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Random DNA mix-ups not so random in cancer development

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine have pinpointed a mechanism that may help explain how chromosomal translocations - the supposedly random shuffling of large chunks of DNA that frequently lead to cancer - ...


Fruit Fly

Latest epidemic? High cholesterol, obesity in fruit flies

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do - by eating a diet that's too rich in fats.


Hospital price transparancy laws in California fall short, study finds

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Uninsured patients in California are unable to successfully obtain information about the cost of medical care at hospitals despite recent state legislation intended to improve price transparency, according to a new study.


To keep muscles strong, the 'garbage' has to go

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In order to maintain muscle strength with age, cells must rid themselves of the garbage that accumulates in them over time, just as it does in any household, according to a new study in the December issue of Cell Metabolism. In the ...


Binge drinking youths find getting old a drag

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young men who believe that happiness declines with age are more likely to engage in risky health behaviors such as binge drinking. Their misguided negative view of the aging process may act as a disincentive to behave 'sensibly' ...


Scientists trace shark fins to their geographic origin for first time using DNA tools

Scientists trace shark fins to their geographic origin for first time using DNA tools

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Millions of shark fins are sold at market each year to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup, a Chinese delicacy, but it has been impossible to pinpoint which sharks from which regions are most threatened ...


New stem cell technology developed at Hebrew University

New stem cell technology leads to better treatment for complicated bone fractures

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A novel technology involving use of stem cells, developed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, has been applied to provide better and rapid healing for patients suffering from complicated bone fractures.


Kangaroos may hold skin cancer cure: study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kangaroos may provide the key to a potential treatment to prevent skin cancer, Australian scientists said Monday.


Bling bling with your ring ring: Dekoden craze sees cell phones get a touch of glitz, glamour

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cell phone owners are ringing the changes and putting a smile on their dial by adorning their mobiles with ornamental stickers, charms and beads -- and the craze just keeps getting bigger.


Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain metastatic cancers. ...


Girl's progress after pioneering brain surgery gives hope to other parents

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Lexi Haas is awakening into a world of new possibilities. Miracle by tiny miracle, she is making her body do what she wants -- instead of her body always controlling her. She looked up at her mother a few weeks ago, pursed ...


Heavy drinkers exercise to burn off alcohol: British study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than a quarter of drinkers in England who exercise regularly do so in an attempt to make up for bingeing on alcohol, according to a survey published Thursday.


Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...


Surface bacteria maintain skin's healthy balance

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

On the skin's surface, bacteria are abundant, diverse and constant, but inflammation is undesirable. Research at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine now shows that the normal bacteria living on the ...


A brief intervention that works for drivers who persist in driving while intoxicated

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Driving while impaired (DWI) contributes significantly to road-traffic crashes, and is involved in more than one-third of all fatalities. Many DWI recidivists - drinking drivers who re-offend - do not participate in mandated ...