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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue professor to speak before Congress about nanotechnology in brain treatment research</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers at Purdue University are working with the U.S. Army and neurosurgeons at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to create a new type of &quot;bioactive&quot; coating for stents used to treat brain aneurisms including those caused by head trauma from bomb blasts.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Ultrasensitive biosensor promising for medical diagnostics</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and &quot;personalized medicine&quot; tailored to the specific biochemistry of individual patients.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:30:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue trustees approve new on-site health center</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s Board of Trustees on Friday (May 11) approved CHS Health Services Inc. to operate a health center for faculty and staff on the West Lafayette campus. CHS, based in Reston, Va., is one of 11 companies that bid for the service.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>AgrAbility Toolbox expands with horticulture, forestry aids</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The National AgrAbility Project&#39;s online assistive technology database, The Toolbox, has expanded its offerings to include horticulture, gardening and forestry tools.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:44:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue Research Foundation assumes oversight of AMIPurdue</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering (AEMFBE) and Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) have agreed to end their collaboration at the request of Alfred Mann.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:09:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Program for youth with disabilities offers summer session</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/community/2012/120423RichardsPete.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Physical Education Teacher Educators Supporting Physical Activity, Learning, and Service - will host a five-week physical activity and aquatics program beginning June 14.&nbsp; ]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Expert on ADHD to speak at Purdue Sunday</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Boilers with ADD/ADHD will host a talk Sunday (April 22) by Ari Tuckman, author of &quot;More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD.&quot;]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:43:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New Purdue building to strengthen learning, research in health fields</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University on Wednesday (April 18) celebrated its plans for Lyles-Porter Hall, which will house the university&#39;s nationally ranked <a href="http://www.purdue.edu/hhs/slhs/index.html" target="_self" title="">Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences</a> and medical and health programs that provide students a variety of learning and clinical experiences.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:38:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Planned Drug Discovery Building celebrated</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University will take another step forward as a leader in pharmaceutical development efforts with construction of the new Drug Discovery Building. ]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:10:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New firewall to safeguard against medical-device hacking</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120412RaghunathanHacking.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers at Purdue and Princeton universities have created a prototype firewall to block hackers from interfering with wireless medical devices such as pacemakers, insulin-delivery systems and brain implants.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:24:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue, IU Health Arnett plan outreach, training sessions for cancer research advocates</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s Oncological Sciences Center is partnering with Indiana University Health Arnett in Lafayette to offer training sessions beginning this week for launching a local network of medical research advocates.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 11:24:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Breast cancer survivors win before crossing the finish line</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The benefits of breast cancer survivors walking hand-in-hand or running in pink during the many weekend road races this spring may go beyond raising money, says a Purdue University expert.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:54:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Red wine, fruit compound could help block fat cell formation</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A compound found in red wine, grapes and other fruits, and similar in structure to resveratrol, is able to block cellular processes that allow fat cells to develop, opening a door to a potential method to control obesity, according to a Purdue University study.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:50:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Feds praise Purdue&#39;s center to guide the improved use of electronic health records systems</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The Purdue Regional Extension Center (PurdueREC) successfully reached the halfway mark in its work under a $12 million federal grant initiative designed to guide physicians throughout Indiana in using their electronic health records systems in meaningful ways.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 11:32:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue scientists to discuss their work in diabetes, cancer, sustainability at conference</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Research related to diabetes management, breast cancer prevention, improvement of food security in East Africa and the role social networks play in natural disasters will be presented during the April 18 Grand Challenge conference at Purdue University.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Map of substrate-kinase interactions may lead to more effective cancer drugs</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Later-stage cancers thrive by finding detours around roadblocks that cancer drugs put in their path, but a Purdue University biochemist is creating maps that will help drugmakers close more routes and develop better drugs.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:46:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Pass the lycopene: Scientist can protect supplements inside food</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120326JanaswamyNutraceuticals.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[A Purdue University food scientist has developed a way to encase nutritional supplements in food-based products so that one day consumers might be able to sprinkle vitamins, antioxidants and other beneficial compounds right onto their meals.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:32:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue accepting nominations for Inspiring Families, Communities Award</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s College of Health and Human Sciences is accepting nominations for its 11th annual Inspiring Families and Building Communities award, presented to a program or collaboration that has improved the well being of Indiana families.