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Experiments could lead to new treatments for neuroblastoma
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Neuroblastoma is one of the most devastating diagnoses a child can receive. The cancer's victims average 2 years old when the disease is detected, most often by a parent feeling a lump in a child's abdomen. By then, the disease ...
New devices to boost nematode research on neurons and drugs
Feb 06, 2008 |
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A pair of new thin, transparent devices, constructed with soft lithography, should boost research in which nematodes are studied to explore brain-behavior connections and to screen new pharmaceuticals for potential treatment ...
Ancient muscle tissue extracted from 18 million year old fossil
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Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have extracted organically preserved muscle tissue from an 18 million years old salamander fossil. The discovery by researchers from University College Dublin, the UK and Spain, ...
Minimally invasive procedure effective for treating snoring
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses heat to shrink the tissue of the soft palate, is an effective and minimally invasive procedure that can be used to treat patients who snore.
Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate
Oct 05, 2009 |
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A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels ...
Current Soda Taxes Not High Enough to Curb Obesity, Study Finds
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Current state taxes and levies on soft drinks are slowing consumption and resulting in slimmer waistlines, but the effect is generally small in magnitude, newly published research by the Yale ...
Autologous stem cell transplantation for soft tissue sarcoma: insufficient research into therapy
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Due to a lack of suitable studies, it is unclear whether patients with soft tissue sarcoma can benefit from autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. With this type of therapy, some of the patient's own (autologous) ...
New management methods extend blackberry season
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Fruit growers' profits have traditionally been limited by the seasons, particularly in colder climates where growing seasons can be short. Thanks to researchers and fruit breeders, newly developed varieties ...
Research could boost coastal economics with crustacean molting on demand (w/ Video)
Oct 27, 2009 |
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University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are close to unraveling intricate cellular pathways that control molting in blue crabs. The discoveries could revolutionize the soft-shell crab industry, generating ...
Scientists Use Squid Ink to Draw its Jurassic Period Owner
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Aug 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists digging in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in England have uncovered the fossilized remains of a prehistoric squid-like creature that lived in the Jurassic period around 150 million years ...
Microsoft sues over 'malicious' online advertising
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has filed five lawsuits aimed at halting the flow of malicious online advertising.
Limb-sparing surgery may not provide better quality of life than amputation for bone cancer patients
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Limb-sparing surgery, which has been taking the place of amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the lower limb in recent years, may not provide much or even any additional benefit to patients according to a new review. ...
Aisle placements affect grocery sales, research shows
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in ...
Heart group: Cut back - way back - on extra sugar
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it's time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says.
Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets
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Jul 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.
