Researchers overcome chemotherapy resistance in the lab
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Researchers from McGill University's Faculty of Medicine have discovered a compound that reduces resistance to chemotherapy agents used to treat cancer. Their results were published in the June issue of The Journal of Cl ...
First pharmaceutical drug to improve survival amongst patients with advanced hepatocarcinoma
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 27, 2008 |
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International research involving the University Hospital of the University of Navarra, together with other hospitals in Spain, has shown that Sorafenib, an orally administered pharmaceutical medicine, results in patients ...
Animal study suggests inadequate sleep may exacerbate cellular aging in the elderly
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is a reaction to stress induced by sleep deprivation, is impaired in the brains of old mice.
ESA satellite assesses damage of Norway's largest fire
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Following the extremely hot weather conditions hitting Europe, Norway experienced its biggest forest fire in the last half century earlier this month. Envisat satellite images were used in the fire's aftermath to get an overview ...
Higher temperatures helped new strain of West Nile virus spread
Jun 27, 2008 |
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Higher temperatures helped a new strain of West Nile virus invade and spread across North America, according to a study published in the June 27 issue of the journal PLoS Pathogens.
Facebook concepts indicate brains of Alzheimer's patients aren't as networked
Jun 27, 2008 |
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This is your brain on Facebook. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine used concepts borrowed from the popular social networking site to analyze the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. They found ...
MySpace looks to USC to help servers keep up with users
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How do you keep a potential half-billion social networkers current? A Viterbi School of Engineering expert tackles the growth problems of one of the world's largest computing systems.
The good and the bad of a potential Alzheimer's target
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Research in fruit flies has shown that enhancing the production of a protein called neprilysin can reduce the formation of plaques and neuron death associated with Alzheimer's, at the expense of reducing the flies' lifespan.
Sexual violence study finds NY teens victimized at rate higher than national average
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The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, in collaboration with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Youth Violence Prevention, announced the results of a three-year, comprehensive research ...
