News tagged with tumor detection
First acoustic metamaterial 'superlens' created
Jun 24, 2009 |
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A team of researchers at the University of Illinois has created the world's first acoustic "superlens," an innovation that could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive ...
MIT student develops new innovations to selectively kill cancer cells
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Mar 03, 2009 |
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When it comes to solving complex problems, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, MIT graduate student and biomedical engineer, looks to nature for solutions. Finding inspiration in systems that evolution has produced, von ...
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Nanoparticles cross blood-brain barrier to enable 'brain tumor painting'
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Brain cancer is among the deadliest of cancers. It's also one of the hardest to treat. Imaging results are often imprecise because brain cancers are extremely invasive. Surgeons must saw through the skull ...
New tool may help with early detection of deadly pancreatic cancer
Aug 03, 2009 |
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A new diagnostic tool developed by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists has shown promising results when used with patients of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer due to the difficulty of diagnosing ...
Promising biomarker and candidate tumor suppressor gene identified for colorectal cancer
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Researchers have identified a new candidate tumor suppressor gene in colorectal cancer and examined its use as a potential biomarker in stool samples, according to a new study published online June 17 in the Journal of th ...
Type of lung cancer screening used to detect disease may impact 5-year survival rates
May 04, 2009 |
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Dr. Hisao Asamura and his team of researchers at The National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo, Japan examined the records of 2,281 patients who underwent lung cancer resection surgery between 2000 and 2006. The study was ...
Gorilla gets MRI at Bronx Zoo
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Talk about house calls! The Wildlife Conservation Society thanks The Brain Tumor Foundation and its "Road To Early Detection" campaign for their assistance in performing a brain scan on a gorilla at the Bronx Zoo.
Bioluminescence imaging used for eye cancer detection
Oct 13, 2009 |
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At the moment, doctors rely on biopsy analysis to determine the progression of eye cancer. However, researchers now believe that a new technology, bioluminescence imaging (BLI), will allow doctors to detect tumors earlier ...
Dermatologist skin examinations detect more, thinner skin cancers than patients identify themselves
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Most melanomas detected in a general-practice dermatology clinic were found by dermatologists during full-body skin examinations of patients who had come to the clinic for different complaints, according to a report in the ...
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.
Potential biomarkers for pancreatic cancer identified
Jun 10, 2008 |
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In a new study in PLoS Medicine, Samir Hanash and colleagues from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle report the identification of proteins that appear in increased numbers at an early stage of pancreatic tumor ...
Early detection critical in treating pediatric thyroid cancer
Feb 01, 2008 |
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Efforts to treat pediatric papillary thyroid cancer are greatly improved by detecting the disease as early as possible, making the patient’s age the most important factor in determining a prognosis, according to new research ...
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