【 专题】《时代》杂志各年度十大医学突破汇集

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2004 Top Medical BreakthroughsBy Whitney Beem
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Soaring rates of obesity. Skyrocketing cases of heart disease. Startling cancer statistics. They're all negative things that happened this year in the medical world. But there has also been progress and a lot of promise. Some of the new treatments and medical methods discovered in 2004 could change your life. Here's a look at what top doctors and researchers think are the top discoveries of the year.( R+ {. i0 ]' w* Y5 _  R
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STATINS REVOLUTION
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Possibly 2004's biggest breakthrough are tiny pills. Researchers say statins might be the wonder drug of the century. Several studies show that the cholesterol fighting drug is safer, more effective and has more potential than even aspirin.
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( p( R2 A+ M: KScientists also discovered this year- that fat can be your friend. A flurry of obesity studies led researchers to the surprising conclusion. Fat is a living organ. It makes hormones that enhance your health and defend against disease and even infertility. But the news isn't as good for heavier people. Those same fat cells release a chemical that boosts the body's calorie burning ability. But that ability decreases as a person gains weight.$ a. S  Z5 b! K- y/ y* r
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TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY% f8 I  h' e+ \5 O* I  _- j& _( l

, j: p& o2 n9 ETelemedicine also tops the list of medical breakthroughs this year. The electronic monitoring system is now in more than one hundred facilities nationwide-- including Avera McKennan hospital in Sioux Falls. The system links rural hospitals to one central station, giving doctors and nurses more resources to monitor patients in critical condition., `2 F$ l" v8 Q5 _, ~7 @& w1 g

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Other top breakthroughs this year, a new cancer drug Avastin won FDA approval. It's one of a new group of revolutionary therapies to help patients live longer. And doctors are keeping a closer watch on depression. A 2004 study showed it afflicts 10 percent of the population and increases your odds of a heart attack
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lifescience1

楼主好厉害   谢谢  

laputave

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) ^7 O+ Q0 N. [, O' Z嘻嘻 。。不是啦。。从丁香园转的。。

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. p6 I9 \2 u" f2 d5 _" o看了一下第九条，关于人造卵巢的话题。: U# a7 v2 l$ y% c, E; c3 Y! b
这个工作是很有意义的，不过却发在了j ass repro gen这个不到2分的杂志上。我觉得一方面，该工作意义确实很大，但另一方面，工作做的不够完善，否则可以上到更高级的杂志上。. N' ?/ K: t* r4 [1 s0 v
另外说一句，上面的中文翻译不准确，并不是将三个初生卵细胞培养成类似卵巢的三维结构，如果真是这样那就太牛了。。。现在的技术还达不到。而是利用卵巢内的荚膜细胞和颗粒细胞体外共培养，在体外形成一个多空结构，然后将窦卵泡里带有颗粒细胞的未成熟卵母细胞放到孔里，这些卵母细胞能够在这个结构里发育并排出极体。
% y1 M7 J  y: C! \总之，该工作提出了一种新的卵母细胞体外成熟体系，可惜对成熟的卵母细胞没有进行详细的功能研究，所以对该体系还有待深入的验证。

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