WRALLocalTechWire.com - Biotechhttp://www.wral.com/business/local_tech_wire/biotech/WRALLocalTechWire.com - BiotechCopyright 2008 by WRAL.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Mon, 12 May 2008 11:52:40 -0400Mon, 12 May 2008 11:52:40 -040060Robots with scalpels – first steps toward autonomous mechanical surgerieshttp://www.wral.com/business/local_tech_wire/biotech/story/2867151/<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/business/local_tech_wire/biotech/2008/05/12/2867152/duke_robot-50x75.jpg" alt="ratt engineering professor Stephen Smith works with the novel robot surgeon." />UniversityTech: Duke engineers used a novel 3-D ultrasound technology to guide the actions of a rudimentary tabletop robot. Mon, 12 May 2008 11:52:40 -0400http://www.wral.com/business/local_tech_wire/biotech/story/2867151/Ibuprofen-packing pain meds could lower Alzheimer's riskhttp://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthteam/story/2861203/<img src="http://wwwcache.wral.com/asset/lifestyles/healthteam/2008/05/09/2862559/12091-ibuprofen-100x75.jpg" alt="OTC pain meds could lower Alzheimer's risk" />Study participants who took ibuprofen daily for five years had a 40 percent lower risk of developing Alzheimer's.Fri, 09 May 2008 22:22:50 -0400Healthhttp://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthteam/story/2861203/