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• Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Diabetes
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  Cholesterol
   
  

  Carb-cutting Enzyme Stopped By Bean Extract, Endocrinologists Say

  UCLA researchers have found an extract in white kidney beans may help the body stop carbs from breaking down into sugars. A digestive enzyme in the body normally acts like scissors, literally cutting ... > more
• Epilepsy
  Epilepsy Research
  Medical Technology
  Neuroscience
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Brain Tumor
   
  

  Neurologists Use New Brain Scanning Device To Better Control Seizures

  Doctors are now using a new kind of brain scan called magnetoencephalography (MEG), which measures brain activity in real time. In some cases, MEG can pinpoint the source of an epileptic seizure much ... > more
• Eye Care
  Healthy Aging
  Personalized Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Parkinson's Research
  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Opthalmologists Better Diagnose Macular Degeneration With Combination Of Tests

  Macular degeneration, a condition that occurs in the retina and most affects an individuals' ability to drive and read, is being better diagnosed by two scanning techniques that much more useful in ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Today's Healthcare
  Computer Science
  Medical Imaging
  Kidney Disease
  Technology
   
  

  Computer Scientists Devise Tool For Visualizing Single Organs

  With MRI or CT scans, clinicians have to identify and extract the anatomy out of cross-sections views of the body. Computer scientists have created a new interactive tool that can examine scans and ... > more
• Virtual Reality
  Virtual Environment
  Human Biology
  Photography
  Today's Healthcare
  Biochemistry
   
  

  An Interactive, 3D Voyage into Human Anatomy

  Anatomists and biochemists have created a detailed virtual view of vital organs in the human body, down to the level of tissues and cells. The software recreates the visualization from a combination ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Medical Imaging
  Today's Healthcare
  Photography
  Diseases and Conditions
  Personalized Medicine
   
  

  Medical Physicists Improve Vision for Radiation Therapy

  Radiation therapy requires visualizing exactly where a tumor is located, usually from looking at hundreds of different X-ray , CT or PET scan images. A new system patches together 2D images into one ... > more
• Back and Neck Pain
  Sports Medicine
  Sports Science
  Artificial Intelligence
  Computer Science
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  3D Imaging System Helps Athletes Recover from Injuries

  A new computer-based system gives physical therapists real-time, objective measures of the motion of each joint in the patient's body. The system uses magnetic trackers to read the positions of ... > more
• Ultrasound
  Medical Imaging
  Medical Technology
  Space Station
  Space Probes
  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Portable Machines Go Beyond Prenatal Uses

  Ultrasound uses sound waves that bounce off body parts, producing echoes. A computer translates the echoes into images that rival the quality of CAT scans and MRIs, showing broken bones, muscle ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Today's Healthcare
  Asthma
  Medical Technology
  Lung Disease
  Nuclear Energy
   
  

  Safer Ventilator Prevents Contamination From Water Condensation

  Doctors can now keep patients who are in respiratory care safer with a new kind of ventilator. Ventilator oxygen is completely dry and needs to be humidified for the patient's comfort, but water can ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Today's Healthcare
  Lung Cancer
  Medical Imaging
  Gene Therapy
  Brain Tumor
   
  

  Engineers Devise Implantable Dosimeter to Track Success of Radiation Therapy

  Radiologists could soon measure the amount of radiation exposure experienced by different tissues using an implantable capsule. The device contains a small dosimeter and sends radiation exposure data ... > more

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