Researchers find clue to safer obesity drugs
Nov 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Once hailed as a miracle weight-loss drug, Fen-phen was removed from the market more than a decade ago for inducing life-threatening side effects, including heart valve lesions. Scientists at UT Southwestern ...
Electronic health records may lower malpractice settlements
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Use of electronic health records (EHRs) may help reduce paid malpractice settlements for physicians, according to a new study. The study, which appeared in the November 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, showed a tren ...
Donor-Recipient Genetics and Early Kidney Transplant Complications
Nov 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found an association between the genetics of donor-recipient matches in kidney transplants and complications during the ...
New research links genetic variant, poor glycemic control to coronary artery disease
Nov 25, 2008 |
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A new study led by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School has found that a common genetic variant associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population ...
Annual report finds declines in cancer incidence and death rates
Nov 25, 2008 |
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A new report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows that, for the first time since the report was first issued in 1998, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and ...
Link between depression, higher risk of cardio events may be because of change in health behaviors
Nov 25, 2008 |
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The increased risk of cardiovascular events for patients with coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression appears to be largely explained by a change in health behaviors, especially a lack of physical activity, according ...
'Stress tests' probe nanoscale strains in materials
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10 nanometers ...
Ameobas: Keeping it in the family
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Nov 25, 2008 |
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Starving "social amoebae" called Dictyostelium discoideum seek the support of "kin" when they form multi-cellular organisms made up of dead stalks and living spores, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Ri ...
Pelvic lymphadenectomy does not improve survival in early stage endometrial cancer
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Systematic use of pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of the lymph nodes) does not improve disease-free or overall survival in women with early-stage endometrial cancer, according to a randomized trial published online November ...
Team sets records in simulating seismic wave propagation across the Earth
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Nov 25, 2008 |
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A team led by researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego has successfully completed record-setting, petascale-level simulations of the earth's inner structure, paving the way for seismologists ...
Understanding how oxidative stress impairs endothelial progenitor cell function
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Although its been over a decade since endothelial progenitor cells or EPCs, cells that circulate in the blood repairing and replacing the cells that line blood vessels, were identified, the field is still evolving. EPCs are ...
Early Virus Detection in Cells Made Possible by New Research
Nov 25, 2008 |
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The benefits of real-time virus tracking, made possible through research from UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering and the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS) include faster detection and better understanding ...
Bioinformatics lecturers enlist undergrads to tackle DNA annotation challenge
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Nov 25, 2008 |
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In this week's issue of PLoS Biology, a team of Marseilles University lecturers led by Pascal Hingamp, describe the Annotathon – an innovative bioinformatics teaching approach that appeals to undergraduate biology studen ...
Sperm size isn't everything
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Contrary to common scientific belief, the length of a sperm's tail does not always determine how fast it can swim. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology has shown that in the counter-intuitive micros ...
Mammogram most effective 12 months after radiation treatment
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Breast cancer patients who receive breast-conserving therapy and radiation do not need a follow-up mammogram until 12 months after radiation, despite current American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and National Comprehensive ...
