Archive: 11/06/2008
Study compares survival following different heart disease treatments in patients with ESRD
For patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis who also must be treated for heart disease, stents provide the best one-year survival compared with other revascularization treatments, but bypass surgery provides ...
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Researchers find predictive tests and early treatment delay progression of blood cell cancer
Mayo Clinic researchers say they have moved closer to their goal of providing personalized care for a common blood cell cancer. They have found that the use of predictive biomarkers along with two targeted treatments significantly ...
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Researchers discover Achilles' heel in pancreatic cancer
UC Davis Cancer Center researchers have discovered a metabolic deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells that can be used to slow the progress of the deadliest of all cancers.
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Growing problem for veterans: Domestic violence
"The increasing number of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) raises the risk of domestic violence and its consequences on families and children in communities across the United States," says Monica Matthieu, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Watching Electrons with Lasers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the Stanford PULSE Institute for Ultrafast Energy Science at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has recently moved a step closer to visualizing the motions of ...
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Probing Question: Is a Stradivarius violin better than other violins?
Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they’re stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited.
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CISA3 Researchers Look Into the Past with High-Resolution Digital Scans of Italy's Palazzo Medici
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Palazzo Medici, one of most significant landmarks of the Italian Renaissance, has always been something of a touchstone — it was completed in 1460 for the wealthy Medici family and later ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
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Tropical Storm Paloma Forms Quickly in the Caribbean Sea
A hurricane watch has been posted for the Cayman Islands. A Hurricane watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area...generally within 36 hours.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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New advancements in the use of adult, embryonic stem cells for tissue regeneration
A major issue in the development of regenerative medicine is the cell sources used to rebuild damaged tissues. In a review of the issue published in Developmental Dynamics, researchers state that inducing regeneration in hum ...
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Melanin production discovered in fat tissue
A two-year study conducted by researchers at George Mason University, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and the National Cancer Institute may open the door to new therapies for combating chronic diseases associated with obesity, a condition ...
Nov 06, 2008 |
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'Unprecedented' warming drives dramatic ecosystem shifts in North Atlantic
(PhysOrg.com) -- While the planet has experienced numerous changes in climate over the past 65 million years, the most significant climate change of the last 5,000 years has been in recent decades. That change ...
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Researchers develop ultrafast oscilloscope on a chip
(PhysOrg.com) -- As photonics -- using beams of light in place of electricity for communications and computing -- becomes more common, engineers need new tools for troubleshooting. Now researchers at Cornell ...
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Following the leader can be a drag, research shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- From the Tour de France to NASCAR, competitors and fans know that speed is only part of the equation. Strategy -- and the ability to use elements like aerodynamic drafting, which makes it ...
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Turtles alter nesting dates due to temperature change
Turtles nesting along the Mississippi River and other areas are altering their nesting dates in response to rising temperatures, says a researcher from Iowa State University.
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Newly tested compound makes Gram negative bacteria less virulent
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly tested compound appears to inhibit certain mechanisms that make Gram-negative bacteria virulent disease agents.
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