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17 April 2019
New MRI technology could measure brain function in milliseconds
Scientists have developed a new technique to measure brain function in milliseconds using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Known as magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), the new technology could be used to...
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17 April 2019
Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation may ease symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
A series of pilot clinical studies has indicated that non-invasive external stimulation of the vagus nerve alleviates disease symptoms in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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1 March 2018
Alpha-Stim treatment effective on common advanced cancer symptoms
A study has found that Alpha-Stim, a drug-free cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) device, is effective in treating the pain, anxiety and depression symptoms that advanced cancer patients often suffer with.
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16 February 2018
Human gut-on-a-chip could replace radiation testing on animals
An organ-on-a-chip model of the human gut could offer a better prediction of the effect of radiation exposure on humans than animal testing.
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14 February 2018
Nanorobots programmed to seek and destroy cancerous tumours
Scientists from Arizona State University (ASU) have successfully programmed nanorobots to shrink tumours by cutting off their blood supply. This study demonstrates the first application of DNA origami for nanomedicine.
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13 February 2018
New nanoengineered DNA wires have cancer treatment potential
Scientists from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have nanoengineered new DNA wires which have the potential to treat cancer, infections and other health problems.
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12 February 2018
Self-healing wound model supports clotting studies
Biomedical engineers from Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a miniature self-sealing model system for studying the bleeding and clotting of wounds. The device could be used...
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9 February 2018
Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation reduces fatigue in MS patients
Researchers from the NeuroCure Clinical Research Centre in Berlin, Germany, have used deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) to significantly reduce symptoms of fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The...
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8 February 2018
Gene changing technology could help control genetic inheritance
Biologists from the University of California, San Diego, are using the gene changing technology CRISPR/Cas9 to edit gene regulatory elements in their native genomic environments, revealing new fundamental mechanisms that...
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2 February 2018
AI learns to interpret clinical reports
Machine learning techniques, including natural language processing algorithms, have been used to identify clinical concepts in the complex text of radiologist reports on CT scans.