It was believed that drinking dew would prolong life and help to achieve immortality.
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With such hopes in hand, who would want to let go of the opportunity to prolong life?
They hope this could lead to new drugs to protect against heart disease, cancer and maybe even prolong life.
The drug makers say Velcade can prolong life by 18 to 24 months.
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Avastin did not prolong life when used as a first treatment for people with brain tumors like the one U.S. Sen.
But when later research showed it did not prolong life and brought more side effects, its approval for breast cancer was revoked.
In only one of the trials did the use of stem-cell support and high-dose chemotherapy appear to prolong life more effectively than conventional low-dose treatment.
In a statement, one of his sons said, under Islam generally, "we believe that you prolong life... and that you actively take every step to so do".
Medical technologies that help prolong life, such as the imaging processing used in CAT scanners and MRI machines, trace their origins to technology engineered for the use in space.
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The other is the fraudulent promise that technology will free us all from unhappiness and infirmity, prolong life and provide parents with brainy, well-adjusted children untouched by genetic handicap.
That girl should have been allowed to pass with respect and dignity, instead due to all the new medical breakthroughs that can prolong life she will be put on display for as long as it is financially advantageous to do so.
When used in conjunction with chemotherapy, it can prolong the life of patients with breast cancer.
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Doctors had told her Avastin together with chemotherapy drug Taxol could prolong her life.
One is a living will, stating what you do and don't want done to prolong your life.
Audio settings are designed to prolong battery life and ensure smooth streaming even under spotty network coverage.
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They casually mention categories of drugs called Indys ("I'm not dead yet") that could prolong human life beyond imagining.
It will reportedly also feature a "slice expansion battery" to prolong its life while computing out in the wild.
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Using honey as an intermediate treatment could also prolong the life of antibiotics.
Scientific-Atlanta did this to prolong box life, but found a side benefit.
She was first taken ill in January 2006 and until her removal was receiving dialysis treatment which was helping to prolong her life.
Similarly, runaway growth is eating me from within, yet Sledge encourages a runaway growth that may prolong my life, allowing me to die longer.
The researchers were keen to stress that their work could prolong the life of functional surfaces and plan to develop the technology with industry partners.
In March, NICE ruled against the use of two drugs, Lapatinib and Sutent, that prolong the life of those with certain forms of breast and stomach cancer.
For months now we've been hearing about an initiative codenamed Banias, which is aimed at producing chips for mobile PCs that consume less power, run cooler and prolong battery life.
"They are fantastic at making sure that when they have a hit show, they can prolong its life and increase its audience and therefore increase the earnings back to them, " Matthews says.
While that research is still in its infancy, often lost in the discussions of cryonics are the short-term implications, such as the rapid cool-down of an accident victim to prolong their life enough to be treated.
Researchers in Kazakhstan are reported to have spent two years and millions of pounds trying to come up with an elixir to prolong the life of their leader, President Nazarbayev, after he set them the challenge in 2010.
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