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The Medical Minute: Robotic surgery for treatment of prostate cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States (excluding skin cancers) and is second only to lung cancer as a contributor to cancer deaths in American men.
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Newspapers: VA in Penn. botched cancer treatments
(AP) -- Ninety-two veterans were given incorrect radiation doses in a common surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer during a six-year period at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, according to newspaper ...
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Proton therapy effective prostate cancer treatment
Proton therapy, a type of external beam radiation therapy, is a safe and effective treatment for prostate cancer, according to two new studies published in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics (Red J ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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It's all in the wrapping: Mimicking periosteum to heal traumatic bone injury
A manmade package filled with nature's bone-building ingredients delivers the goods over time and space to heal serious bone injuries faster than products currently available, Cleveland researchers have found.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Stem cell research in the UK reaches significant milestone
Stem cell scientists at King's College London will today announce they have submitted to the UK Stem Cell Bank (UKSCB) their first clinical grade human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines that are free from animal-derived products, ...
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Body rebuilding: Researchers regenerate muscle in mice
A team of scientists from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and CellThera, a private company located in WPI's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, have regenerated functional muscle tissue in mice, opening the door ...
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Glass sponges inspire: Hybrid material made of collagen fibers and silica as possible substrate for bone tissue culture
(PhysOrg.com) -- As well as organic structures, mineral structures also play an important role in living organisms. You don’t even have to go as far as seashells or the artful silica scaffolds of diatoms; ...
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Embryonic signal drives pancreatic cancer and offers a way to kill it
Pancreatic cancer is a particularly challenging one to beat; it has a tendency to spread and harbors cancer stem cells that stubbornly resist conventional approaches to therapy. Now, researchers reporting in the November ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Personal stem cell banks could be staple of future health care
Old stem cells can be rejuvenated by being placed in a young microenvironment, research from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio shows. This raises the possibility that patients' own ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Mechanical stress can help or hinder wound healing depending on time of application
A new study demonstrates that mechanical forces affect the growth and remodeling of blood vessels during tissue regeneration and wound healing. The forces diminish or enhance the vascularization process and ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Polymer characterization 'tweezers' turn Nobel theory into benchtop tool
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a new and highly efficient way to characterize the structure of polymers at the nanoscale – effectively designing a routine analytical tool that could be used by industries ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Can magnetism help us control the brain, remotely?
University at Buffalo scientists have used magnetic nanoparticles to remotely control ion channels, neurons in cell culture and even the movement of a tiny worm.
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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