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08-05-2013

The European market for interventional radiology and cardiology is heading towards maturity, especially in Western Europe. Although the economic slowdown and fewer orders had a negative impact on revenues in 2012, it is expected that expanding applications of interventional systems and the ...

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23-08-2012

New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research shows that changes in brain blood flow associated with vein abnormalities are not specific for multiple sclerosis (MS) and do not contribute to its severity, despite what some researchers have speculated. Results of the research are published in ...

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02-11-2010

Two Cornell researchers -- one in Manhattan and the other in Ithaca -- aim to develop the first noninvasive functional MRI imaging technique for studying small-scale strokes in mice, which could eventually be used for clinical research in humans. The research is supported by a Samuel C. and ...

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13-10-2010

A Novartis Phase III study of Afinitor® (everolimus) tablets in combination with Sandostatin® LAR® (octreotide acetate for injectable suspension) extended median progression-free survival (PFS), or time without tumor growth, in patients with advanced euroendocrine tumors (NET) compared to ...

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04-08-2010

Tiny particles of iron oxide could become tools for simultaneous tumor imaging and treatment, because of their magnetic properties and toxic effects against brain cancer cells. In mice, researchers from Emory University School of Medicine have demonstrated how these particles can deliver ...

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23-07-2010

Royal Philips Electronics and Dako announced that they have signed an agreement to integrate a selection of Dako's image analysis applications into Philips' future digital pathology solutions. "Anatomic pathology is an essential element of virtually every cancer diagnosis and the demand for ...

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CT scans can detect differences in lung blood flow patterns, which identify smokers most at risk of emphysema

08-04-2010

Using CT scans to measure blood flow in the lungs of people who smoke may offer a way to identify which smokers are most at risk of emphysema before the disease damages and eventually destroys areas of the lungs, according to a University of Iowa study. The study found that smokers who have ...

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16-03-2010

In a lecture he delivered in 1906, the German physician Paul Ehrlich coined the term Zauberkugel, or "magic bullet," as shorthand for a highly targeted medical treatment. Magic bullets, also called silver bullets, because of the folkloric belief that only silver bullets can kill supernatural ...

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15-03-2010

Kuros Biosurgery AG announced the results of a Phase IIb clinical trial assessing the potential of KUR-111 (Viz.I-0401) in the treatment of patients with tibial plateau fractures that require fixation and grafting. The study achieved its primary efficacy endpoint, which was the demonstration ...

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08-03-2010

Epigenomics AG reported updated top-line PRESEPT Study data showing that the Septin9 biomarker in this research study detected colorectal cancer cases with a sensitivity of approximately 63% based on 32 colorectal cancer (CRC) cases correctly identified out of 51 cancer cases with valid ...

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