Researchers Discover Virus Using Same Tools as Host Cell

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Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that the virus which causes Kaposi's Sarcoma encodes a molecule for controlling gene regulation nearly identical to one found normally in human cells. Both versions of the molecule, known as a microRNA, appear to play a role in the development of cancer.


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Female art students more sexually active than male science nerds: study

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Female arts students at university are the most sexually active while male science students are the most likely to be virgins, Australian researchers said Thursday.

Texas time warp? State criticized for mental care

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(AP) -- For more than a century, thousands of mentally disabled Americans were isolated from society, sometimes for life, by being confined to huge state institutions. In at least one place, they still are. ...

Largest study of fertility patients shows concerns about embryo disposition

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Fertility patients who are done having children feel responsible for the stored, frozen embryos left over from their treatment, yet more than half are against implanting the embryos in anyone else, according to a new study ...

Angled gantry technique reduced breast radiation exposure by 50 percent

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A novel angled gantry approach to coronary CT angiography reduced radiation exposure to the breast by more than 50%, according to Thomas Jefferson University researchers.

Novel basis identified for tamoxifen failure

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Tamoxifen may worsen breast cancer in a small subset of patients. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research suggests that in patients who show reduced or absent expression of ...
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