The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) funded a large consortim of medical centers to undertake the most comprehensive effort focused on understanding the genetic changes involved in lung adenocarcinoma. This form of lung cancer is the most common form of lung cancer and the number one cause of deaths from cancer. The average 5-year […]
Archive for October, 2008
Shedding Light on Possible Individualized Treatment Strategies for Lung Cancer
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Posted in Cancer | No Comments »
Non-invasive Methods for Supplying Insulin to Diabetes Patients
Friday, October 24th, 2008According to some recent findings in the field of medicine, researchers are of the view that there are some effective non invasive methods to deliver insulin to the diabetics such as oral insulin pills, transdermal ultrasonic therapy, nanotechnology-based therapy and many more.
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A Much Safer Down’s Syndrome Test
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Dr. Stephen R. Quake of Stanford University and a team of other reasearchers found that taking the blood samples from a pregnant woman may be an affective way to test for Down’s Syndrome. While only a small group of 18 woman participated in this study, if the method is approved and successful, this would be […]
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