With such hopes in hand, who would want to let go of the opportunity to prolong life?
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.
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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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It will reportedly also feature a "slice expansion battery" to prolong its life while computing out in the wild.
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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.
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.
The judge ruled on 7 October that any further "aggressive" treatment, even if necessary to prolong Charlotte's life, was not "in her best interests".
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Some analysts say the possible change is a ruse to prolong Mir's life past next June, when Russia, whose government is basically bankrupt, promised to bring it down and concentrate its very limited resources on the new station.
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.
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.
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The drug makers say Velcade can prolong life by 18 to 24 months.
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Similarly, runaway growth is eating me from within, yet Sledge encourages a runaway growth that may prolong my life, allowing me to die longer.
They hope this could lead to new drugs to protect against heart disease, cancer and maybe even prolong life.
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".
"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.
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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