October 22nd, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, U.K. have found that it may be possible to identify cervical cancer in its early stages by using ...
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October 18th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) Middle age is the time when people begin to lose myelin, the fatty sheath of "insulation" that coats our nerve cells and allows quicker responses. George Bartzokis, professor ...
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October 14th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) The more you drink, the smaller the size of your total brain volume, according to latest research. This is particularly true of women.Although men were more likely to ...
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October 14th, 2008 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): The more you drink alcohol, the smaller your total brain volume gets, according to a new study by Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
The study found that even moderate alcohol ...
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October 2nd, 2008 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Oct 2 (IANS) Physicists have found a way to zoom in on the tiniest building blocks in existence, thanks to a 'flaw' in diamonds that helps monitor magnetic signals from electrons ...
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September 22nd, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 22 (ANI): A new study suggests that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan can help do away with the need of exploratory surgery, which is currently used to determine ...
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August 27th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) Amid a welter of theories explaining why lower eyelids turn baggy with age, University of California researchers have pinpointed how and why fat is primarily responsible.The study is ...
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August 27th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Besides weak bones and wrinkles, the old age is accompanied by baggy lower eyelids. Now, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles have found the culprit behind ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Want to know what causes those pesky under-eye bags? Well, a new study has got the answer for your query.
The study examined why lower eyelids get bulgy ...
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July 10th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 10 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK have for the first time identified a key component to unraveling the mystery of room temperature superconductivity, which ...
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July 9th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 9 (ANI): Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Technology Engineering IBMT in Sankt Ingbert have invented pocket-sized scanners that can perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans in the ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington , June 24 (ANI): Physicians would now be able to accurately detect Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage thanks to an automated system for measuring brain tissue with magnetic resonance ...
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June 15th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 15 (ANI): A team of scientists at the University of British Columbia are reverse engineering the brain to model the first working computational model of the complex interaction between ...
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June 8th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June8 (ANI): Ever wondered why Alfred Hitchcocks suspense thrillers are so successful in keeping its viewers on the edge of their seats? Well, theyre good is one point for sure, ...
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June 7th, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 7 (ANI): Ever wondered why Alfred Hitchcocks suspense thrillers are so successful in keeping its viewers on the edge of their seats? Well, theyre good is one point for ...
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May 28th, 2008 - 4:39 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 28 (Xinhua) US scientists have created the smallest iron oxide nanoparticles to date for cancer detection by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The research team from Brown University created peptide-coated iron ...
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May 28th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 28 (ANI): A chemist at Brown University claims to have developed the smallest iron oxide nanoparticles to date for the detection of cancer using magnetic resonance imaging. (MRI).
Shouheng ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 5:16 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 9 (ANI): Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a potential new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which ...
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April 9th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by admin
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Washington, April 9 (IANS) Exposure to narcotics like cocaine, marijuana or alcohol affects millions of prenatal births every year, with the number at over a million in the US alone, according to ...
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April 8th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): A new study has found that babies born to women who use cocaine, alcohol or tobacco during pregnancy may have brain structure changes that continue into early ...
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April 3rd, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, April 3 (ANI): American scientists have successfully reduced tumour growth in rabbits by treating them with nanoparticles coated with a fungal toxin called fumagillin.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...
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March 26th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): According to a new study, a special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can depict changes in blood volume in the brain that often precede cancerous transformation ...
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March 25th, 2008 - 3:53 pm ICT by admin
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London, March 25 (IANS) A special kind of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can register changes in the brain's blood volume that often precede tumours, according to a new study. "Patients with low-grade ...
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March 9th, 2008 - 1:11 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , March 9 (ANI): American researchers have for the first time combined two kinds of body imaging in a single scanner, i.e. positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Simon ...
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February 26th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by admin
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London, Feb 26 (ANI): Mood swings, aggressiveness and angst in teenagers can be attributed to the significantly different brain structures of some teens, according to a study.
Australian scientists have demonstrated that teens ...
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February 12th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): A team of researchers at New York University and Tel Aviv University has created a non-invasive imaging method that can be used to diagnose and monitor a number ...
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January 28th, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, January 28 (ANI): Two separate studies have shown that human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) and bone marrow stromal cell (BMSCs) transplantation, respectively, may be beneficial for stroke victims.
Both studies tracked ...
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November 29th, 2007 - 12:28 pm ICT by admin
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Washington , Nov 29 (ANI): A new study has shown that having hypertension or high blood pressure can increase the effects of Alzheimers disease.
Alzheimers disease is not caused by hypertension, but ...
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November 27th, 2007 - 12:50 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): Children with bipolar disorder react differently to facial expressions than children without psychiatric disorders, says a study.
The study, led by Daniel P. Dickstein, M.D., director of the paediatric ...
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November 15th, 2007 - 10:55 pm ICT by admin
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London, Nov 15 (ANI): A new device called ultra-low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has captured the first blurry shots of a human brain, revealing its activity as well as structure.
MRI scanners ...
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