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Blood Test To Detect Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease/Mad Cow Disease

...“We believe in six months or so we should have the technology optimized to detect prions in human blood. The next step is to make sure we can detect them in blood before the clinical symptoms appear.” A blood test would be the simplest way to screen donors and keep infected meat from entering the human food c...

An Under Estimation Of The Radiation Hazard With The Use Of Mobile Phones

... long-term risk assessment with the relatively new technology has still a long way to go. At this juncture, it would be appropriate to remember our love affair with radiation, which has taught more than just a lesson. Over the pat century, very few topics have had the potential to attract public attention, as...

Implants In The Ear Is Effective Against All Types Of Hearing Loss

...d for the continued use of a hearing aid or future technology to complement a cochlear implant. Reporting in the August issue of the journal Ear and Hearing, researchers had compared patients with no residual hearing, patients with some residual hearing in one ear and patients with some residual hearing in bot...

Magnetic Resonance Spectrometry for speedy diagnosis of Brain disorders

...ckly differentiate between tumor and infection. As technology advances, and hospitals obtain more powerful MRI equipment, doctors will also be able to identify the type of infection, meaning patients can receive immediate treatment. In the past, patients who may have been successfully treated with something a...

New ultralight hand with better functionality and flexibility developed

...of the research is to integrate the latest sensors technology with the Remedi-Hand to create a 'clever' hand which has better functionality and move like a real hand, but which can also sense how strongly it's gripping an object or whether an object is slipping. Dr Chappell, the brain behind the masterpiece d...

Apollo Hospital to collaborate with US cancer center to open new radiation therapy department

...apy will decrease a lot," he added. "Acquiring new technology for cancer treatment will of course encourage medical tourism in our country as many US based Indian will prefer coming here for cancer treatment than paying high insurance premium in the US," said Kuruvilla. Dr. Ravi Patel of CBCC with the help of ...

Human Brain Continues To Evolve And Grow

... probe for the treatment of brain canceris the new technology developed by doctors at The Manipal Institute of ... For More Information Read : www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4704 ...

Nanotechnology Revolution To Be Spearheaded By European Union

...y year. Nanosciences is the birth of a new medical technology which augments various fields of physics, chemistr... thousands of patients with impaired eyesight. The technology works by rearranging a eye protein which could restore to natural cornea offering a perfect eyesight...

Medical Gadgets To Monitor Drug Delivery

Innovative technology such as electronic wristbands is developed to deliver better systems that provides patient safety and reduces Human errors. Wristbands are developed which provides information about the patient’s history and // treatment requirements are being used i...

Scientists Consider About New Technology Called Nanotechnology

...s ago that scientists began to discuss about a new technology called nanotechnology and it has taken so long for... accept and realize the potential and scope of the technology which was once considered impossible or rather an eccentric concept. Nanotechnology refers to the co...

Eye Diseases Diagnosed Through Genetical Testing

...reported on the arRP-I sequencing array, the first technology to screen simultaneously for mutations in multiple genes on a single platform. A patient with the autosomal recessive form of the disease (arRP) has inherited one gene from each parent, neither of whom is affected by RP. It is nearly impossible to ...

Optical Imaging Added To Ultrasound To Improve Imaging Of Breast Cancer

A new study shows that combining a technology called optical tomography with standard ultrasound imaging can help distinguish early-stage breast cancer from non-cancerous lesions--and potentially reduce the number of breast biopsies performed//. Only 10 to 15 percent of women who undergo a bre...

Skin Cancer caused by mutations in a single Gene

...hool of Medicine, London has employed gene testing technology by using gene microarray to find the gene which is probably responsible for skin cancer//. The study team has found a gene which on mutations leads to Basal cell carcinoma, which is the most commonest non-melanoma skin cancer occurring in 60,000 pati...

Race Based Genome Project Launched By Mexico

...ined genomic data into the public domain as fast a technology allows, but Jimenez is quick to point out that the measure of the project’s success is not the science, but rather the medicines that come out of it. The close economic and political ties between the two nations lend a degree of legitimacy and accoun...

Single gene skin cancer cause

...ncer genes using gene chip array technology. The technology allows scientists to look at thousands of genes at... by a gene called patched. This new gene testing technology could enable identification of all such genes following which research can be directed towards devel...

A first for India - IVF baby born of surrogacy

...were fertilised by the father's spermatozoa by IVF technology and transferred to the uterus of the surrogate mother. IMA president Sudipto Roy said he could comment on legal matters, "but from medical point of view this case is unique and an achievement itself". While Amit Banerjee is not worried about the la...

Implantable devices to be powered by organosilicon compounds in the future

Medical technology has advanced so much to the extent of replacing lo...ind this significant development. The new battery technology powers a "microstimulater" not much larger than a pencil lead and can be injected near target nerves...

Medical Mishaps In Telemedicine And Their Prevention

...ormation that is transmitted is not accurate, then technology becomes an ineffective tool. A recent study, published in the October issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine, states that errors in telephone communication can result in outcomes ranging from inconvenience and anxiety to serious compromises i...

Collaborations planned between British Organization and Indian health care industry

...ion G. Bakthavathsalam called for "partnerships in technology transfer and clinical trials" and said that Britain's Royal College of Surgeons had chosen a medical college hospital in Coimbatore for research partnership. Source: Indo-Asian News Servie...

Complete Robotic Surgery To Revolutionize Surgical Treatment of Prostate Cancer

...ork of nerves and tissue surrounding it. Robotic technology also deserves special credit in the post surgical phase marked by a speedy recovery and reduced hospital stay. The surgery being minimally invasive eliminates the need for larger incisions, thereby ensuring less pain and scarring and diminished blood...

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