Scientists use fruit fly to screen for lethal brain cancers New Kerala Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:39 AM PST Washington, Feb 13 : Researchers have turned the fruit fly into a lab model for an innovative study of gliomas, the commonest of malignant brain tumours, since the insect shares most of the genes with humans. | Avera treads new ground in U.S. The Argus Leader Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:06 AM PST A tiny umbrella-shaped filter has become a new tool in Sioux Falls for medical specialists to catch debris in a patient's bloodstream and protect the brain during treatment for vascular disease. The Avera Heart Hospital says it has become the second facility to use the device, after Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston. It's called the Gore Embolic Filter and fits inside the carotid ... | | |
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