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New Potential Atherosclerosis Risk Marker Discovered
April 11, 2011 How your carotid artery moves can reveal your risk of a future heart attack, and it is now possible to study this vessel aspect in more detail thanks to a new technique which could eventually be used ... > full story -
Progesterone Reduces Rate of Early Preterm Birth in at-Risk Women, Study Suggests
April 6, 2011 A new study has found that progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, reduced the rate of preterm birth before the 33rd week of pregnancy by 45 percent among one category of at-risk women. The ... > full story -
Invisibility Cloaks and More: Force of Acoustical Waves Tapped for Metamaterials
April 5, 2011 A very simple bench-top technique that uses the force of acoustical waves to create a variety of 3-D structures will benefit the rapidly expanding field of metamaterials and their myriad applications ... > full story -
Frequent CT Scanning for Testicular Cancer Surveillance Associated With Secondary Malignancies
March 30, 2011 Cancer researchers have found that older men with early-stage testicular cancer who opt for surveillance with regular CT scans over lymph node removal are at greater risk for secondary ... > full story -
Annual Sonograms Are Needed to Verify Correct IUD Position, Obstetricians Say
March 29, 2011 A retrospective study of women who became pregnant while using intrauterine devices shows that more than half of the IUDs were ... > full story -
New Device Uses Submarine Technology to Diagnose Stroke Quickly
March 29, 2011 A medical device developed by retired US Navy sonar experts, using submarine technology, is a new paradigm for the detection, diagnosis and monitoring of stroke, says a team of interventional ... > full story -
New Hope for Tiny Hearts
March 15, 2011 Scientists are making advances in imaging methods for both ultrasound and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. One benefit will be an enhanced ability to discover heart defects in ... > full story -
Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine (for Leg Ulcers)
March 8, 2011 Forget technology. The best prescription for patients with venous leg ulcers is good quality nursing care -- and the occasional belly ... > full story -
Student Innovation Transmits Data and Power Wirelessly Through Submarine Hulls
March 7, 2011 Steel walls are no match for one doctoral student. He has developed and demonstrated an innovative new system that uses ultrasound to simultaneously transmit large quantities of data and power ... > full story -
Ultrasound and Algorithms Could Lead to Better Breast Cancer Screening
March 3, 2011 New research holds the promise of becoming a powerful new weapon in the fight against breast cancer. His complex computational research has led to a fast, inexpensive new method for using ultrasound ... > full story
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