Children with hip and thigh implants designed to help heal a broken bone or correct other bone conditions are at risk for subsequent fractures of the very bones that the implants were…
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UT Southwestern Launches Clinical Trial For Treatment Of Breast Cancer Using Robotic Cyberknife Technology
Breast-cancer patient Kristin Wiginton is the first to be treated at UT Southwestern Medical Center with high-beam radiation using the Accuray CyberKnife System, which offers improved cosmetic results, less radiation exposure to…
BCVI offers multidisciplinary approach to treat patients with atrial fibrillation
More than 2.6 million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation (a-fib)—an erratic heartbeat. If left untreated, the condition can lead to stroke or heart failure. For three decades, 58 year old David Ryan…
Research: Way heart responds to early beat is predictive of cardiac death
The way the heart responds to an early beat is predictive of cardiac death, especially for people with no conventional markers of cardiovascular disease, according to new research from Washington University School…
Expedited medical device reviews account for majority of recalls
The analysis, which was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, connected the Food and Drug Administration’s most urgent medical device recalls with high-risk devices that were subject to “speedy” review. Los…
Nfocus Neuromedical’s Luna AES receives CE Mark approval to treat brain aneurysms
Nfocus Neuromedical, Inc., an innovative medical device company with a focus on the next generation treatment for brain aneurysms, announced today that its Luna™ Aneurysm Embolization System (AES) received CE Mark for…
Screening breast MRIs can detect invasive cancers in women with history of chest irradiation
Breast cancer screening with MRI can detect invasive cancers missed on mammography in women who’ve undergone chest irradiation for other diseases, according to a new study published online and in the April…
Women with breast cancer can benefit from Breast Angel system
Now, with your own personal Breast Angel in hand, through the science of trans-dermal illumination, you are going to be able to actually see inside your breasts. With routine monthly use, you…
Researchers capture chemical signal structure that triggers metastatic cancer using computers
In cancer and other pathological diseases, researchers are discovering that packaging is important: specifically, how DNA – about two meters long when unwound and stretched – coils up and compacts neatly inside…
Women with breast cancer can benefit from Breast Angel system
Now, with your own personal Breast Angel in hand, through the science of trans-dermal illumination, you are going to be able to actually see inside your breasts. With routine monthly use, you…
Green on satellite images warns of hantavirus outbreaks
The risk of deadly hantavirus outbreaks in people can be predicted months ahead of time by using satellite images to monitor surges in vegetation that boost mouse populations, a University of Utah…
Scientists improve methods for flavanol antioxidant determination in cocoa, chocolate
Two scientific publications report on improved methods for determining the amounts of flavanol antioxidants in cocoa and chocolate. The research, sponsored by The Hershey Center for Health and Nutrition, was a collaboration…
Researchers to develop automation system for sedation control in hospital ICUs
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Northeast Georgia Medical Center are one step closer to their goal of automating the management of sedation in hospital intensive care units (ICUs)….
Novel technology to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have helped develop a novel technology to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease from blood samples long before symptoms appear. This preliminary technology, which uses synthetic molecules to seek out…
U-Systems completes pivotal study for automated breast ultrasound cancer screening
U-Systems, the leader in automated breast ultrasound today announced the completion of a pivotal ROC Reader Study for automated breast ultrasound cancer screening. Conducted by University of Chicago, an acclaimed pioneer in…