When 'just say no' isn't enough: Try science
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Teens are fascinated by their brains, the way they work, change, and even "freeze" sometimes. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recommends that parents, teachers and caregivers use that fascination ...
Prostate cancer drug reduces testosterone levels in as little as 3 days
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 03, 2008 |
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More than 95 per cent of men who took degarelix for prostate cancer saw their testosterone levels fall dramatically as early as three days after they started treatment, according to a paper in the December issue of BJU In ...
ESA satellites flying in formation
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Based on the outstanding success of the first tandem mission between ERS-2 and Envisat last year, ESA has paired the two satellites together again to help improve our understanding of the ...
Invasive garden ants as new pest insects in Europe
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Northern Europe has so far been free from invasive pest ants, but it seems just a matter of time until Lasius neglectus, a new ant that was discovered in 1990, will reach these latitudes and wreak havoc in parks and garden ...
New 'control knobs' for stem cells identified
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Natural changes in voltage that occur across the membrane of adult human stem cells are a powerful controlling factor in the process by which these stem cells differentiate, according to research published by Tufts University ...
A spoonful of sugar?
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The widespread problem of children failing to take their medication for a range of life-threatening illnesses is to be tackled as part of a new university research project.
A Novel Human Stem Cell-based Model of ALS Opens Doors for Rapid Drug Screening
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Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle movements. In fact, defective astrocytes can lay waste to motor neurons ...
Nearly 5 percent of the US population suffers from persistent depression or anxiety
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Though effective treatments are available for individuals suffering from chronic depression and anxiety, very little is known about how often these treatments are used or how prevalent these conditions are among the nation's ...
Researchers examine role of soil patterns in dam restoration
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking at the site today, it's easy to forget that a dam and pond stood for 43 years on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Franbrook Farm Research Station in southwestern Wisconsin. All ...
Researchers discover new enzyme in cancer growth
Dec 03, 2008 |
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While studying the mechanics of blood clots, researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center discovered a new enzyme that not only affects the blood, but seems to play a primary role in how cancer tumors ...
Marriage improves after kids fly the coop, study suggests
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- So much for the empty nest blues. A University of California, Berkeley, study that tracked the relationships of dozens of women has found evidence that marriages improve once the kids have flown the coop.
New breast imaging technology targets hard-to-detect cancers
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Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is effective in the detection of cancers not found on mammograms or by clinical exam, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ...
Managing carbon loss
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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As the United States continues to develop alternative energy methods and push towards energy independence, cellulosic-based ethanol has emerged as one of the most commercially viable technologies. Corn stover remains the ...
Interferon needed for cells to 'remember' how to defeat a virus
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Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in "teaching" the immune system how to fight off repeated infections of the same virus.
Drug marketing techniques may be risking patient safety
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With new drugs being reviewed by regulatory agencies and then released onto the market faster than ever before, patients' safety is being compromised, warns a study published on bmj.com today.
