Biologists spy close-up view of poliovirus linked to host cell receptor
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Purdue and Stony Brook universities have determined the precise atomic-scale structure of the poliovirus attached to key receptor molecules in human host cells and also have taken a vital ...
Researcher Finds Early Photon Imaging Detects Lung Cancer
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A novel, high-resolution fluorescence imaging system may be used to detect lung cancer at early stages. According to a report recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Frequent price promotions threaten quality brands, study shows
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Frequent price cuts can have a major adverse effects on brand equity, even for well respected brands, according to a study published in a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).
Women are more likely than men to die in hospital from severe heart attack
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Men and women have about the same in-hospital death rate for heart attack — but women are twice as likely to die if hospitalized for a more severe type of heart attack, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of th ...
Age-related farsightedness may affect more than 1 billion worldwide
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It is estimated that more than 1 billion individuals worldwide in 2005 had presbyopia, or age-related difficulty in seeing objects nearby, with an estimated 410 million with the condition unable to perform tasks requiring ...
Half-dose flu shot appears to produce immune response in young, healthy adults
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Individuals younger than 50 who have been previously vaccinated do not appear to have a substantially different immune response to a half-dose of influenza vaccine than to a full dose, according to a report in the December ...
Search engine marketing for non-profits
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Non-profit organizations should be exploiting the strategies of online marketers to gain traffic to their websites, raise awareness of their "brand" and its aims and convert visitors into donors, according to a study published ...
Alternative splicing proteins prompt heart development
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Just as the emotions it represents are dynamic, the heart's development requires dynamic shifts in proteins that prompt alternative spicing, a mechanism that allows a given gene to program the cell to make several proteins, ...
Isopora or isn't it? Mistaken identity leads researchers to two new extinct species of coral
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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What began as an homage to achievement in the field of coral reef geology has evolved into the discovery of an unexpected link between corals of the Pacific and Atlantic. Dr. Ann F. Budd from the University ...
When less is more: Brief inhibition of cancer target is effective and less toxic
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New research shows that the delicate balance between maximum clinical impact and toxicity may not be quite as fragile as scientists had previously believed. The study, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the ...
Experts debunk health myths about Aussie men
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Adelaide researchers have published a paper today in the Medical Journal of Australia, challenging the public stereotype surrounding men and their health.
Clinical trial demonstrates safety of pre-transplant expansion of umbilical cord blood stem cells
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Taking blood stem cells collected from an umbilical cord into the lab and expanding their number before transplanting them to replace a patient's blood supply is as safe as a standard cord blood transplant, researchers reported ...
Men with wives, significant others more likely to be screened for prostate cancer
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Although the link between early screening and prostate cancer survival is well established, men are less likely to go for early screening unless they have a wife or significant other living with them, according to a study ...
State policies have little effect on reducing minors' indoor tanning use
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A new analysis finds that state policies meant to limit minors' indoor tanning use have had little effect. Published in the January 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the st ...
Improving internet access on the move
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The on-board entertainment and internet access enjoyed by train passengers could soon be transformed by new technology developed at the University of York.
