Radioactive 'Understudy' May Aid Medical Imaging, Drug Development
Jan 09, 2008 |
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Broadway stars have understudies. Now, an increasingly popular radioactive isotope has its own stand-in. Developed in part by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the substance might ultimately ...
Measurement innovations add up to big savings for semiconductors
Jan 09, 2008 |
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A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology shows that investment in measurement science has and will continue to have a dramatic effect on innovation, productivity, growth and competitiveness ...
Brits battle antibiotic overuse
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 09, 2008 |
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Britain's health secretary announced a $5.2 million campaign against "superbugs" that asked doctors to lay off antibiotics for viral colds, coughs and flus.
How less can be more when treating some kidney cancers
Jan 09, 2008 |
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A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that removing the entire kidney from younger patients with small kidney tumors may lead to decreased overall survival compared with an operation that removes the tumor but leaves the kidney ...
Patient privacy focus of Amgen suit
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Two former employees with the California biotech company Amgen Inc. allege the company persuaded sales people to access patient records to boost sales.
Huntington's disease problem start early
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The damaging effects of the mutated protein involved in Huntington’s disease take place earlier in cell life than previously believed, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears in ...
Study suggests new treatments for Huntington's disease
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Working with fruit flies, researchers have discovered a new mechanism by which the abnormal protein in Huntington’s disease causes neurodegeneration. They have also manipulated the flies to successfully suppress that neurodegeneration, ...
