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Doctors miss major cause of infertility and obesity
— 3 Feb 2010 13:04 | HealthGail Donnelly's classmates nicknamed her 'Knobby' because she was so skinny all her bones seemed to poke out from under her skin. But when Donnelly turned 27, that once knobby frame... — full story
Community hospitals offer a safe surgical option for some cancer surgeries
— 3 Feb 2010 12:01 | HealthLow-risk patients who require certain cancer surgeries can have the procedures performed with low operative mortality rates at community hospitals, according to a new study... — full story
Growing cartilage - no easy task
— 2 Feb 2010 12:40 | HealthNorthwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors.... — full story
New 'suicide' molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis
— 29 Jan 2010 19:21 | HealthA researcher from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has invented a novel way to halt and even reverse rheumatoid arthritis. He developed an imitation of a suicide... — full story
A Venus flytrap for nuclear waste
— 27 Jan 2010 11:25 | BiologyNot every object is food to a Venus flytrap. Like the carnivorous plant, a new material developed at Northwestern University permanently traps only its desired prey, the radioactive... — full story
Surprising discovery: X-rays drive formation of new crystals
— 26 Jan 2010 15:36 | TechnologyX-rays can do a lot of useful things - detect broken bones, tumours and dental cavities, analyse atoms in diverse materials and screen luggage at airports - but who knew they could... — full story
A pregnant woman does not look like an olive
— 26 Jan 2010 13:19 | HealthReplacing confusing language and icons on standard warnings labels for prescription medicine and listing only the most important warnings could make a big difference in how well patients... — full story
Mussel-inspired 'glue' for foetal membrane repair
— 23 Jan 2010 09:10 | HealthA sealant inspired by mussels' ability to stick to surfaces under wet conditions has shown promise in the repair of defects in human foetal membranes, according to a recent Northwestern... — full story
Game-changing nanodiamond discovery for MRI
— 20 Jan 2010 16:17 | HealthA Northwestern University study shows that coupling a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent to a nanodiamond results in dramatically enhanced signal intensity and thus vivid... — full story
New quantum cascade lasers emit more light than heat
— 12 Jan 2010 10:06 | TechnologyNorthwestern University researchers have developed compact, mid-infrared laser diodes that generate more light than heat - a breakthroughs in quantum cascade laser efficiency... — full story