has discovered that he can thin the human blood by subjecting it to a magnetic field.

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Fibroids cause women's lower urinary tract problems: uterine fibroid embolization helps

Uterine fibroid embolization—an interventional radiology treatment for the noncancerous yet very common growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus—improves a number of women's lower urinary tract problems ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interventional radiologists advance MS research: Vein-opening treatment safe

Understanding that angioplasty -- a medical treatment used by interventional radiologists to widen the veins in the neck and chest to improve blood flow -- is safe may encourage additional studies for its use as a treatment ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interventional radiologists take lead on reducing disability from dangerous blood clots

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT: it's more than just a one-time complication from taking a long plane ride. The Society of Interventional Radiology wants individuals to know the risk factors for this very serious condition, ...

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