Archive: 09/22/2008
Study examines cost-effectiveness of HIV monitoring strategy in countries with limited resources
In a computer-based model evaluating the benefits and costs of three types of HIV disease monitoring strategies, early initiation of antiretroviral therapy and monitoring using the CD4 count, a measure of immune system function, ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Low neighborhood income, Medicaid linked to delays in reaching hospital after heart attack
Individuals with Medicaid insurance and those who live in neighborhoods with lower household incomes appear less likely than others to reach the hospital within two hours of having a heart attack, according to a report in ...
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Physicians often miss opportunities to show empathy
In consultations with patients with lung cancer, physicians rarely responded empathically to the concerns of the patients about mortality, symptoms or treatment options, according to a study led by a University of Rochester ...
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Statins increase risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients
The use of statins is associated with a 28% increased risk of postoperative delirium in elderly patients, found University of Toronto professor Dr. Donald Redelmeier and colleagues in a retrospective cohort analysis involving ...
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Interactive technology could help students feel what can't be seen
Equations or graphs can explain what happens when atoms bump into each other, but a technology called haptics could help students know how it feels. A Purdue University researcher says haptic, or force-feedback, ...
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Invention could help reduce highway repairs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ohio University has licensed a new device that tests the durability of highway asphalt to an Athens, Ohio-based company founded by the engineering professor who invented the technology.
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Researchers Get to Root of Nematode Genome
(PhysOrg.com) -- North Carolina State University scientists and colleagues have completed the genome sequence and genetic map of one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites – Meloidogyne ...
Biology /
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock
(PhysOrg.com) -- If the robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can nudge a rock aside today, scientists on the Phoenix team would like to see what's underneath.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2008 |
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When leaves fall, more is occurring than a change of weather
A falling leaf often catches a poet's eye, but scientists also wonder about the phenomenon that causes leaves to fall, or abscission in plants. Abscission is the physiological process plants use to separate ...
Biology /
Sep 22, 2008 |
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New laboratory technique improves success in 'highly sensitized' kidney transplants
Kidney transplant specialists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have developed innovative laboratory techniques to improve opportunities and success rates for kidney transplant candidates who are at high risk of organ rejection ...
Sep 22, 2008 |
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High-temperature superconductor 'pseudogap' imaged
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers and colleagues have produced the first atomic-scale description of what electrons are doing in the mysterious "pseudogap" in high-temperature superconductors.
Sep 22, 2008 |
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New approach to treating cystic fibrosis lung infection shows promise
Researchers at the University of Calgary have found a new method of fighting severe lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). These findings are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, this w ...
Sep 22, 2008 |
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New technology paves the way for the future of identifying proteins inside cells
A new technology which enables scientists to identify proteins by making a map of the energy flow inside the protein is revealed today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal.
Biology /
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Variations in key genes increase Caucasians’ risk of heroin addiction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes, small changes do add up. In the case of addictive diseases, tiny variations in a few genes can increase or decrease the likelihood of some people developing a dependency on heroin. Now, by examining ...
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Family history of brain tumors linked to increased risk of brain cancer
People with a family history of cancerous brain tumors appear to be at higher risk of developing the same kind of tumors compared to people with no such family history, according to a study published in the September 23, ...
Sep 22, 2008 |
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