Personality disorders cause emotional reactions in staff
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 10, 2008 |
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A study published today in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry suggests that the way in which professional care workers respond emotionally to substance abuse patients with personality disorders depends on the type of dis ...
Gene variant increases risk of asthma
Apr 10, 2008 |
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A tiny variation in a gene known as CHI3L1 increases susceptibility to asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and decline in lung function, researchers report early online in the New England Journal of Medicine. (The p ...
Maximizing species protection with unprecedented conservation roadmap
Apr 10, 2008 |
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An international team of researchers has developed a remarkable new roadmap for finding and protecting the best remaining holdouts for thousands of rare species that live only in Madagascar, considered one ...
Chronic wasting disease found in 13 elk
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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The U.S. National Park Service said 13 female elk captured in Rocky Mountain National Park this winter tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
Removal of superficial tumors in esophagus by endoscopy can avoid extirpation of this part
Apr 10, 2008 |
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The removal through endoscopy of tumours that affect only the superficial layers of the oesophagus can avoid complete extirpation of this part of the digestive tract. The technique, carried out at the University Hospital ...
Expedition 17 Docks to International Space Station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Commander Sergei Alexandrovich Volkov and cosmonaut Oleg Dmitrievich Kononenko of the 17th International Space Station crew docked their Soyuz TMA-12 with the orbiting laboratory's Pirs Docking Compartment ...
Developing cancer treatments directed at critical developmental pathway
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues discovered that the Notch signaling pathway, which determines the development of many cell types, and is also implicated in some cancers, is ...
It's neck-and-neck down the long stretch for 2 stroke-prevention procedures
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Like horses running down the long stretch of a race track, two different artery-opening treatments appear to be running neck-and-neck when it comes to preventing stroke among people with clogged neck arteries and other health ...
Triple threat: Young macho men with serious injuries often abuse alcohol
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Men with serious injuries, such as traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, must deal with a range of emotions. If these men have strong traditional masculine ideas and abuse alcohol, it becomes even more difficult to ...
Nervous system for structures
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Technical structures will soon have their own nervous system. Developers and users expect this to bring greater safety, maintenance activities only when required, and a more efficient use of material and energy. Researchers ...
Association between low birth weight, excessive weight gain and heart problems in later life
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Researchers who have followed 5,840 people from before birth to the age of 31 have found evidence suggesting that small size at birth and excessive weight gain during adolescence and young adulthood may lead to low grade ...
Safer, easier system for remote explosive detection
Apr 10, 2008 |
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Detecting roadside bombs may become easier, thanks to chemical sensors being developed at the University of Michigan.
Discovery could lead to attack on mosquito-borne disease
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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Cornell researchers have identified a mating mechanism that possibly could be adapted to prevent female mosquitoes from spreading the viruses that cause dengue fever, second only to malaria as the most virulent ...
FDA seizes sexual enhancement products
Apr 10, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the seizure by U.S. marshals of more than 14,000 units of Shangai- and Naturale-brand diet supplements.
NASA Sets Sights on Lunar Dust Exploration Mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2008 |
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NASA is preparing to send a small spacecraft to the moon in 2011 to assess the lunar atmosphere and the nature of dust lofted above the surface.
