Too many choices can spoil the research
Jun 26, 2008 |
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The more choices people get, the less consistent they are in making those choices, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The study's findings may affect the way researchers examine consumer choice ...
New system devised to guide doctors treating patients with symptomatic myocardial bridging
Jun 26, 2008 |
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What type of intervention, if any, should cardiologists offer their patients who have a heart abnormality called myocardial bridging and symptoms of heart problems?
Oak Ridge pegged for national ecological network
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Dozens of instruments to be deployed on the Oak Ridge Reservation and other sites around the nation will provide valuable information related to climate change, biodiversity and invasive species, infectious diseases and ...
Unique pheromone detection system uncovered
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have overturned the current theory of how a pheromone works at the molecular level to trigger behavior in fruit flies.
Avalanche photodiodes target bioterrorism agents
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Researchers have shown that a new class of ultraviolet photodiode could help meet the U.S. military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism ...
Study links gastric bypass surgery to increased risk of kidney stones
Jun 26, 2008 |
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[B]Procedure associated with kidney stone formation earlier than previously reported[/B] CHICAGO (June 26, 2008) – Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric byp ...
Men doing field research on women are limited to certain subjects
Jun 26, 2008 |
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From the Petri dish in the controlled environment of a sterile laboratory to the faraway fields of another country, virtually anything can be the topic of scientific study. However, a University of Missouri religion professor ...
Treatment for cigarette, alcohol and drug use in pregnancy improves outcomes for mom and baby
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Pregnant women who receive treatment for substance abuse early in their pregnancy can achieve the same health outcomes as pregnant women with no substance abuse, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in ...
Starvation hormone makes for small mice
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Chronically high levels of a recently discovered starvation hormone markedly stunt the growth of mice, reveals a new study in the July issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press. The liver-produced hormone known ...
Disclosure of organ transplant risks: A question of when, not if
Jun 26, 2008 |
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine physicians and bioethicists are calling for a new, more standardized way for patients in need of organ transplants to be informed of the risks they face. If adopted, their policy ...
Improving university recruitment process may increase female surgical faculty
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New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that improving the university recruitment strategy and process could raise the number of women faculty in medicine. The st ...
Researchers demonstrate effectiveness of contrast agent Cytate in detectcing prostate cancer
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Prostate cancer accounts for approximately 29 percent of cancer occurrences among men. According to "CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians," in 2007 it was responsible for 27,000 deaths in the United States. Early detection ...
Device blocking stomach nerve signals shows promise in obesity
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A new implantable medical device, developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic researchers, shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to existing bariatric surgeries, according to findings published in the ...
Study finds safer, more efficient medication for hepatitis B treatment
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Patients with hepatitis B who did not respond to lamivudine therapy had a better virological response after switching to entecavir for a year. Continuing the drug for an additional year led to even more clinical improvement ...
