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We've seen robots that perform brain surgery and lasers that cook tumors, and now a team of researchers are well on their way to bringing mobility to the battle against brain cancer. The NovoTTF-100A, which just received FDA approval, is basically a set of insulated electrodes, attached to an electronic box, that pumps low intensity electrical fields to the site of a freshly diagnosed GBM (glioblastoma multiforme) tumor. The fields, known as Tumor Treatment Fields (TTF), play off the electrically charged elements of cancer cells to stunt the tumor's growth, and may in some cases actually reverse it. |
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Image search software helps detect cancer |
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Diabetes risk test prevents disease
Type II diabetes, the kind associated with obesity, is an epidemic in the US. It can cause blindness, loss of limbs and heart problems. Tethys Bioscience has developed a diabetes risk test that allows doctors to identify people most at risk of getting the disease within five years - those with elevated blood sugar, a family history of diabetes and those with obesity - and treat them with drug therapy and lifestyle changes. |
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Stroke victims: Tiny coil saves lives by pulling blood clots from the brain
A device known as the Merci Retriever is a potential life saver for stroke victims, but it must be used within 8 hours. The device looks like a tiny corkscrew and it is used for blood clots that occur in large arteries where clot busting drugs are not effective. |
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James Gosling, creator of Java, and Christopher Boone, CEO of Visuvi, demonstrate new image search software powered by Java that analyzes information based on content of the image. The software is currently being used in the medical field. For example, health care professionals are able to compare images that may or may not have cancerous cells and then make a relevant diagnosis. |
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New Blood Test Could Detect Cancer
Researchers at Harvard University have discovered a new blood test that may be able to detect cancer before it shows up on scans. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. |
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