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Duke researchers show reading can help obese kids lose weight

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 04, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

It's no secret that reading is beneficial. But can it help kids lose weight? In the first study to look at the impact of literature on obese adolescents, researchers at Duke Children's Hospital discovered that reading the ...





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Unlocking the Secret of the Bladder's Bouncers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center may have a new way to stop and even prevent the urinary tract infections (UTIs) that plague more than a third of all adults, some of them repeatedly.


Higher carbon dioxide may give pines competitive edge

Higher carbon dioxide may give pines competitive edge

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pine trees grown for 12 years in air one-and-a-half times richer in carbon dioxide than today's levels produced twice as many seeds of at least as good a quality as those growing under normal ...


Hearing, voice problems worsen seniors' communication skills

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hearing and vocal problems go hand-in-hand among the elderly more frequently than previously thought, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Together, they pack a devastating double punch on communication ...


Tapeworm Drug May Hold Promise For Colon Cancer, Future Research

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered an already-FDA-approved compound that can effectively “silence” a cell receptor shown to interfere with chemotherapy.


New origin found for a critical immune response

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

An immune system response that is critical to the first stages of fighting off viruses and harmful bacteria comes from an entirely different direction than most scientists had thought, according to a finding by researchers ...


Scientists Find Rare, Potent Antibody to HIV-1

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have for the first time isolated an important antibody in human serum that could potentially play a key role in the design of an AIDS vaccine. The research appears ...


Drug combination may be effective against deadly melanoma, pilot study shows

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to early results of a clinical study conducted by researchers in ...


Doctors' resources for off-label prescribing may be incomplete, unclear

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The resources doctors use to get important information about indications and reimbursement for use of cancer drugs off-label may be out-of-date and incomplete, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive ...


Program focused on body, mind and spirit helps women with breast cancer cope

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Pathfinders, a program designed to care for the whole person -- body, mind and spirit -- has been found to help women with terminal cancer cope and improved their quality of life, according to a study led by researchers in ...


Obesity increases risk of prostate cancer recurrence for both blacks and whites

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new look at a large database of prostate cancer patients shows that obesity plays no favorites when it comes to increasing the risk of recurrence after surgery: Being way overweight is equally bad for blacks and whites, ...



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