MIT researchers are using nanotechnology to help doctors detect cancer in their patients sooner, increasing their odds of beating the disease. To diagnose cancer, doctors look for specific proteins secreted by cancer cells. The problem ...
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed new statistical image analysis method for automatic mitotic cell detection for cancer diagnosis. The new method enables segmenting tumor regions and detecting dividing cells in ...
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University of Miami Hospital and Clinics (UMHC) has purchased BSD Medical's MicroThermX microwave ablation system. With the purchase, UMHC will provide access to use MicroThermX system to its Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the ...
Allegro Diagnostics has presented positive results from a clinical trial of its BronchoGen genomic test, designed for the early detection of lung cancer in current and former smokers. Using the company's PCR molecular testing platform ...
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Yahoo will replace CFO Tim Morse this fall in what may be the latest move by recently appointed CEO Marissa Mayer to put her own mark on the company's leadership. Morse will be replaced by Ken Goldman,who has more than 25 years of ...
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The US National Science Foundation(NSF)has awarded quantum cascade laser(QCL)pioneer Daylight Solutions just over$420,000 to help commercialize a new kind of microscope that promises to reduce cancer diagnosis times drastically. The Phase ...
Solos Endoscopy, a healthcare instrument company, has started commercializing its new endoscopic instrument line, SteriTAP. The SteriTAP instruments consist of dissectors, general surgery instruments, graspers, gynecology instruments, ...
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Thermal imaging used in tandem with other tests offers an alternative to mammography. Infrared scanning for breast cancer:now worthy of wider adoption Mammography is the commonest imaging technique applied to the detection of ...
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