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue institute to focus on women&#39;s health, disease prevention</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120323WeaverWomen.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue will be home to a new research institute dedicated to research and education focused on improving women&#39;s health issues through prevention of chronic diseases such as cancer, bone health and Alzheimer&#39;s disease, university officials announced Friday (March 23).]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:59:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Research points to possible new route to fight dengue virus </title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120322KuhnDengue.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have identified enzymes and biochemical compounds called lipids that are targeted and modified by the dengue virus during infection, suggesting a potential new approach to control the aggressive mosquito-borne pathogen.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:02:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Expectations, exhaustion can lead mothers to post-adoption stress</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120322FoliResearch.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Fatigue<b> </b>and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a Purdue University study.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:18:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue to hold free hearing, speech and language screenings</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120322KrishnanScreening.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s M.D. Steer Audiology and Speech-Language Clinics are offering free hearing, speech and language screenings on April 4.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:26:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Study: Weight loss won&#39;t necessarily help teen girls&#39; self-esteem </title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120321MustilloWeight.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Obese white teenage girls who lose weight may benefit physically, but the weight change does not guarantee they are going to feel better about themselves, according to a Purdue University study.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:38:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue Bell Tower goes blue for autism awareness</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120319RehbergAutism.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue&#39;s Bell Tower will be lit up in blue from April 1-7 to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day on April 2 and national Autism Awareness Month]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:28:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Prof: March Madness is a great time to focus more on women&#39;s basketball</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2012/120313T-CookyWoman.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[While there are more opportunities today to follow women&#39;s college basketball, both during the season and at tournament times, these women athletes are, for the most part, minimally praised, reported on or acknowledged on national and regional television news, says a Purdue University expert.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Mar 2012 14:35:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Spectroscopic imaging reveals early changes leading to breast tumors</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120306LelievreBreastcancer.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University researchers have created a new imaging technology that reveals subtle changes in breast tissue, representing a potential tool to determine a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer and to study ways of preventing the disease.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 15:22:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Studies reveal structure of EV71, a virus causing childhood illnesses</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120301RossmannEnterovirus.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered critical new details about the structure of a virus that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children, pointing toward designs for antiviral drugs to treat the disease.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:50:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Athlete, fashion model to speak at Purdue</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2012/120223AilorSpeaker.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Aimee Mullins, an athlete, fashion model, advocate and actress, will be the keynote speaker for a series of events in March to celebrate Purdue University&#39;s College of Health and Human Sciences.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:36:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue researchers reveal role of protein mutation in Parkinson&#39;s disease</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120220RegnierRochetParkinsons.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University researchers revealed how a mutation in a protein shuts down a protective function needed to prevent the death of neurons in Parkinson&#39;s disease, possibly opening the door to new drug strategies to treat the disorder.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:21:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Study gets major boost to probe toxin&#39;s role in spinal injury, potential treatment</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120214ShiSpinal.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have received $1.5 million to study the role of a toxin thought to worsen the severity of spinal cord injuries and to learn whether reducing its concentration in the days following trauma also decreases damage that can lead to paralysis.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:28:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>AMIPurdue supports delivering university-led life science technologies to the marketplace</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue mechanical engineering professor Eric Nauman is not surprised by the spotlight focused on concussions in today&#39;s sports world.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:18:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue institute awards over $150,000 to support 6 research teams in energy, transportation, food security</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Renewable energy, damage from severe drought and the use of solar energy are some of the grand challenge type research topics that received grants from the Purdue University Global Policy Research Institute.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:14:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>iPad pharmacy checklist could be prescription for better health</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120209MurawskiiPad.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[A quick, interactive survey taken on an iPad could help pharmacists and patients better use their brief time together to catch and eliminate harmful drug side effects.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:14:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Football findings suggest concussions caused by series of hits</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120202NaumanFootball.