
Miniature probe measures tissue health deep inside the lung
A tiny fibre probe can measure key indicators of tissue damage at previously inaccessible sites
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A tiny fibre probe can measure key indicators of tissue damage at previously inaccessible sites
A device that combines optical coherence tomography with stiffness measurements can rapidly determine the depth and potential malignancy of a skin lesion
Ultrasound-mediated drug delivery opens new avenues for treatment of early-stage Parkinson's disease
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Studying the mechanics of cell migration could help explain how cancer cells spread through the body and settle in bones
Penn researchers receive a $12 million grant to establish a new centre to investigate next-generation cancer treatments
PET scanning of awake, interacting rats could open up a new era of small-animal imaging research
Magnetically controlled microrobots offer targeted delivery and transplantation of stem cells
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in radiation therapy
Spatially fractionated radiation beams can dramatically increase the dose tolerance of normal tissue, expanding the scope of X-ray and particle therapies