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Medical Engineering

New MR Technique Reduces Unnecessary Breast Biopsies

The study included 80 patients with 85 lesions. Quantitative analysis of DWI was used to determine whether or not a lesion was benign or malignant. “Using…

Earth Sciences

Wetlands Linked to Ancient Methane Spike from Warming Event

An expansion of wetlands and not a large-scale melting of frozen methane deposits is the likely cause of a spike in atmospheric methane gas that took place…

Studies and Analyses

Study Links Lymph Node Removal to Arm Swelling in Cancer Surgery

“Lymphedema causes physical discomfort and disability, as well as a cosmetic deformity which can lead to anxiety, depression and emotional distress that can…

Medical Engineering

Teleradiology Expands Access to CT Colonography in Rural Areas

Remote CT colonography (CTC) was performed on 86 patients at two remote medical centers (343 and 337 miles from the University). Technologists at the…

Medical Engineering

Ultrasound Reduces Need for Invasive Thyroid Biopsies

A total of 245 patients (54 patients with cancer, 191 patients with no cancer) were analyzed. “Our study supports previous data showing that some sonographic…

Environmental Conservation

'Super reefs' fend off climate change

The study, published in the online journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, provides additional evidence that globally important “super…

Information Technology

New Fingerprint Tech Achieves 80% Accuracy in NIST Tests

Prototype systems evaluated by NIST performed surprisingly well for a developing technology: half of the prototypes were accurate at least 80 percent of the…

Life & Chemistry

New Boost for Solar Water-Splitting Cells Through Potassium Control

Their recently published results* indicate that by controlling the deposition of potassium on the surface of the nanotubes, engineers can achieve significant…

Life & Chemistry

Double-Action Power Stations: Harnessing Energy and Hydrogen

A catalyst would convert methane into hydrogen gas and combustible coke, allowing the power station to produce hydrogen alongside electricity.Gadi Rothenberg…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists moving closer to 'artificial noses'

These days, chemical analysts are expected to track down even single molecules. To do this highly sensitive detective work, nano researchers have developed…

Physics & Astronomy

New Hubble Images Reveal Largest Collection of White Dwarfs

This is the first extensive sequence of helium-core white dwarfs to be observed in a globular cluster, a dense swarm of some of the oldest stars in our galaxy.

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Link Discovered for Pelvic Floor Disorders

University of Utah researchers have identified a region of the human genome that may contribute to the development of pelvic floor disorders such as pelvic…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Switches Linked to Epilepsy Development Uncovered

In a study published this month in the Journal of Neuroscience, senior researcher Dwayne W. Godwin, Ph.D., a professor of neurobiology and anatomy, and…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

International Team Unveils Domestic Cattle Genome Analysis

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health announced today that an international consortium of researchers has published the…

Health & Medicine

New Oncogene Unlocks Insights Into Hepatocellular Tumors

Identification of recurrent somatic mutation activating GP130 in inflammatory hepatocellular tumours reveals a new pathway of tumourigenesis in humans,…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Boron-Containing Compounds Transform Drug Production

The offer describes the modification of biologically active compounds and commercially established drugs by (boron-containing carbaborane) clusters.Further…

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