Stanley B. Prusiner awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine
On Oct. 6, 1997, Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine ‘for his discovery…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Imaging | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
Mayo Clinic in Arizona Launched
On Jun. 29, 1987, a crew of just 47 physicians and 225 allied health employees rallied to formally…
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Prions Identified that that cause Brain Disease
On Apr. 9, 1982, Stanley Prusiner, at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), published a paper in…
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Biology | CDC | Chemistry | Environmental | EPA | Imaging | Nanotechnology
The CDC assisted in the study of health effects related to the Mount St Helens volcanic eruption
On May 30, 1980, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report of health…
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first Magnetic resonance imaging of human
On Jul. 3, 1977, Dr. Raymond Damadian achieved the first human nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image — a cross-section…
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Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown in record setting time
On Jun. 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths and a time of 2:24 flat,…
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Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes in record setting time
On May 19, 1973 Secretariat won the Preakness Stakes in a record setting time of 1:53, a stakes…
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Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in record setting time
On May 5, 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in a record setting time of 1:59 2/5, a…
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PET scan pioneered at Mass General
In 1970, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers in the Physics Research Laboratory, under Dr. Gordon Brownell, utilized 2D…
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Energy | Imaging | Life Science History | Medical Device | Non-Profit Research | Radiology | U.S. Congress
Sandia National Laboratories was Established
On Jul. 12, 1945, the Sandia site began as Z Division, the ordnance design, testing, and assembly arm…
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Alexander Graham Bell used metal detector to locate a bullet lodged in the chest of American President James Garfield
On Jul. 26, 1881, Alexander Graham Bell first used a metal detector in an attempt to locate a…
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Atossa, daughter of Cyrius the Great: the first women diagnosed with breast cancer
In 470, Atossa, daughter of Cyrius the Great, became the first women in recorded history to be diagnosed…