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[A two-year study of high school football players suggests that concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:28:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue professor prescribes ways to reach fitness goals</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[For those who have lost sight of their fitness goals, a Purdue University expert has some advice.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:34:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue student seeks better understanding of eye disease mechanisms; wins Sigma Xi award</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A Purdue University student who uses life experiences to inspire her research of eye diseases has won a Sigma Xi award to support her work.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:45:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue researchers look to develop new method to control disease-carrying insects</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue researchers are discovering the next generation of insecticides directed at disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes, ticks and tsetse flies, which could help professionals in the human health, veterinary and crop production sectors.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:26:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Rap music powers rhythmic action of medical sensor</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120126ZiaieMusic.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[The driving bass rhythm of rap music can be harnessed to power a new type of miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:35:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Communication expert: When health messages cause harm</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Stigmatizing people - intentionally or not - to inspire change is not a healthy approach to motivating people, says a Purdue University health communication expert.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:54:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New microtweezers may build tiny &#39;MEMS&#39; structures</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120117SavranMicrotweezer.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created new &quot;microtweezers&quot; capable of manipulating objects to build tiny structures, print coatings to make advanced sensors, and grab and position live stem cell spheres for research.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:28:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue-based Pete&#39;s Pals to offer program for youth with disabilities</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Pete&#39;s Pals will host a five-week physical activity and aquatics program beginning March 22.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:36:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Pill some day may prevent serious foodborne illness, scientist says</title>
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	 <title>Purdue program to help families deal with grief</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:55:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue scientists reveal how bacteria build homes inside healthy cells</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:39:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Heart failure study: Health-literate patients not always adept at managing care</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:42:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue, Indy barbershops partner in new prostate cancer program</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:14:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>&#39;Label-free&#39; imaging tool tracks nanotubes in cells, blood for biomedical research</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:24:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue, Notre Dame and GE Healthcare partner to make &#39;ultra low&#39; radiation-dose, high-clarity CT imaging a reality</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:00:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>NIH grant to help MRI scientist seek answers about manganese toxicity, Parkinson&#39;s disease</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[People exposed to manganese in occupational settings such as welding may not see signs for years that the element is toxic to their nervous systems, but new medical imaging techniques being developed and tested by a Purdue University professor could help reveal toxicity before symptoms appear that indicate irreversible brain damage.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:58:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Counting pizza sauce as a vegetable is no laughing matter, expert says</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:18:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New medical, research tool possible by probing cell mechanics</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111121RamanCells.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers are making progress in developing a system that measures the mechanical properties of living cells, a technology that could be used to diagnose human disease and better understand biological processes.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:05:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>100,000 primary care providers commit to adopting electronic health records</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:23:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>New biosensor benefits from melding of carbon nanotubes, DNA</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/111114PorterfieldDNA.html</link>
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:20:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Perry debate gaffe could happen to anyone, expert says</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 9 Nov 2011 11:56:00 EST</pubDate> 

	 <title>Great American Smokeout to provide smoking cessation aid on campus</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:35:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Symposium to focus on environmental challenges of global population growth</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:30:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue, IU awarded $500,000 NIH grant to launch cancer community engagement project</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s Oncological Sciences Center and Indiana University will share a National Institutes of Health grant to launch a cancer advocacy network and advance research for applying systems-engineering principles to cancer prevention and treatment.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:29:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Cancer Culture &amp; Community event features award-winning filmmaker Noah Hutton, Nigerian Winter Olympic hopeful</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:53:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Symposium to honor Institute of Medicine appointment</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/111012WeaverHonor.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[A symposium about calcium metabolism will celebrate the appointment of a Purdue University professor to the Institute of Medicine, which is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:10:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Symposium at Purdue to educate nurses on oncology</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:08:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Additives meant to protect vitamin C actually cause more harm</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110928MauerCaking.