Injuries to high school baseball players becoming more serious
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Although the overall rate of high school baseball-related injuries has decreased within the last 10 years, the severity of injuries that occur has increased, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Center ...
Brown Argus butterfly sees positive effects of climate change
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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The Brown Argus butterfly Aricia agestis has expanded northwards in Britain during the last 30 years. It is thought that the recent expansion of the species is due to the increasing summer temperatures caused by global warming.
New treatment combination safe for pancreatic cancer patients
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Treating pancreatic cancer with a combination of chemotherapy, biotherapy and radiotherapy prior to surgery is safe and may be beneficial for patients, according to a University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) study ...
For barn swallows, feathers make the man, says study
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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A new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has shown the testosterone of male North American barn swallows skyrocketed early in the breeding season when their breast colors were artificially ...
How to construct a 'firefly' worm
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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Research describing a new modified luminescent worm that allows, for the first time, to measure, in real time, the metabolism of an entire living organism has just been published in the journal BMC Physiology.
Low-cost EUV satellite shut down
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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University of California, Berkeley, scientists quietly switched off one of the campus's working satellites last month, ending a 10-year series of ups and downs for NASA's first and only low-cost, university-class Explorer ...
Molecular changes in brain fluid give insight into brain-damaging disease
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Soon after an individual becomes infected with HIV the virus infects cells in the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system [CNS]). Although this causes no immediate problems, during the late-stages of disease it ...
First study to examine vitamin D insufficiency in pediatric patients with low bone density
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Vitamin D insufficiency is common in adults and is emerging in the world of pediatrics. A mild degree of vitamin D deficiency, also known as vitamin D insufficiency, causes rickets in children and can be treated with increased ...
Salmonella in garden birds responsive to antibiotics
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that Salmonella bacteria found in garden birds are sensitive to antibiotics, suggesting that the infection is unlike the bacteria found in livestock and humans.
Metformin increases pathologic complete response rates in breast cancer patients with diabetes
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Metformin, the common first-line drug for type 2 diabetes, may be effective in increasing pathologic complete response rates in diabetic women with early stage breast cancer who took the drug during chemotherapy prior to ...
New model predicts whether patients will be free of renal cancer 12 years after initial treatment
Jun 02, 2008 |
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A UT Southwestern Medical Center physician and other researchers have developed a unique statistical model that predicts the probability of a patient being cancer free 12 years after initial surgical treatment.
Low vitamin D levels appear common in healthy children
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Many healthy infants and toddlers may have low levels of vitamin D, and about one-third of those appear to have some evidence of reduced bone mineral content on X-rays, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of ...
Fewer than 1 in 5 patients receive treatment to prevent life-threatening blood clots
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Fewer than 1 in 5 patients received post-discharge therapy to prevent life-threatening blood clots — venous thrombosis — after hip- or knee-replacement surgery, report Rahme and colleagues in a retrospective cohort study. ...
New mouse model mimics hyperglycemia, aids in diabetes research
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have genetically engineered a laboratory mouse in which pancreatic beta cells can regenerate after being induced to die. The new animal model's regenerative ability may provide future ...
Prenatal biochemical screening only detects half of chromosomal abnormalities
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Prenatal biochemical screening tests are widely used to look for chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus which can lead to serious handicap, or even death during gestation or in the first few days after birth. But these tests ...
