Articles tagged with "Medical Diagnostics"

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Polymorphism increases risk of stroke and heart attack

July 21, 2014
A genetic variant found in platelets is associated with an increased risk of stroke and heart attack researchers from King’s College London have found. A polymorphism in glycoprotein Illa (GPIlla)...

Liquid biopsy to track lung cancer

June 18, 2014
A liquid biopsy using a patient’s blood sample could offer a new way to track lung cancer say researchers from Cancer Research UK’s Manchester Institute. Their method offers a means...

Soft touch gone awry in autism

June 5, 2014
Nerves in the skin that respond to gentle touch may go awry in disorders such as autism say researchers in Liverpool. Using a range of scientific techniques, researchers from Liverpool...

H10N8 bird flu unlikely to threaten public health

May 29, 2014
H10N8, the most recent avian influenza virus to infect humans, is unlikely to cause a threat to public health without further changes say the Medical Research Council (MRC). In order...

Giving life to the dead: Barts Pathology Museum’s Carla Valentine

December 13, 2013
Carla Valentine gives life to the dead – not only does she ensure the preservation of 5,000 specimens housed at Barts Pathology Museum, she blogs about their historyTell us about...

Fibre-optic pen aids understanding of dyslexia

June 21, 2013
A fibre-optic pen developed at the University of Washington will help scientists to see inside the brains of children with learning disabilities while they read and write.The tool has been...

Talking cancer-beating proton beams with Professor Carsten Welsch

May 26, 2013
There is more to accelerator physics than just smashing sub atomic particles against each other and putting together the puzzle of the universe. Here, Professor Carsten Welsch, Associate Director of...

Frog-like robots to assist surgery

May 3, 2013
A tiny robot inspired by the feet of tree-frogs is being built at the University of Leeds. The device may one day allow surgeons to better visualise key-hole surgery.The robot...

Professor Andrew Harrison: Bringing neutrons to the masses

March 7, 2013
Neutrons can be used to answer questions in most scientific disciplines says Professor Andrew Harrison, Director of the Institut Laue-Langevin. Here he tells us all about this amazing resource What is...

‘Barcode’ blood test for prostate cancer

October 26, 2012
A blood test that reads genetic changes like a barcode, and can detect aggressive prostate cancer has been designed.  A group at The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal...

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