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February 11, 2010 |
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Cynthia Anderson, MD |
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Listen to Sound Science as radiation oncologist Cynthia Anderson, MD, describes how x-ray beams, instead of scalpels, can be used to treat patients with spinal tumors. Known as stereotactic radiosurgery, the procedure was initially used to treat brain tumors, but has since been used to eliminate tumors of the lung, liver and spine. Read more... |
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Antioxidant compound
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New Class of Brain-Protecting Drugs Emerges |
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Nerve growth factor |
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Gene Therapy Treatment Aims to Slow Progress of Alzheimer's Disease |
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"Research Highlights" Features Innovations, Leadership, Funding
A new section of the WHSC research website includes top discoveries and innovations, research funding highlights, and a sampling of WHSC national research leadership. A PDF is available for downloading and printing. Read more... |
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Rama Amara, PhD |
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Scientists at the Emory Institute for Drug Discovery are partnering with GlaxoSmithKline on research aimed at developing new drugs for neglected tropical diseases in least developed countries. Emory researchers will access GSK's new "intellectual property pool" of patents and data to select the most promising compounds. Read more...
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