The oldest known case of prostate cancer was discovered in the skeleton of a Scythian king who lived in Russia some 2,700 years ago. In a recent investigation, researchers discovered the second-oldest known case of the cancer, in a 2,250-year-old mummy from Egypt.
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28 October 2011
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In the developed world, people are subjected to computer tomography (CT) scans more often than anywhere else in the world. But this also means that they are exposed to more radiation. Taking antioxidants before the scans helps reduce the negative side-effects of radiation exposure. While CT scans do not bombard the h... |
31 March 2011
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Analyzing fossils can yield a variety of clues about things that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, and about the origins and evolution of life itself. But actually studying the remnants is a very delicate process, due to their frailty. A new technique now eliminates this inconvenience.One of the most common... |
1 February 2011
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Millions of years ago, strolling through South America meant more than just hacking our way through a rainforest, and avoiding the dangers that lurked within, it meant having to avoid terror birds.These large creatures, averaging at around 7 feet (2.12 meters) in height, were terrestrial, having lost their ability to... |
19 August 2010
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At the meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, which was held recently in Philadelphia, experts presented new proposals on how to reduce the amount of radiation people are exposed to during computed tomography (CT) scans. Investigators are aware that the doses patients receive during routine or... |
2 August 2010
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Aging components inside nuclear missiles and warheads can trigger unfathomable disasters at any moment, therefore analyzing their integrity and function is essential for the nuclear security of all countries with such capabilities. This is also a high priority in the United States, but, up until now, only dismemberin... |
21 January 2010
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Experts with the EUREKA project Odysseus announce that they have just finished developing a new tool aimed at making it easier for surgeons to conduct complex liver surgeries. The same method is bound to benefit the patients as well, as they ultimately stand to gain or lose from the experience, or lack thereof, of th... |
8 January 2010
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Pharaohs and their priests were praised in Ancient Egypt as something close to gods. Their status was highly privileged, and they benefited from all spoils that their lands could produce, while others were starving and dying. But it would seem that, in spite of having the best possible conditions to live as long as p... |
18 November 2009
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Paleontologists have recently identified a new species of dinosaur that they believe is the oldest known ancestor of the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the most fearsome predators to have ever lived. The 170-million-years-old beast was only 10 feet (about 3 meters) in length, and featured a tiny horn on its snout. ... |
4 November 2009
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The Leicester Tigers Stadium conference, to be held at the Caterpillar Stand starting the 23rd of November, will be the first in the UK to witness discussions about the use of computed tomography (CT) scans and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in conducting autopsies. Arguing the validity of this idea will be the Uni... |
17 September 2009
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According to a new report published yesterday, it would appear that a large section of the young US population, including children and teens, is overexposed to radiations, a situation that may lead to an increased number of cancer cases once they grow up. The paper shows that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans, c... |
27 August 2009
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Using state-of-the-art forensics science, a police sketch artist who works with the Maryland Department of Justice and the State Police Missing Persons Unit has reconstructed the face of the University of Chicago-owned mummy of the ancient Thebes temple singer Meresamun. A second reconstruction has been done by Chica... |
24 June 2009
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InfraScan US-based recently launched a medical gadget that can spot blood clots on the surface of the brain known as hematomas. This potentially fatal problem can be detected long before the doctors can figure out things. The device was tested on 15 patients that have been enrolled in its clinical trial for hematoma ... |
17 April 2007
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