Electronic Tattoo Monitors Brain, Heart and Muscles
redOrbit Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:18 AM PST
[ Watch the Video ] Elastic electronics offer less invasive, more convenient medical treatment Imagine if there were electronics able to prevent epileptic seizures before they happen. Or electronics that could be placed on the surface of a beating heart to monitor its functions. The problem is that such devices are a tough fit. Body tissue is soft and pliable while conventional circuits can be ... |
Press Release
PharmiWeb Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that ErivedgeTM (vismodegib) capsule was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adults with a type of skin cancer, called basal cell carcinoma (BCC), that has spread to other parts of the body or that has come back after surgery or that their healthcare provider decides ... |
Boy Has Twin's Body in Stomach
ABC News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:56 AM PST
Doctors in Peru said they will operate today on a 3-year-old boy to remove the body of his would-be twin. The boy, 3-year-old Isbac Pacunda, has the body of his twin inside his stomach â€" bones, eyes and even hair on the cranium. Dr. Carlos... |
Cutting off the oxygen supply to serious diseases
PhysOrg Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:40 AM PST
A new family of proteins which regulate the human body's 'hypoxic response' to low levels of oxygen has been discovered by scientists at Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary, University of London and The University of Nottingham. |
New method to manage stress responses for more successful tumor removal
PhysOrg Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:39 AM PST
The week before and two weeks after surgery are a critical period for the long-term survival rate of cancer patients. Physiological and psychological stresses caused by the surgery itself can inhibit the body's immune responses, heightening vulnerability to tumor progression and spreading. |
Body of San Leandro homicide suspect found hanging at Port of Oakland
KTVU Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:35 AM PST
A man found hanged at the Port of Oakland on Saturday afternoon has been identified as a suspect in a Friday homicide in San Leandro. The body of Henry Leon, 19, of Oakland, was discovered hanging from a structure off of Maritime Street at about 4:20 p.m. Saturday, an Oakland police officer said. Police are investigating the death as a suicide. Leon was a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 15 ... |
Autopsy: Alexandria activist found in well was fatally shot
Washington Examiner Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:29 AM PST
An Alexandria activist was fatally shot shortly after he disappeared in September, and a reward of $38,000 is being offered for information that will lead to his killer, police said Monday. The body of Lenwood "Lenny" Harris, 53, was recovered Saturday from a the bottom of a 23-foot-deep well in Fort Washington. The autopsy revealed he was killed by gunshot wound. Police discovered the body ... |
Targeted DNA vaccine using an electric pulse
Science Daily Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST
The vaccines of the future against infections, influenza and cancer can be administered using an electrical pulse and a specially-produced DNA code, new research suggests. The DNA code programs the body’s own cells to produce a super-fast missile defense against the disease, researchers say. |
Basal Cell Carcinoma Drug Gets FDA Green Light
ThirdAge Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:18 AM PST
 Federal regulators on Monday approved a pill that treats the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. The pill is called Erivedge and is made by Genentech, a unit of Swiss drugmaker Roche. Erivedge is intended to treat locally advanced cancer for patients who are not candidates for surgery or radiation, and for patients whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body. The ... |
Research advances understanding of hypoxic response
News-Medical-Net Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:10 AM PST
A new family of proteins which regulate the human body's 'hypoxic response' to low levels of oxygen has been discovered by scientists at Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary, University of London and The University of Nottingham. |
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