Posts Tagged ‘biopsy’
Imaging scope may lead to fewer biopsies
CORNELL (US) — A new imaging scope that can be inserted safely into a patient’s body could minimize the need for unnecessary biopsies. Continue…
Monday, October 24, 2011 10:52 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 16:07 - 0 Comments
Prostate biopsy not the final say
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Nearly 70 percent of men who had a rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level, but a normal biopsy, were eventually diagnosed with prostate cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 7, 2011 11:44 - 1 Comment
Game changer in pathology software
U. MICHIGAN (US) — A newly developed software tool will make detecting abnormalities in cell and tissue samples faster, more accurate, and more consistent. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 1, 2011 23:16 - 0 Comments
Painless biopsies with smart lasers
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Using laser microscopes that deploy rapid, ultra-short pulses to identify molecules, doctors may soon have the tools to perform painless skin cancer biopsies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 8, 2010 12:01 - 1 Comment
Quantum dots detect rare cancer cells
EMORY/GEORGIA TECH (US)—Scientists have demonstrated that quantum dots—tunable fluorescent nanoparticles—make ideal tools for distinguishing and identifying rare cancer cells in tissue biopsies. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 25, 2010 15:03 - 3 Comments
3-D look inside a whole mouse
YALE (US)—Engineers have for the first time created 3-D models of whole intact mouse organs, a feat they accomplished using fluorescence microscopy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 25, 2010 10:33 - 2 Comments
Did politics outweigh mammography science?
UC DAVIS (US)—Use of a largely unproven mammography screening device has increased dramatically since Medicare began covering the cost a decade ago, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 11, 2009 17:26 - 3 Comments
Surgery-free diagnosis with optical biopsy
U. FLORIDA (US)—Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer, but women still have to endure medical costs, stress, and potential complications that accompany invasive procedures. A new tool could make it possible for women to have biopsies without surgical intervention. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 24, 2009 20:06 - 0 Comments
Breed a better cow from the embryo up
IOWA STATE (US)—A team of researchers is working to determine the genetic makeup of calves by testing before they are born, or even earlier—before pregnancy. (more…)
