Study finds sex, age and ethnicity assciated with colorectal cancer survival
May 29, 2008 |
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The interaction of sex, age and ethnicity has a significant impact on overall survival in metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC) patients, a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and USC/Norris ...
Google Health: A time saver, but privacy slayer?
May 29, 2008 |
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Two giants in the online world, Microsoft and Google, have released web-based applications to manage health records. And while these programs could make managing your health records easier, experts wonder about the effect ...
Japanese researchers develop tiny toxic smog sensor
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Japanese researchers say they have developed a smog sensor the size of a finger nail that could be carried around and used to measure pollution in the air that people breathe each day.
Altruism in social insects is a family affair
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The contentious debate about why insects evolved to put the interests of the colony over the individual has been reignited by new research from the University of Leeds, showing that they do so to increase the chances that ...
Ecstasy deaths linked to raised body temperature
May 29, 2008 |
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A University of Adelaide study has revealed that effects of the drug ecstasy are compounded when taken in warm environments.
Listen to Phoenix descend
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 29, 2008 |
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With data recorded on board Mars Express, you can hear Phoenix descend on to the surface of the Red Planet. After being processed by the Mars Express Flight Control Team, the sounds of Phoenix descending are ...
Forest canopies help determine natural fertilization rates
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 29, 2008 |
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In this week’s issue of Science, a team of researchers from the United States and Sweden report on a newly identified factor that controls the natural input of new nitrogen into boreal forest ecosystems. Nitrogen is the ...
Active social life may delay memory loss among US elderly population
May 29, 2008 |
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One of the features of aging is memory loss, which can have devastating effects on the quality of life among older people. In a new study, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found evidence that elderly people ...
Fireflies' glow helps researchers track cancer drug's effectiveness
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The gene that allows fireflies to flash is helping researchers track the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs over time.
Researchers identify genetic markers that predict efficacy of novel cancer drug
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Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified genetic markers in cancer cells that predicted the benefit of a novel cancer drug prior to chemotherapy.
The Rett gene -- a rogue activator
May 29, 2008 |
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In 1999, when Dr. Huda Zoghbi and her Baylor College of Medicine colleagues identified a mutation of the gene MeCP2 as the culprit in Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder, the discovery was only the prelude to understanding ...
Diabetes doubles liver cancer risk for patients with advanced hepatitis C
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Patients who have chronic hepatitis C with advanced fibrosis have twice the risk of developing liver cancer if they also have diabetes. These findings are published in the June issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Joh ...
Enzyme may hold key to improved targeting of cancer-fighting drugs
May 29, 2008 |
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A critical enzyme used to prepare a powerful cancer-killing agent may be able to help drug makers better target the cells the natural product attacks, according to findings published in the May 23 edition of the Journal of ...
Relaxation exercises sharpens shooting in biathlon
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 29, 2008 |
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Biathletes who have learned to apply a relaxation technique can improve their results in the rifle-shooting range. This is shown in a study carried out at the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre at Mid Sweden University.
A Molecular 'Salve' to Soothe Surface Stresses
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have shown for the first time that a single layer of molecular “salve” can significantly soothe the stresses affecting clean metal surfaces. ...
