Phoenix Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible Ice
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 01, 2008 |
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A view of the ground underneath NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander adds to evidence that descent thrusters dispersed overlying soil and exposed a harder substrate that may be ice.
It's okay to keep those feelings inside, new study suggests
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 01, 2008 |
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Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist ...
Mom's behavior key to dad's involvement in child care
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 01, 2008 |
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Mothers play an important role in determining how much fathers get involved in taking care of their infants, according to new research. A study of 97 couples found that fathers were more involved in the day-to-day care of ...
Combination therapy packs 1-2 punch against melanoma
Jun 01, 2008 |
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Disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors may make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a pilot study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Genetics of ALS progression
Jun 01, 2008 |
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An upcoming paper in the June 1 issue of G&D, from Drs. Hidenori Ichijo and Hideki Nishitoh (University of Tokyo) and colleagues, lends new and valuable insight into the genetics of ALS.
Shuttle Discovery Launches With Japanese Laboratory
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 01, 2008 |
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Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 5:02 p.m. EDT Saturday to deliver and install a Japanese laboratory on the International Space Station. The ...
New combination therapy safe, promising for melanoma patients
Jun 01, 2008 |
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The combination of two different biotherapies may be beneficial for patients with inoperable melanoma, according to a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) study presented at the 44th annual meeting of the American ...
Long-term bouts with hay fever worsen ability to breathe through your nose
Jun 01, 2008 |
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New evidence for the first time suggests that people suffering from hay fever (allergic rhinitis) will over time experience a progressive worsening of their nasal passage functioning, depending on how long they have the disorder, ...
How advanced prostate cancer becomes resistant to androgen-deprivation therapy
Jun 01, 2008 |
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For the past 70 years the treatment of choice for advanced, metastatic prostate cancer has been androgen-deprivation therapy. That is, the suppression of circulating testosterone – the hormone that fuels prostate-cancer growth ...
Acupuncture reduces pain and dysfunction in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection
Jun 01, 2008 |
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New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients after neck dissection. The study was led by David Pfister, ...
21,000 Victorians suffer from work-related depression
Jun 01, 2008 |
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Almost one in six cases of depression among working Victorians are caused by job stress. This means more than 21,000 cases of preventable depression are caused by job stress each year, a new University of Melbourne study ...
Drinking at an early age can lead to later alcohol dependence
Jun 01, 2008 |
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An early age at onset of drinking (AOD) is a strong predictor of subsequent alcohol dependence (AD). Following through on previous research that found substantial increases in drinking and AD among women born between 1944 ...
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