Medical Imaging

Radiation may lower potential for side effects of CAR T therapy in non-hodgkin's lymphoma

September 18, 2019 0 Comments Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Gene Therapy, Lymphoma, Medical Imaging, Personalized Medicine, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

Treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) patients with radiation therapy as an additional treatment while they wait for their CAR T cells to be manufactured may reduce the risk of CAR T therapy side effects once it is administered.

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Measuring ethanol's deadly twin

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Detectors, Energy and Resources, Fuel Cells, Health Policy, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Zika

Researchers have developed an inexpensive, handheld measuring device that can distinguish between methanol and potable alcohol. It offers a simple, quick method of detecting adulterated or contaminated alcoholic beverages and is able to diagnose methanol poisoning in exhaled breath.