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Tarantula's Double Beating Heart Revealed by MRI
June 30, 2011 A specialized magnetic resonance imaging scanner has been used on tarantulas for the first time, giving unprecedented videos of the spider's heart beating. The images showed possible "double ... > full story -
Lung Cancer Screening Trial Shows Screening With CT Scans Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths
June 29, 2011 Results of the National Lung Screening Trial show a 20 percent reduction in lung cancer deaths among participants screened with CT scans versus those screened with chest X-ray. The NLST enrolled ... > full story -
Lung Cancer: Study Shows 20 Percent Reduction in Mortality With Low-Dose CT Vs Chest X-Ray
June 29, 2011 Scientists have found a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer among current or former heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose helical computed tomography (CT) versus those screened by ... > full story -
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New Therapy for Childhood Neuroblastoma Proves Feasible and Safe, Study Finds
June 29, 2011 A new treatment option may soon be available for children with neuroblastoma, according to new ... > full story -
Astronomers Reach for the Stars to Discover New Cancer Therapy
June 24, 2011 Research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body. Astronomers are working with medical physicists and radiation oncologists to develop a potential new radiation treatment -- one that ... > full story -
Terahertz Light to Illuminate Cell Biology and Cancer Research
June 24, 2011 Unique research is set to trigger a new era in research into cancer diagnosis and our understanding of how living things function, researchers say. Scientists are using Europe's most intense ... > full story -
Space Research Gives Birth to New Ultrasound Tools for Health Care in Orbit, on Earth
June 23, 2011 Space biomedical researchers have developed tools that expand the use of ultrasound to provide better health care for astronauts during flight. The benefits are not just limited to spaceflight, ... > full story -
Gold Nanoparticles Help Earlier Diagnosis of Liver Cancer
June 22, 2011 Medical researchers have devised a new technique to spot cancerous tumors in the liver as small as 5 millimeters. The technique, using gold nanoparticles, is the first to deploy metal nanoparticles ... > full story -
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MR Enterography as Effective as CT in Diagnosing Crohn's Disease, Reduces Radiation Exposure, Study Suggests
June 15, 2011 A new study has found that MR enterography (MRE) without the use of an anti-peristaltic agent were as reliable as CT enterography in determining the presence of Crohn's disease. Additionally, MRE ... > full story -
UK First Use of 3-D Imaging Derived from Post-Mortem Computed Tomography Imaging in UK Trial
June 15, 2011 Scientists have used 3D images derived from post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) scans as an aid to demonstrate injuries to a jury for the first time in evidence at a UK ... > full story
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