A smart bra device developed in Nigeria can detect breast cancer early, potentially saving African women long journeys to access screening services, its inventor says.
Mar 23, 2022
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A new invention may be on the verge of replacing a costly cranial surgical procedure currently being performed on some traffic accident victims and other patient groups. The ultrasound-based technology has now been granted ...
Aug 25, 2021
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and we are looking at treatment options. One doctor suggested a prostatectomy, but my husband finds ablation appealing because of quality of life advantages. ...
Oct 5, 2020
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Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope—the very symbol of the medical profession—is facing an uncertain prognosis.
Oct 23, 2019
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Researchers of the laboratory Physics for Medicine Paris laboratory and collaborators have achieved a major advance by studying the brain during complex cognitive tasks. Using a new imaging method called functional ultrasound ...
Mar 28, 2019
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After decades of medical dramas filling our TV screens, the figure of a technician wielding an ultrasound wand is so prolific, it's easily called to mind. Even if you've never needed an internal abdominal exam, the steps ...
Dec 4, 2018
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A small clinical trial using gold nanoparticles that act as tumor-seeking missiles on a mission to remove prostate cancer has begun at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). It is the first trial ...
Nov 8, 2018
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A Research and Development group led by Professor Yoshifumi Saijo of Tohoku University and Noriyuki Masuda of Advantest has succeeded in developing in vivo skin imaging technology that can simultaneously generate dual-wavelength ...
Oct 16, 2018
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Ultrasound technology for the brain could mean real-time images during surgery, a better idea of which areas get stimulated by certain feelings or actions and, ultimately, an effective way for people to control software and ...
May 8, 2018
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In its latest pioneering effort to harness the power of focused ultrasound to battle disease, the University of Virginia Health System is examining the scalpel-free surgery's potential to enable the body to identify and destroy ...
Nov 8, 2017
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