Tracking levels of key biomarkers reflects disease activity and progression of rheumatoid arthritis
Jun 15, 2009 |
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New research has identified biomarkers associated with inflammation and progression in joint erosion in individuals with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to the results of a new study presented at EULAR 2009, the ...
Decision tool for prostate cancer patients helps men customize treatment in anxious time
Jun 15, 2009 |
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An online decision tool created in part by a graduate student at the University of California Irvine helps men diagnosed with prostate cancer sort through an intimidating flurry of possible treatments and customize treatment ...
Survey: Family time eroding as Internet use soars
Jun 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Whether it's around the dinner table or just in front of the TV, U.S. families say they are spending less time together.
Apple's laptop price cuts help consumers, could expand market share
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Jun 15, 2009 |
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The weak economy is forcing even Apple to have a Blue Light Special. Last week, the Cupertino, Calif., company cut prices from 5 percent to 15 percent on most MacBook laptops, from the 13-inch machine, now dubbed MacBook ...
Virgin Media and Universal launch music service
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(AP) -- Virgin Media, the cable TV operator owned by entrepreneur Richard Branson, launched a new kind of music download subscription service Monday with Universal, the world's largest music company.
The dark side of gifts: Feeling indebted may drive people to the marketplace
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2009 |
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You need to move out of your apartment. Do you call in your friends and family to haul boxes and furniture or contact a moving company? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that sometimes the emotions connec ...
Protein regulates movement of mitochondria in brain cells
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Scientists have identified a protein in the brain that plays a key role in the function of mitochondria - the part of the cell that supplies energy, supports cellular activity, and potentially wards off threats from disease. ...
Dangerous college drinking: Prevention is possible, studies suggest
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Alcohol is sometimes seen as part and parcel of college life, but there are programs that can significantly reduce students' risky drinking, according to a series of studies in a special college drinking supplement of the ...
World's first face, hands transplant patient dies
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A Frenchman who underwent the world's first face and double-hand transplant in April after being disfigured in an accident has died, hospital officials said Monday.
Hearing to air VA mistakes with hospital equipment
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(AP) -- A congressional panel is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose on Tuesday whether non-sterile equipment that may have exposed 10,000 veterans to HIV and other infections was isolated to three Southeast ...
Research leads to advanced trials of new cancer treatment
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Research by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor has led to the development of a product that has been shown in clinical trials to be successful in halting the growth of various types of cancer cells.
Basis for potato blight control becomes visible
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Potato blight, false mildew, sudden oak death and a disease in salmon are all caused by a group of miniscule, yet destructive, organisms called Oomycetes. Because of their changeability and huge numbers, they are able to ...
Advances in liver surgery enable the prospect of curative treatment for more patients
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Although many prognostic factors predicting survival and cancer recurrence in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal liver metastases are already identified, the effects of newly introduced technologies and new drugs ...
DKK-3 and WIF-1: Proteins related to liver cancer development?
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Liver cancer is one of the most fatal human malignancies and the third most frequent cause of tumor-related death, about half a million people globally each year. The current methods used to monitor such high-risk groups ...
Females are usually at higher risk than males in a maternal history of non-GCs
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a major clinical challenge because of its frequency, and poor prognosis. The etiology of GC is still uncertain, but its familial aggregation in a variable but significant proportion of cases suggests ...
