News tagged with heated needle
Looking for water on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Scout Lander reached Mars on May 25,, opened a soils lab, and started looking for water. Phoenix uses a robotic scoop arm to deliver regolith samples to the suite of instruments aboard the Lander--with one ...
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Researchers develop new and efficient breast biopsy technique
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Researchers have developed a new breast biopsy technique that could lead to decreased procedure times and reduced patient discomfort and morbidity, according to a study performed at Roberts Research Institute, the University ...
Nanopatches to join the fight against swine flu
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 14, 2009 |
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In response to the growing threat of swine flu, a UQ team is applying nanopatch technology to potentially solve the problems associated with vaccinating millions of Australians, thanks to a recently announced government grant.
University of Cincinnati study finds needle biopsies safe in 'eloquent' areas of brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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After a review of 284 cases, specialists at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute have concluded that performing a stereotactic needle biopsy in an area of the brain associated ...
Surgeons' unanimous consensus: Needle biopsy is gold standard for breast cancer diagnosis
Oct 07, 2009 |
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A special report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that an alarming 35% of initial diagnostic breast biopsies in the United States are still being done using unnece ...
Acupuncture eases chronic low back pain in SPINE trial
May 11, 2009 |
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Acupuncture can help people with chronic low back pain feel less bothered by their symptoms and function better in their daily activities, according to the largest randomized trial of its kind, published in the May 11, 2009 ...
Autonomous robot detects shrapnel
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Bioengineers at Duke University have developed a laboratory robot that can successfully locate tiny pieces of metal within flesh and guide a needle to its exact location -- all without the need for human assistance.
High-sensitivity bone marrow aspiration technology enhances leukemia cell detection
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Scientists have created a viable technology to improve the detection of leukemia cells in bone marrow.
PET scan can non invasively measure early assessment of treatment for common type of breast cancer
May 26, 2009 |
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Non-invasive imaging can measure how well patients with the most common form of breast cancer - estrogen receptor positive type - respond to standard aromatase inhibitor therapy after only two weeks and shows similar findings ...
Tiny Test Tube Experiment Shows Reaction Of Melting Materials at the Nano Scale (w/ Video)
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have conducted a basic chemistry experiment in what is perhaps the world's smallest test tube, measuring a thousandth the diameter of a human hair.
Childhood vaccinations don't have to be painful, researchers say
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people associate childhood vaccinations with pain, but new Canadian research shows this doesn't have to be the case.
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