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Anti-caking agents in powdered products may hasten degradation of vitamin C instead of doing what they are supposed to do: protect the nutrient from moisture.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:27:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Gene may be good target for tough-to-kill prostate cancer cells</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110926LiuPten.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University scientists believe they have found an effective target for killing late-stage, metastatic prostate cancer cells.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:37:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Science on Tap to highlight funding research for Third World needs</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A leading international researcher at Purdue University working to create a low-cost tool for diagnosing AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and other Third World countries is the featured speaker at the next Science on Tap on Thursday (Sept. 22) in downtown Lafayette.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:34:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue technology used in first fluorescence-guided ovarian cancer surgery</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The first fluorescence-guided surgery on an ovarian cancer patient was performed using a cancer cell &quot;homing device&quot; and imaging agent created by a Purdue University researcher.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:59:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Concussion research expands as high school football season continues</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[As football teams take to fields across the nation, Purdue University researchers continue work to uncover how repeated head impacts affect high school athletes.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2011 12:14:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New translator app makes sense of foreign-language food menus</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created an application that enables cell phones and other portable devices to translate foreign-language food menus for English speakers and could be used for people who must follow restricted diets for medical reasons.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:35:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>20 years of AgrAbility offer hope, disability assistance</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[The message that the National AgrAbility Project wants to get out to farmers, ranchers and others in agriculture who have suffered a disabling injury or illness is one of hope.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Tiny oxygen generators boost effectiveness of anticancer treatment</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have created and tested miniature devices that are implanted in tumors to generate oxygen, boosting the killing power of radiation and chemotherapy.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:40:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Top U.S. fire administrator to give keynote at VACCINE homeland security meeting</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Acting U.S. Fire Administrator Glenn Gaines will deliver the keynote address next month as part of the annual meeting of a Purdue University center providing visualization, analytical and technological tools that support homeland security efforts.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:48:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue, S. Korean researchers to meet to advance nanomedicine efforts, collaboration</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Research teams from Purdue&#39;s Discovery Park and the Korean Institute of Science and Technology will meet Sept. 6 as part of their effort to develop molecular imaging and nanotechnology tools to simultaneously diagnose and treat cancer and chronic and infectious diseases.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:17:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue scientist receives NIH award to continue work on HIV/AIDS</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A Purdue University professor&#39;s research into treatments for drug-resistant HIV has earned him a prestigious National Institutes of Health award given to fewer than 5 percent of NIH-funded researchers.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:49:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>AgrAbility to observe 20th anniversary at national conference</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[AgrAbility will celebrate its 20-year anniversary in November with its premier training conference featuring commemorative events while also addressing issues of disability in agriculture.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:26:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue Cancer Culture &amp; Community program to celebrate release of graphic novel &#39;Lafayette: Our Cancer Year&#39;</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:51:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue receives $2.1 million to study link between personality traits, health</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[How people&#39;s moods and self-discipline affect their physical health and longevity will continue to be studied at Purdue University thanks to a $2.1 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 4 Aug 2011 13:11:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue leading catastrophe planning for Chicago area, NW Indiana</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:28:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Laser, electric fields combined for new &#39;lab-on-chip&#39; technologies</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers are developing new technologies that combine a laser and electric fields to manipulate fluids and tiny particles such as bacteria, viruses and DNA for a range of potential applications, from drug manufacturing to food safety.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:43:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Got research? Camp Calcium celebrates 20 years</title>
