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Metamaterials boost sensitivity of MRI machines
1/15/2016
A group of researchers from Russia, Australia and the Netherlands have developed a technology that can reduce Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanning times by more than 50%, meaning hospitals can...
UK NSC recommendations include new bowel cancer screening test
1/15/2016
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has published a number of recommendations today (15 January 2015) following its meeting on 19 November 2015.
TSRI chemists devise powerful new method for modifying drug molecules
1/15/2016
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a versatile new technique for making modifications - especially one type of extremely difficult, but much-sought-after modification...
Researchers develop novel cell line for screening of brain drugs
1/15/2016
Researchers from the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Copenhagen have developed a cell line, which may be used to investigate new drugs and help predict whether they are able to enter...
Breast cancer study suggests new potential drug targets and combinations
1/15/2016
The largest analysis of breast cancer cell function to date suggests dozens of new uses for existing drugs, new targets for drug discovery, and new drug combinations.
Drug 'cocktail' could restore vision in optic nerve injury
1/15/2016
Research from Boston Children's Hospital suggests the possibility of restoring at least some visual function in people blinded by optic nerve damage from glaucoma, estimated to affect more than 4...
New blood test may expand scope of liquid biopsies
1/15/2016
The method relies on differences in how DNA is packaged rather than its sequence.When cells die, they don't vanish without a trace.
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers kill drug-resistant lung cancer with 50 times less chemo
1/15/2016
Cancer drugs packaged in immune bubbles home in directly to tumors without getting sidetracked and destroyed; less chemo with better results.The cancer drug paclitaxel just got more effective.
Researchers discover key pathway involved in blood vessel occlusion
1/15/2016
Researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding blood vessel occlusion by discovering a novel pathway involved in this process.
An IRCM team unveils a mechanism that controls neuron production from stem cells
1/15/2016
The discovery could contribute to the development of cell therapies and more targeted treatments against cancer.