News articles tagged with 'fusion'
Study shows that modern surgery for scoliosis has good long-term outcomes
— 6 Apr 2011 16:07 | HealthTeenagers who undergo spine fusion for scoliosis using the newest surgical techniques can expect to be doing well 10 years after surgery, according to a Hospital for Special Surgery…
Tying the knot with computer-generated holograms: Winding optical path moves matter
— 15 Mar 2011 21:08 | TechnologyIn the latest twist on optical knots, New York University (NYU) physicists have discovered a new method to create extended and knotted optical traps in three dimensions. This method,…
Gene fusion mechanisms offer new clues to origin of paediatric brain tumours
— 10 Mar 2011 18:44 | HealthA detailed analysis of gene fusions present at high frequency in the most common paediatric brain tumours has been performed for the first time in a study published online today in…
Human stem cells from fat tissue fuse with rat heart cells and beat
— 1 Mar 2011 19:03 | HealthIf Dr Doolittle is famous for talking to animals, then here's a story that might make him hold his tongue: According to new research published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org),…
Macho muscle cells force their way to fusion
— 17 Feb 2011 17:39 | HealthIn fact, according to new research from Johns Hopkins, the fusion of muscle cells is a power struggle that involves a smaller mobile antagonist that points at, pokes and finally pushes…
Ultrasound fusion imaging provides comparable accuracy for bone, soft tissue tumours
— 17 Feb 2011 17:27 | HealthBiopsies using ultrasound fusion imaging for detecting bone and soft tissue cancers are safe, effective and just as accurate as conventional biopsy methods, according to a Henry Ford…
Study reveals how fusion protein triggers cancer
— 28 Jan 2011 16:48 | HealthWhat happens when two proteins join together? In this case, they become like a power couple, where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts…
Growth-factor-containing nanoparticles accelerate healing of chronic wounds
— 26 Jan 2011 18:46 | HealthMassachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have developed a novel system for delivery of growth factors to chronic wounds such as pressure sores and diabetic foot ulcers. In…
Cell death pathway linked to mitochondrial fusion
— 25 Jan 2011 20:08 | HealthNew research led by UC Davis scientists provides insight into why some body organs are more susceptible to cell death than others and could eventually lead to advances in treating or…
Wave power could contain fusion plasma
— 10 Jan 2011 19:31 | TechnologyResearchers at the University of Warwick's Centre for Fusion Space and Astrophysics and the UK Atomic Energy Authority's Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, may have found a way to channel…