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Check 3,500 genetic errors of children before birth
With current methods, doctors can only detect a number of gene defects on a large scale including Down syndrome, cystic disease and muscular dystrophy. These genetic err…
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New treatment for prostate cancer
The research has just been published in the journal Lancet Oncology, conducted by scientists at University College in London, under the auspices of the Pharmaceutical Re…
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Cancer treatment has no side effects
American experts have found a new way to destroy cancer cells without causing negative side effects like current therapies.
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Treat partial blindness with non-invasive stimulation current
German researchers found: treating certain patients through electrodes (with non-invasive currents) attached to the eyes, creating moderate stimulation in the eye area,…
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Electrophysiological stimulation enhances the ability to learn
According to new research by Oxford University (UK), the method of direct transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) can help improve the speed of learning.
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Create fake legs as true
A new study and invention by scientists from Vanderbilt University will be a useful solution to help disabled people get natural gait like normal people.
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Abnormal electrocardiography is associated with obesity
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia for the first time found a direct link between obesity and abnormal signs of electrical current in the heart.
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'Antiviral drugs may be wasteful for the elderly'
A model for treatment and infection of influenza shows that if the current swine flu epidemic is as fluent as the 1918 flu, antiviral treatments should be reserved for y…
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Discover new strains of H1N1 flu in Brazil
Brazilian scientists have identified a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) on a patient in Sao Paulo last April.
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New drug for treatment of prostate cancer
The current treatment for prostate cancer is to limit the activity of male hormones because these hormones cause tumors to grow.
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Preparing new anti-cancer drugs with high effectiveness
A team of 24 scientists has found a new generation of anticancer drugs that is 200 times more effective than current anti-cancer drugs.
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Nano processes accelerate the search for anticancer drugs
Researchers at Wake Forest University use nanotechnology to search for anticancer drugs that can be 10,000 times faster than current methods.
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Debate about the death of the brain and moral consequences
One of the most important and essential issues for the current Ethics industry is the definition of human death and what is considered to be a real death. What are the s…
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Computers help chemists fight off acute infections
Computer analysis of current drugs may be key to combating new infectious agents and pathogens against antibiotics like deadly tuberculosis and tough staph viruses.
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Medications for osteoporosis can overcome drug-resistant bacteria
US scientists say they have found a way to prevent drug-resistant bacteria from growing in current treatments.