More women with early-stage breast cancer choosing double mastectomies
Apr 09, 2009 |
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A University of Minnesota cancer surgeon and researcher has found a dramatic increase in the number of women diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer choosing to have both breasts surgically removed.
Device protects transplanted pancreatic cells from the immune system
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Scientists at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) and the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine have demonstrated in mice that transplanted pancreatic precursor cells are protected ...
Scientists identify chemical compound that may stop deadly brain tumors
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have identified a compound that could be modified to treat one of the most deadly types of cancer, and discovered how a particular gene mutation ...
Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test
Apr 09, 2009 |
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A newly discovered gene fusion is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. The findings, reported in the April 1 issue of Cancer Research, may le ...
Few Android phones ... yet
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 09, 2009 |
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We were told to expect them. Over the last few weeks the Web has been awash with speculation that many handset makers would unveil competitors to the G1, the first mobile phone to operate on Google's Android ...
Researchers study whether yoga can calm overactive hearts
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Can doing the downward-facing dog keep your heart from racing out of control? Alicia Jones is hoping so.
Digging up evidence of 400-year-old global trade and wealth
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 09, 2009 |
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French and Chinese blue glass, Dutch layered glass, Baltic amber: roughly 70,000 beads manufactured all over the world have been excavated at one of the Spanish empire's remotest outposts, the Santa Catalina ...
New insight into an old reaction: Adenylylation regulates cell signaling
Apr 09, 2009 |
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A new study reveals the importance of adenylylation in the regulation of cell signaling from bacteria to higher organisms. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, provid ...
Taiwan firm accuses Apple of patent infringement
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Taiwan's Elan Microelectronics Corp. has filed suit against Apple for allegedly infringing two of its patents for touchscreen technology.
Nintendo not planning price cuts for hit machines
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(AP) -- Nintendo has weathered the global recession because of the popularity of its game machines and won't be resorting to price cuts to boost sales, the company's president said Thursday.
Prehistoric bears also ate everything and anything
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By comparing the craniodental morphology of modern bear species to that of two extinct species, researchers from the University of Málaga, Spain, have discovered that the expired plantigrades were not so different ...
Send chills up your microphone with an Icicle
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Apr 09, 2009 |
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One of the really great computer applications is the ability to record audio and save it to a digital file. One of the more interesting recording applications these days are podcasts. Making a podcast is fairly straightforward. ...
CDC: US food poisoning cases held steady in 2008
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(AP) -- Americans didn't suffer more food poisoning last year despite high-profile outbreaks involving peppers, peanut butter and other foods, according to a government report released Thursday.
French lawmakers reject Internet piracy bill
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(AP) -- French lawmakers unexpectedly rejected a bill Thursday that would have cut off the Internet connections of people who repeatedly download music or films illegally.
Soybean component reduces menopause effects
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Soy aglycons of isoflavone (SAI), a group of soybean constituent chemicals, have been shown to promote health in a rat model of the menopause. The research, described in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition & Me ...
