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Test for prenatal chromosomal abnormalities using cervical swab

...l. This test will be the first of its kind, being noninvasive test for chromosomal abnormalities, and may be used for both low risk and high risk pregnancies. The method of testing is also fast and quick, with results made available within 24 hrs of the test. The research report is published in the British Jou...

Laser Therapy Found To Help People Quit Smoking

...ear to eliminate the craving for nicotine. It is a noninvasive method , has no side effects and smokers need only three to five treatment sessions that last about 30 minutes. Researchers studied 340 smokers who either received three treatments, four treatments, or no treatments. Nearly all participants who rece...

New Non – invasive Test To Detect Colon Cance

... panel test gives people another and more accurate noninvasive option...

Improving Fertility In Patients With Cervical Cancer

... it uses a donor site that is easily accessible to noninvasive monitoring and has adequate blood flow. By clinical exams and ultrasound monitoring, researchers found that ovarian cycles remained regular and follicle growth occurred normally for more than a year. According to the study, treatment for cervical ca...

fMRI Offers Insight Into An Infants Brain

... time fMRI has been used to study infants. It is a noninvasive way to study neuronal responses, and the doctors say it does not use radiation or pharmaceutical injections. Infants were asleep during the procedure, but not sedated. The infants listened to tapes consisting of scanner noise, nonsense speech, and "...

A Urine Test Could Predict Rejection In Transplant Patients

... way transplant patients are managed and frequent, noninvasive monitoring could allow doctors to better tailor immunosuppression drugs according to individual patient’s needs, prescribing lower doses to more stable patients or increasing doses for patients who show early signs of rejection....

The Key To Prevention Of Heart Disease In Adults

...an be significantly reduced. Researchers used two noninvasive tests to measure atherosclerosis -- the deadly build-up of plaque that leads to heart attacks and stroke -- in the arm and neck arteries of kids. Even though the children had not yet entered puberty, their test results were similar to those normally ...

PET Scan May Be Beneficial After Cancer Treatment

...conclude PET can provide critical information in a noninvasive and timely manner. In addition, PET has the potential to identify patients who could benefit from salvage surgery very soon after completing therapy when the extent of the enduring cancer is limited and there is a better chance for a cure....

New Technique to Study Infants Brain.

... time fMRI has been used to study infants. It is a noninvasive way to study neuronal responses, and the doctors say it does not use radiation or pharmaceutical injections. Infants were asleep during the procedure, but not sedated. The infants listened to tapes consisting of scanner noise, nonsense speech, and "...

Elevated LDL levels in Childhood could be Predictors of Heart Disease

...m. Researchers say ultrasounds are a reliable and noninvasive way to measure the carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and assess risk of coronary artery disease. The study compared the association between carotid IMT measured in young adults and traditional cardiovascular risk factors measured in childho...

Hidden Disease in Stroke Patients

...icate this healthy patient group needs to be given noninvasive tests to detect the presence of heart disease. Currently, there are no guidelines for doctors to manage heart disease in otherwise healthy patients, who are showing no signs of the disease. The study authors say when it is not obvious whether a stro...

Detering memory problems

...scular disease and an easy site to examine through noninvasive measures -- to see if those with evidence of the damage would score lower on cognitive tests. The study involved about 7,500 older people who were examined every four years between 1988 and 1999. At the fourth visit, the participants had retinal pho...

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