Study investigates Gore-tex-type device to stop strokes and mini-strokes
Nov 18, 2008 |
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A study is under way at Rush University Medical Center using a small, soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material – often used to make durable outerwear – to close a common hole found in the heart called a patent foramen ...
Primate disease field guide covers critical gap in global health
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Why are so many infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans? Why do we have so little capacity to predict epidemics, or avoid them? Some answers, and possible solutions, can be found in the first trench-to-bench guide ...
Scientists fight stem rust UG99 before it becomes a threat
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat breeders and plant pathologists at Montana State University are part of a global effort to develop varieties of wheat resistant to a new fungus. UG99, a stem rust strain that was first discovered in ...
Crohn's disease surgeries make steady advances
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Thousands of Americans suffering from the chronic inflammatory bowel condition known as Crohn's disease are leading longer, healthier lives due to innovative new surgeries, according to experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill ...
Study examines working couple's retirement patterns
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When retiring, men are more likely than women to move directly from work to retirement, but overall the retirement patterns for dual-income married couples are complex and call for additional considerations in planning for ...
Forensics Underfoot: Shoeprint Evidence Gets the Google Treatment
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A shoeprint etched in blood or dust can make a crucial difference in a criminal case, but it all depends on the ability of human examiners to identify a matching shoeprint pattern from thousands ...
Falling home ownership, equity, affect college enrollment
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Sagging college enrollments may be the next symptom of the sub-prime mortgage mess, according to a University of Michigan economist.
Study documents what may be first cases of certain tick-borne disease in China
Nov 18, 2008 |
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It appears that for the first time human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), an emerging tick-borne infectious disease found in the U.S. and Europe, has been identified in China and apparently was transmitted from person to ...
Methamphetamine abuse linked to underage sex, smoking and drinking
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Teens who have never done drugs, but engage in other risky behaviours such as drinking, smoking and being sexually active, are more likely to use crystal meth, medical researchers at the University of Alberta have concluded. ...
Consumers view ads as necessary trade-off for Web 2.0
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As more and more consumers use digital content services — such as social networking and videos — they're more willing to accept advertising if it means the services have no fee.
Weight loss surgery may help obese women avoid pregnancy-related health complications
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Obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Latinas more likely to regret breast cancer treatment decisions
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Latina women who prefer speaking Spanish are more likely than other ethnic groups to express regret or dissatisfaction with their breast cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan ...
New CT technology shows anorexia impairs adolescent bone development
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Children and teenagers with even mild cases of anorexia exhibit abnormal bone structure, according to a new study appearing in the December issue of Radiology and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Societ ...
Surgical study highlights pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity
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Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the ...
Bound by attention: Bringing rats and humans together
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When picking through a basket of fruit, it doesn't seem very difficult to recognize a green pear from a green apple. This is easy, thanks to "feature binding"— a process by which our brain combines all of the specific features ...
