Researchers use MRI to predict recovery after spinal cord injury
May 29, 2007 |
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Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiologists can better predict the likelihood of full or partial recovery of patients with acute spinal cord injuries (SCI), according to a study published in the June issue of the ...
First confirmed common genetic risk factors for breast cancer
May 29, 2007 |
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The most powerful genetic analysis of the DNA codes of over 40,000 women -- including those with breast cancer as well as those without the disease – has uncovered five common genetic variants that increase an individual’s ...
'Nurse cells' make life and death decisions for infection-fighting cells
May 29, 2007 |
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"Nurse cells" play an important role in deciding which developing infection-fighting cells, called T cells, live and which die, according to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and reported in the June ...
Eavesdropping comes naturally to young song sparrows
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May 29, 2007 |
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Long before the National Security Agency began eavesdropping on the phone calls of Americans, young song sparrows were listening to and learning the tunes sung by their neighbors.
Increasing radiation dose shortens treatment time for women who choose breast sparing treatment
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Radiation therapy after lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer can be safely delivered in higher daily doses to greatly reduce treatment time. This conclusion of a new Fox Chase Cancer Center study is good news for women ...
