Personality study shows risk of first depression episode late in life
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Even after the age of 70, people prone to feelings of anxiety, worry, distress and insecurity face a risk for a first lifetime episode of clinically significant depression, according to a unique study led by a University ...
Not all smoke alarms created equal
Apr 11, 2008 |
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If you thought all smoke alarms were equally effective, think again. According to a recent study by researchers from the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) and the University of Washington in Seattle, ...
New technique in treating patients with liver cancer proves effective
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Use of multipolar radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases is effective and has a relatively low recurrence rate, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Charité, Campus Benjamin ...
Twin findings raise hopes of improved anemia treatments
Apr 11, 2008 |
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A new understanding of how red blood cell production is controlled could lead to improvements in the treatment of the blood disorder anaemia, according to West Australian medical researchers.
Medium who treated actress investigated
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Dutch prosecutors are investigating a 'healing medium" who allegedly kept actress Sylvia Millecam from traditional cancer treatments.
Does the internet really influence suicidal behavior?
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Apr 11, 2008 |
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People searching the Internet for information about suicide methods are most likely to come across sites that encourage suicide rather than sites offering help and support, finds a study in this week’s issue of the BMJ.
Stem cells and cancer: Scientists investigate a fine balancing act
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Speaking today at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Edinburgh, Professor Silvia Marino shows how the mechanisms normally involved in balancing different functions of stem cells may also contribute ...
Free range ‘no increased infection risk’ for chickens
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Apr 11, 2008 |
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Scientists at Oxford University have found that the free-range environment is not a major source for the infection of chickens with a bug responsible for 340,000 cases of food poisoning in the UK every year.
With annual deaths from malaria on the rise: Scientists ask 'where is all the money going?'
Apr 11, 2008 |
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A new study in the April issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, asks the question "With more than $220 million dollars dedicated to malaria treatment and prevention, why is the annual mortality rate f ...
Major surgery no longer needed for the removal of uterine fibroids
Apr 11, 2008 |
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The treatment of uterine fibroids with 3T MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is safe, non-invasive and effective, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, NY.
Female vets face twice the fertility risk
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West Australian researchers have voiced concern in light of findings which reveal female veterinarians who fail to safeguard themselves from x-rays and anaesthetic gases face double the risk of miscarriage.
Underwater microscope helps prevent shellfish poisoning along Gulf Coast of Texas
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Through the use of an automated, underwater cell analyzer developed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), researchers and coastal managers were recently able to detect a bloom of harmful marine algae in the ...
New procedure in diagnosing small bowel disorders proves efficient and effective
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Sonoenteroclysis, a new sonographic method in evaluating and diagnosing small bowel disorders is an effective alternative to the usual method of barium enteroclysis, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at ...
Cycling More Intelligently
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Modern bicycles leave nothing to be desired. 21, 24, 27 gears! For many amateur cyclists, such luxury is too much of a good thing. They change gear too infrequently and too late, get out of breath and don’t ...
Scientists develop strategy to rapidly describe outbreak strains with next-generation DNA sequencing
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In the event of an outbreak or a bioterrorist attack, rapid identification of the genetic changes responsible for virulence or drug resistance is essential to mounting an effective response. Standard DNA sequencing and analysis ...
