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• Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
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  Eye Care
  Healthy Aging
  Optics
   
  

  Optical Scientists, Psychiatrists Develop Minimally Invasive Eye Test for Alzheimer's

  Building upon a recent discovery that the same Alzheimer's disease process that goes on in the brain also occurs in the eye, researchers have developed a pair of optical tests that can determine the ... > more
• Computer Modeling
  Heart Disease
  Today's Healthcare
  Personalized Medicine
  Wounds and Healing
  Mathematical Modeling
   
  

  Bioengineers Combine Mathematical Equations, Data to Simulate Surgeries

  A new hi-tech method takes the guesswork out of cardiovascular surgery. Using mathematical equations, bioengineers build a personalized computer model of each heart patient, then perform the surgery ... > more
• Sports Medicine
  Sports Science
  Materials Science
  Back and Neck Pain
  Disability
  Accident and Trauma
   
  

  Engineers Design Improved Padding for Football Players

  Engineers have developed more protective padding for football players. Unlike traditional padding, the new putty-like material can be molded into protective gear to fit a player's body and better ... > more
• Bladder Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Urology
  Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Ovarian Cancer
   
  

  Urologists Use Optics, Chemistry to Catch Small Tumors

  Some bladder cancer tumors are so small, surgeons can't see them. Urologist Edward Messing is using a new liquid dye that reacts to light to help him see all the small bladder tumors that might have ... > more
• Osteoporosis
  Leukemia
  Bone and Spine
  Women's Health
  Lung Cancer
  Colon Cancer
   
  

  Orthopedic Oncologists Give Children Artificial Bones That Can Grow With Patient

  A new kind of expandable bone prosthesis -- implanted in the legs of pediatric patients to substitute bone that was removed due to cancer -- is helping children avoid amputations and lead a normal ... > more
• Today's Healthcare
  Microbes and More
  Medical Technology
  Infectious Diseases
  Pharmacology
  Beer and Wine
   
  

  In Hospitals, Air Ducts with Silver-Based Coating Stay Germ-Free

  Preventing hospital infections -- from such stubborn bugs as Staphylococcus aureus -- could get a little easier with a new non-toxic, silver-based material. Used in coating, it helps keep hospital ... > more
• Geomagnetic Storms
  Atmosphere
  Vitamin D
  Thermodynamics
  Today's Healthcare
  Aviation
   
  

  Physicist Calls for Airline Industry to Educate Workers about Radiation Levels

  At the high altitudes and latitudes commercial airlines fly, crews are subjected to higher-than-normal radiation levels from the sun and cosmic rays. Physicist Robert Barish believes airline crew ... > more
• Prostate Cancer
  Men's Health
  Urology
  Prostate Health
  Lung Cancer
  Breast Cancer
   
  

  Cancer Biologists Develop More Accurate Blood Test for Prostate Cancer

  A new blood test is more reliable at finding prostate cancer in its early stages by detecting a protein marker in blood plasma. Doctors say the new test, now in clinical trials, will have an accuracy ... > more
• Hypertension
  Heart Disease
  Blood Clots
  Anemia
  Brain Tumor
  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Vascular Surgeons Lower Blood Pressure with Implanted Device

  A new cell phone-sized implant can keep blood pressure in check from within the chest, just like a pacemaker controls heartbeats. When the device detects a rise in pressure, it sends electrical ... > more
• Heart Disease
  Cholesterol
  Vioxx
  Stroke Prevention
  Immune System
  Diseases and Conditions
   
  

  Cardiologists Discover New Enzyme that Predicts Risk of Heart Attack

  MPO, or myeloperoxidase,is an enzyme produced by white blood cells. High levels of MPO predict a heart attack, the need for invasive intervention, or cardiac death within the next six months with ... > more

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