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(http://www.nytimes.com)
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about 1 year ago
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ProDigits can replace any or all fingers on a hand; each replacement digit has a tiny motor and gear box mounted at the base. Movement is controlled by a computer chip in the prosthesis. The individual, motorized fingers are a new and promising de...
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(http://www.nytimes.com)
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about 1 year ago
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Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, a professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University, has solved one of many problems on the way to successful bone implants: how to grow new bones in the anatomical shape of the original.
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(http://www.sciencedaily.com)
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over 2 years ago
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findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital shed light on the neural basis of memory defects in Down syndrome and suggest a new strategy for treating the defects with medication.
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(http://www.physorg.com)
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over 2 years ago
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The discovery could have a significant impact on the future use of stem cells in regenerative medicine
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(http://www.technologyreview.com)
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over 2 years ago
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Injecting the hearts of angina sufferers with cells extracted from their own bone marrow can reverse the condition and relieve its symptoms, a new study suggests.
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(http://www.world-science.net)
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over 2 years ago
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A private company’s “genetic profiles” of individual cancer patients in a study helped create personalized treatments that helped them survive longer, according to researchers.
The study, released jointly by healthcare o...
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(http://www.sciencedaily.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 2 years ago
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Dalhousie Medical School cancer researcher Dr. Patrick Lee has proven that a common virus can infect and kill breast cancer stem cells.
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(http://www.forbes.com)
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over 2 years ago
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General Electric and Intel aim to keep people out of the hospital with a new alliance to develop home-health monitoring devices.
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(http://ouroboros.wordpress.com)
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over 2 years ago
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Mining collections of dozens or even hundreds of gene expression datasets to identify global trends is becoming increasingly popular, especially in cancer research (cancer seems to be the research area that sees the most sophisticated applications...
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Also: Aging |
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aging, gene, expression, biostatistics
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(http://blog.wired.com)
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over 2 years ago
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By combing through old scientific journals, medical-device companies are finding effective, but brutal treatments for common diseases that could be transformed by modern technology into safer, noninvasive procedures.
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(http://www.iftf.org)
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over 2 years ago
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Via Blaine Bettinger comes word of the official launch of a website that combines genetics and social networking: GeneTree. The company, which describes itself as a "family networking site," is part Facebook, part 23andMe. Users can crea...
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