Growth factor receptor affects prostate cancer progression
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Breeding mice with a gene for a cellular receptor that can be turned on and off-at will-not only enabled researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to show how prostate cancer progresses, but also provides a model ...
To keep mouths safe, don't just wear a mouthguard; keep it clean
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Fractured teeth, neck injuries and abrasions in the mouth, also known as sports-related dental injuries, are ever present among athletes. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, sports-related dental injuries account ...
Massive study finds parenting practices don't suffer during divorce
Dec 10, 2007 |
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New research is challenging the notion that parents who divorce necessarily exhibit a diminished capacity to parent in the period following divorce. A large, longitudinal study conducted by University of Alberta sociology ...
Psychiatrists: Least religious but most interested in patients' religion
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Although psychiatrists are among the least religious physicians, they seem to be the most interested in the religious and spiritual dimensions of their patients, according to survey data published in the December issue of ...
Ice Ages and rivers may have affected gorilla diversification
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Dec 10, 2007 |
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Geography and historical climate change may have both played a major role in gorilla evolutionary diversification, according to a new genetic study by Cardiff University and the University of New Orleans.
Threatened birds may be rarer than geographic range maps suggest
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Dec 10, 2007 |
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Geographic range maps that allow conservationists to estimate the distribution of birds may vastly underestimate the actual population size of threatened species and those with specific habitats, according to a study published ...
Cord blood viable option for kids with life-threatening metabolic disorders
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Children born with inherited metabolic disorders that cause organ failure and early death can be treated successfully with umbilical cord blood transplants from unrelated donors and, in some cases go on to live for many years, ...
High blood pressure associated with risk for mild cognitive impairment
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High blood pressure appears to be associated with an increased risk for mild cognitive impairment, a condition that involves difficulties with thinking and learning, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of ...
Good physical function after age 40 tied to reduced risk of stroke
Dec 10, 2007 |
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People who have good physical function after the age of 40 may lower their risk of stroke by as much as 50 percent compared to people who are not able to climb stairs, kneel, bend, or lift as well, according to research published ...
Combination therapy including antibiotics may be beneficial for multiple sclerosis
Dec 10, 2007 |
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A preliminary study suggests that combining a medication currently used to treat multiple sclerosis with an antibiotic may slow the progress of the disease, according to an article posted online today that will appear in ...
Waterborne carbon increases threat of environmental mercury
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Mercury is a potent neurotoxin and a worrisome environmental contaminant, but the severity of its threat appears to depend on what else is in the water.
Scientists discover new role for miRNA in leukemia
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Scientists here have found that mini-molecules called micro-RNA may play a critical role in the progression of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from its more treatable chronic phase to a life-threatening phase, called blast ...
Smaller storms drop larger overall rainfall in hurricane season
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Researchers have found that when residents of the U.S. southeastern states look skyward for rain to alleviate a long-term drought, they should be hoping for a tropical storm over a hurricane for more reasons ...
Far flung food: Europe's distant diets
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Across the European Union, food is travelling more, and not always in ways that make sense. Consider the chocolate covered waffle: Last year, Britain both imported 14,000 tonnes, and exported 15,000 tonnes. And it is not ...
Depression screening for cancer patients too often falls between the cracks
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Depression is known to be associated with cancer yet too many cancer patients are not screened for this mental disorder, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Regenstrief Institute and ...
