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Scientists Extend the Lifetime of Quantum Memory
Jan 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Storing and sending information using quantum phenomena is one of the hottest areas of research today; scientists across the globe are investigating how to make quantum communication possible for real-life ...
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Scientists fight cancer with nanotechnology
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have developed a method of detecting, tracking, and killing cancer cells in real time with carbon nanotubes.
Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with radiation therapy
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to ...
Study finds it's safe to treat HER2-positive breast cancer with trastuzumab and adjuvant radiation
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Standard adjuvant treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer patients, following primary surgery for their cancer, is Trastuzumab (Herceptin)--typically used in combination with chemotherapy. However, a new study by researchers ...
Undetectable PSA after radiation is possible and predicts good patient outcomes
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers report that radiation therapy alone can reduce prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels below detectable amounts in prostate cancer patients. Patients who have an undetectable level of PSA ...
Radiation after surgery reduces chance of melanoma returning
Nov 02, 2009 |
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High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to the lymph nodes (19 percent), compared to those patients who do not have radiation therapy ...
Radiation costs vary widely by delivery, study finds
Oct 08, 2009 |
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When cancer spreads to the bone, radiation treatments can help relieve the pain caused by the tumor. But how best to deliver the radiation may vary widely from one oncologist to the next.
Freeze: Scientists film protein in action
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Apr 19, 2007 |
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It is difficult to find similarities between Grenoble and Hollywood or between the researchers at the ESRF and the Institut de Biologie Structural (IBS) and world-known filmmakers. However, scientists from ...
PET imaging before radiation not ideal for determining boost radiation doses
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PHILADELPHIA) Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of non-small cell lung cancer prior to receiving radiation therapy should not be the basis for determining areas that may benefit from higher doses of radiation, according ...
Adding proton therapy 'boost' to X-ray radiation therapy reduces prostate cancer recurrences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Men who receive a "boost" of proton therapy after receiving a standard course of X-ray radiation therapy have fewer recurrences of their prostate cancer compared to men who did not receive the extra dose of proton radiation, ...
Developmental drug may help bone fractures heal after radiation exposure
Nov 02, 2009 |
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A drug currently under development by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may help bone fractures heal more quickly after radiation exposure, according to a study by Pitt researchers. The study's results will ...
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