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Shaking hands with robotic arm could help stroke patients learn to use arms again

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:43:00 +0200

Shaking hands with a robotic arm could be a new way to help stroke patients learn to use their arms again. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation report a pilot trial of the 'Braccio di Ferro' (Iron arm) robot in 10 patients.
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Bad hair day? New hope for bad transplants

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:42:00 +0200

Fixing bad hair transplants is apparently now possible using new, advanced BHT hair restoration.
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Endothelial cells can produce copious amounts of adult stem cells

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:26:00 +0200

New study promises broad clinical benefits, from bone marrow transplantation to therapies for heart, brain, skin and lungs.
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Arc radiotherapy treatments: Breakthrough in image-guided targeting of prostate tumours

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:33:00 +0200

Researchers in the US and Denmark have made a breakthrough in image-guided targeting of prostate tumours during arc radiotherapy treatments. In research partially supported by Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), physicists at Stanford University (California, USA) and Aarhus University Hospital (Aarhus, Denmark) have devised a method for 'real-time' tracking of the prostate motion using Varian's On-Board Imager that shows promise in paving the way for advanced clinical treatments.
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Whisper sweet nothings in my ear, darling

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:47:00 +0200

Undiagnosed hearing loss and failure to correctly remedy the condition are major causes of breakdown in relationships.
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Cervical length screening may reduce preterm births

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:31:00 +0200

Using ultrasound to screen all pregnant women for signs of a shortening cervix improves pregnancy outcomes and is a cost-effective way to reduce preterm birth, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study.
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Combining techniques could lead to early identification of ovarian cancer

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:53:00 +0200

Combining ultrasound with proteomic analyses of blood early-stage ovarian cancer can be identified
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Christie acquires assets from Luminetx Corporation

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:00:00 +0200

WOKINGHAM: Christie, a global visual technologies company, announced on 6 January 2010, that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Luminetx Corporation, a medical biosciences technology company.
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Contact lens can produce near-normal vision in infants and children

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:58:00 +0200

Infants as young as one-month-old are prescribed contact lenses at paediatric eye surgery centres so their visual system will develop correctly. Infants may be fitted for contacts if they have had cataract surgery, need extremely high-strength prescription glasses, or have very different prescriptions for the two eyes.
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Toshiba introduces new Viamo laptop ultrasound system

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:28:00 +0200

Many hand-carried ultrasound systems offer better access to patients when space is compromised, but cannot provide all of the advanced radiology capabilities required to perform exams in today's demanding ultrasound environment.
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