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MRI scans improve prostate cancer diagnosis in screening trial
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MRI scans improve prostate cancer diagnosis in screening trial

by University College London pet scanCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe REIMAGINE study, published today in BMJ Oncology, is the first study to use MRI scans with prostate specific antigen (PSA) density to assess the need for further standard NHS tests. Of the 29 participants found to have serious prostate cancer, 15 had a ‘low’ PSA score...

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Silk confirmed as a promising material for repair of injured nerves

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA The treatment of nerve injuries with the aid of nerve guidance conduits has led to the desired regenerative success in some, but by no means all, cases. In a recently published study, a research team from MedUni Vienna and the University of Oxford has used silk as a promising material for...