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Is Bioprinting the Pathway to Human Cloning?

February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment

image credits: Patrick J. Lynch Bioprinting uses a 3D printing device with biological material to create objects; such as replacement human organs. Scientists have already succeeded in printing skin and vertebral tissues, these two experiments have been tested on animals; like the ear growing out of the rats back scenario. However they are still yet [...]

Feb

28

Proton Therapy

February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment

For certain types of cancer, standard X-ray radiation therapy may work well; but proton therapy may do the job better, more efficiently and with less potential for collateral damage to surrounding tissue and vital organs. Also known as particle therapy, proton therapy works to kill certain types of cancerous tissue, especially in places in the [...]

Sep

27

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment

This a guest post by Amanda who is a writer and blogger living in San Diego, CA. She writes on behalf of the San Diego Gamma Knife Surgery Center, and through this article, she hopes to spread the word about the benefits of Gamma Knife surgery for the treatment of brain tumors. Brain tumors are [...]

Jun

30

New Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticles

June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

University of Leicester researchers discover new fluorescent silicon nanoparticles. Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body’s cells. Dr Klaus von [...]

May

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Enviro-Health Links – 2009 H1N1 Flu

May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Swine Flu Info Enviro-Health Links – 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) is a huge collection of links to H1N1 Flu related materials. These links are presented in several categories like Federal and Local Response, International Resources, Guidance for Professionals, Maps, News, Twitter, Webcasts, Information from the National Library of Medicine (drugs information, consumer health information, [...]

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