Archive: 09/21/2008
Climate change, human activity and wildfires
Climate has been implicated by a new study as a major driver of wildfires in the last 2,000 years. But human activities, such as land clearance and fire suppression during the industrial era (since 1750) have created large ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2008 |
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Researchers identify gene linked to common ailment in labrador retrievers
Researchers at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine have identified a gene in Labrador retriever dogs highly associated with the syndrome of exercise-induced collapse (EIC). After intense hunting or ...
Biology /
Sep 21, 2008 |
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'Friendly' bacteria protect against type 1 diabetes
In a dramatic illustration of the potential for microbes to prevent disease, researchers at Yale University and the University of Chicago showed that mice exposed to common stomach bacteria were protected against the development ...
Sep 21, 2008 |
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A case of false positive octreoscan in Crohn's disease
Neuroendocrine tumors, such as carcinoid tumors, overexpress somatostatin receptors in their membranes. Octreotide is an analogue whose molecule is a shortened version of somatostatin's with a high affinity for these receptors. ...
Sep 21, 2008 |
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New options when an old enemy returns
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most challenging malignancies to treat, and recurrence is common, even after initial treatment with surgery and radiation. When the cancer does return, treatment options are often limited to ...
Sep 21, 2008 |
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Breast cancer survivors have high quality of life up to 15 years after lumpectomy/radiation
Women with breast cancer who are treated with lumpectomy and radiation report a high level of overall quality of life several years after treatment that is comparable to a general sampling of the adult women U.S. population ...
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