Chronic low-back pain on the rise: Study finds 'alarming increase' in prevalence
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The proportion of people suffering from long term, impairing low back pain has more than doubled in North Carolina since the early 1990s, according to a new study. What's more, researchers believe the increase may be indicative ...
Project uses cell phones as computers in the classroom
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Educational software for cell phones, a suite of tools developed at the University of Michigan, is being used to turn smart phones into personal computers for students in two Texas classrooms.
Black women with uterine cancers more likely to die than white patients
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Black women with cancers of the uterus are less likely to survive the disease than white women, and relatively little progress has been made over the past two decades to narrow this racial difference. That is the conclusion ...
Pregnancy Has No Impact On Breast Cancer, But Can Delay Diagnosis And Treatment
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study finds women who develop breast cancer while pregnant or soon afterwards do not experience any differences in disease severity or likelihood of survival compared to other women with breast cancer. ...
Anti-HIV gel shows promise in large-scale study in women
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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An investigational vaginal gel intended to prevent HIV infection in women has demonstrated encouraging signs of success in a clinical trial conducted in Africa and the United States. Findings of the recently concluded study, ...
Lack of specific gene plays role in autism
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It is estimated that three to six out of every 1,000 children in the United States have autism - and the number of diagnosed cases is rising. Autism is one of a group of series developmental problems called autism spectrum ...
Pediatrics study: Involve adolescents in end-of-life medical decisions
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Conversations between adolescents suffering from chronic illnesses and their families about end-of-life wishes well before a serious event occurs won't discourage hope for recovery or cause additional emotional or mental ...
Stroke therapy window might be extended past nine hours for some
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Some patients who suffer a stroke as a result of a blockage in an artery in the brain may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the onset of symptoms. The findings are published in the online edition of ...
Tailor-made recombinant proteins in mammals
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A new way to direct chemical modifications to specific sites on recombinant proteins - including the monoclonal antibodies so important in the pharmaceutical industry - has been developed by Carolyn Bertozzi ...
New technique boosts protein NMR imaging speeds
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Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, or SSNMR, is a valuable tool to image and analyze the chemical makeup of proteins and other biomolecules. But the imaging process is time-consuming and requires large amounts of costly ...
New factor in teen obesity: Parents
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There may be a reason teenagers eat more burgers and fries than fruits and vegetables: their parents.
Women who drink lots of soda at higher risk for early kidney disease
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Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found.
Herschel and Planck missions ready to move to launch site
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA’s Herschel and Planck missions that will study the formation of stars and galaxies and the relic radiation from the Big Bang, respectively, have successfully completed their test campaigns ...
Astronauts Swab the Deck
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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If you saw a mushroom growing in your bathroom, you'd probably bring out the heavy artillery. - Mr. Clean, astride a Howitzer
Happy hospitals make happy patients
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Imagine a hospital where morale is high, employee turnover is low and patient call buttons rarely go unanswered---and if they do, you can call the hospital's CEO.
