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Johannes Gutenberg University forms a Joint Venture with Nagasaki University
The University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Nagasaki University in Japan plan to cooperate more closely in the future. At the focus of the partnership funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)...
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According to a study Sexual function does not continuously decline after radiation therapy treatment
According to a study in the January 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) says, Sexual function in prostate cancer patients receiving external beam radiation therapy...
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The first robotic system has been named one of 2009’s top 10 scientific discoveries by Time Magazine
The scientists designed the robot, called Adam, to carry out each stage of the scientific process automatically without the need for further human intervention. The robot discovered simple but new scientific knowledge about the genomics of the baker's yeast...
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PET plays critical role in supporting Parkinson’s Disease Research
A study conducted to measure the effectiveness of dopamine cell transplantation in Parkinson’s disease patients shows significant improvements in motor skills and brain function, according to research reported in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)....
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Hutchinson Center researcher secures $7.9 million NCI grant for esophageal cancer research
Thomas Vaughan, M.D., head of the Epidemiology Program in the Public Health Sciences Division of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has received a three-year, $7.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study genetic susceptibility for Barrett’s esophagus...
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Study indicates potential for dramatic reduction in TomoTherapy Treatment Time
TomoTherapy Incorporated announced that a research study published in the November 11, 2009 International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics—commonly known as the Red Journal—indicated that TomoTherapySM treatment times could be reduced by up to 66 percent...
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Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to a largest of its kind study in the November 15...
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