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	 <title>Study: Trying to lose weight? Lose the fat substitutes</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Fat substitutes used in popular snack foods to help people control weight may have the opposite effect, according to Purdue University research.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:31:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Cooling system may build eggs&#39; natural defenses against salmonella</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Once eggs are laid, their natural resistance to pathogens begins to wear down, but a Purdue University scientist believes he knows how to rearm those defenses.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Local children win with 10th PALS program</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:33:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue praises Indiana doctors for use of medical records technology</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[For more than 40 Indiana physicians and hospitals, compliance with new federal electronic recordkeeping standards could net more than $10 million in incentives as they adopt information technology systems geared to improve their operations and the level of patient care. ]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:06:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Camp Calcium invites former campers to celebrate 20th year</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue University&#39;s program that has played a key role in understanding calcium and its function in bone health is inviting more than 400 previous Camp Calcium student participants and workers to a 20th reunion this summer. ]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2011 10:39:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New imaging tech promising for diagnosing cardiovascular disease, diabetes</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Researchers have developed a new type of imaging technology to diagnose cardiovascular disease and other disorders by measuring ultrasound signals from molecules exposed to a fast-pulsing laser.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011 11:36:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Comparing apples and oranges: Purdue handheld technology detects chemicals on store produce</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Jun 2011 11:10:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue takes prostate cancer treatment from concept to clinical trial</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:47:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue conference offers workshops on healthy living</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 11:33:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Temperature, humidity affect health benefits of green tea powders</title>
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 14:34:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue Science on Tap to feature talk on the ethical dilemmas of pharmaceutical research</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A leading international researcher at Purdue University who has studied how psychedelic drugs act in the brain is the featured speaker at the next Science on Tap event Thursday (May 19) in downtown Lafayette.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 09:38:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Youth with disabilities can swim, play at Purdue summer program</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Youth with disabilities can participate in a five-session Pete&#39;s Pals program that offers community-based aquatic and motor therapy sessions.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 08:52:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Professor: Pain of ostracism can be deep, long-lasting</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Ostracism or exclusion may not leave external scars, but it can cause pain that often is deeper and lasts longer than a physical injury, according to a Purdue University expert.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2011 10:42:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>New Purdue center to focus on poverty, health disparities</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A new center at Purdue University will focus on research and outreach projects that seek to reduce health disparities in Indiana, United States and around the world.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 3 May 2011 10:31:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue partners to address high-risk drinking</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue is joining 13 colleges and universities from across the country to address high-risk drinking on American campuses.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:17:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Family caregiver fair to highlight local resources</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A May 10 event will provide family caregivers with information on caring for aging, disabled or chronically ill loved ones.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:28:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Study: Reasonable quantities of red pepper may help curb appetite</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Spicing up your daily diet with some red pepper can curb appetite, especially for those who don&#39;t normally eat the popular spice, according to research from Purdue University.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:29:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue research teams receive awards to address food security issues</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/general/2011/110418DiazGrants.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Four Purdue research teams aspiring to improve food sources around the world received $30,000 grants from the university&#39;s Global Policy Research Institute in partnership with the university&#39;s Center for Global Food Security.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:08:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Science on Tap to feature researchers who studied head injuries in high school football players </title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Three Purdue University researchers who gained national attention for their study of head injuries suffered by high school football players will speak as part of a team presentation at Thursday&#39;s (April 21) Science on Tap event in downtown Lafayette.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:13:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Purdue&#39;s Regenstrief Center, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation create research fellowship collaboration</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/students/2011/110412UpatisingRCHEMayo.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[Purdue doctoral student Benjavan Upatising thinks she can make a difference in assisting those with chronic illnesses, particularly the elderly. A Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering fellowship with Mayo Clinic is advancing those efforts.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Study shows how discrimination hurts: Lack of fair treatment leads to obesity issues</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2011/110411HunteDiscrimination.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[People, especially men, who feel any kind of discrimination, are likely to see their waistlines expand, according to research from Purdue University.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:18:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Regenstrief Center&#39;s spring conference to focus on chronic diseases</title>
	<link>http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2011/110406WitzRCHE.html</link>
	  <description><![CDATA[A top executive at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital will be the keynote speaker at Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering&#39;s spring research conference next week, focusing on the challenges patients and health-care providers face in treating chronic diseases.]]></description> 
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	 	<pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate> 

	 <title>Nanopolymer shows promise for helping reduce cancer side effects</title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[A Purdue University biochemist has demonstrated a process using nanotechnology to better assess whether cancer drugs hit their targets, which may help reduce drug side effects.]]></description> 
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