Fallopian tubes offer new stem cell source
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Human tissues normally discarded after surgical procedures could be a rich additional source of stem cells for regenerative medicine. New research from BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine shows ...
Tweet success: It's easy to lose interest in Twitter, but there are reasons to stick with it
Jun 18, 2009 |
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You've created an account and started following some users. You may have even sent a few tweets out into the world, expressing how you feel about the economy or the weather or the season finale of your favorite TV show.
Hodgkin lymphoma survivors have increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Patients treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiation therapy have a substantially higher risk of stroke, according to a new study published June 17 online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Promising biomarker and candidate tumor suppressor gene identified for colorectal cancer
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Researchers have identified a new candidate tumor suppressor gene in colorectal cancer and examined its use as a potential biomarker in stool samples, according to a new study published online June 17 in the Journal of th ...
Stroke survivors report loss of sexual desire, blurred gender roles, anger and fatigue
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Suffering a stroke can have a profound effect on relationships and lead to significant changes in how couples relate to each other on a physical, psychological, social and emotional level, according a study in the June issue ...
Cerebrospinal fluid shows Alzheimer's disease deterioration much earlier
Jun 18, 2009 |
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It is possible to determine which patients run a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and the dementia associated with it, even in patients with minimal memory impairment. This has been shown by recent research at ...
Antibiotics-resistant gulls worry scientists
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Jun 18, 2009 |
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The resistance pattern for antibiotics in gulls is the same as in humans, and a new study by Uppsala University researchers shows that nearly half of Mediterranean gulls in southern France have some form of resistance to ...
Benefit of glinides is not proven
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The benefit of glinides in the treatment of type 2 diabetes is not scientifically proven. Nor do they perform better than other antidiabetics available in tablet form, such as metformin and sulfonylureas. As a result, there ...
Improved method developed to test carcinogen risk
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Researchers at Oregon State University recently completed the largest animal study ever done in the field of toxicology, and the findings challenge some basic concepts about how to determine what level of a cancer-causing ...
Targeting tumor behavior may lead to new liver cancer drugs
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Ohio State University cancer researchers have used computational and genomic methods to identify possible anti-cancer agents that may block a particular kind of tumor behavior. The agents target multiple genes associated ...
To protect threatened bat species, street lights out
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Slow-flying, woodland bats -- which tend to be at greater risk from extinction than their speedier kin—really don't like the light, according to a study published online in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Lesser ...
The straight poop on counting tigers
Jun 18, 2009 |
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today a major breakthrough in the science of saving tigers: high-tech DNA fecal sampling.
Supplement Could Reduce Risk of Gestational Diabetes in Pregnant Women
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Women who enter pregnancy with a higher body weight face serious risks: higher rates of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and the risk of a larger baby who could go on to have obesity, diabetes and heart disease in ...
Researchers use math to reduce jet lag
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Reducing jet lag is the aim of a new mathematical methodology and software program developed by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the University of Michigan.
New York's Ash Trees Threatened by Newly Found Beetle
Jun 18, 2009 |
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For the first time, Cornell researchers have reported the sighting of the emerald ash borer - an ash-destroying beetle - in New York state.
