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Nanoparticles Detect and Purge Metastases in Lymph Nodes
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Colonoscopy represents one of the great weapons against cancer. In one step, a physician can find precancerous lesions in the colon and then cut them out, an on-the-spot intervention that prevents cancer from developing. ...
Deadly fish virus reaches Wisconsin lake
May 15, 2007 |
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State biologists weren't sure how a deadly fish virus would affect the fish population of Wisconsin's Lake Winnebago system.
Too much YouTube? Lock it up
Feb 18, 2009 |
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We all love to waste time at work checking out a YouTube video or updating our Facebook profiles, but if you can't control yourself, there's keepmeout.com, a free service that lets you set limits on your Web browsing.
Surgeon training found effective in breast cancer sentinel lymph node trial
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Training methods for surgeons who perform breast cancer sentinel lymph node resection were found to be effective in almost 97% of surgeons assessed, according to a new study published online August 24 in the Journal of th ...
How 2 ... Call back sent e-mail in Gmail
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Ever realize you accidentally hit "Reply All" seconds after it was too late? Or forget to send the attachment mentioned in your message? With Gmail's "Undo Send" and "Forgotten Attachment Detector" features, you can give ...
A glimpse of future GMES Sentinel-1 radar images
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2009 |
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A newly initiated campaign marks an important step in preparing for how data from the Sentinel-1 European Radar Observatory will be used for applications such as land-cover mapping and crop management. Sentinel-1 ...
Improved imaging for identifying breast cancer in overweight women
Feb 06, 2007 |
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Increasing the ability to identify sentinel nodes—the very first lymph nodes that trap cancer cells draining away from a breast lesion site—has a major impact in the treatment and outcome of breast cancer patients, possibly ...
Rare skin tumor responds better to treatment than melanoma
Feb 02, 2009 |
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University of Michigan Health System researchers have published new data to help answer two dreaded questions: "Is it cancer?" and "What type of treatment should I have?"
NASA Begins Hunt for New Meteor Showers
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2008 |
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It started out as a normal day. NASA astronomer and meteor expert Bill Cooke woke up, dressed, and went to his office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Colleagues greeted him as usual, there was no hum ...
How 2 ... Control what Google says about you
Apr 29, 2009 |
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If you don't like the results that come up when you search for your name on Google, you now have a new free way to make sure people find the online information you want them to by creating a free Google Profile ...
Use texting as reminder
Jan 28, 2009 |
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There are lots of things you hear while you're out that you might want to remember later, such as the name of a movie to rent, restaurants to try or shows to program on the DVR.
Ultrasound can predict tumor burden and survival in melanoma patients
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Berlin, Germany: Researchers have shown for the first time that patterns of ultrasound signals can be used to identify whether or not cancer has started to spread in melanoma patients, and to what extent. The discovery enables ...
Second breast cancer may be greater than thought for high-risk women without BRCA mutations
May 05, 2008 |
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A preliminary analysis of ongoing research suggests that high-risk women with breast cancer who do not have a BRCA1/2 mutation may face a greater chance for developing a second breast cancer than previously thought. With ...
The watchman’s song
Biology /
Jun 17, 2008 |
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Soldiers on sentry duty in hostile territory keep in regular radio contact with their colleagues to assure them that all is well and that they are safe to carry on their manoeuvres. New research by Dr Andy ...
New technique may help detect potential breast cancer spread
May 08, 2009 |
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A new phase III clinical trial of early stage breast cancer patients has shown that a molecule designed to home in on nearby lymph nodes is just as accurate as current techniques, but faster, more specific and easier to use.
