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Long-delayed Duke Nukem videogame hits in June

The 15-year wait for the return of videogame tough guy "Duke Nukem" will end in June, 2K Games promised on Tuesday.

Technology / Software

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Duke Nukem videogame comeback delayed - again

The long-delayed comeback of videogame tough guy "Duke Nukem" hit another snag on Thursday with 2K Games bumping arrival of the latest title back a month into June.

Technology / Software

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

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

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doctors use to get important information about indications and reimbursement for use of cancer drugs off-label may be out-of-date and incomplete, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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




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Antidepressants and pregnancy: Women must consider the impact of drugs on baby, and of depression on baby, themselves

Upon learning they are pregnant, most women dutifully nix the alcohol, sushi and caffeine. But what about antidepressants?

Medicine & Health / Medications

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Arthritic knees, but not hips, have robust repair response

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center used new tools they developed to analyze knees and hips and discovered that osteoarthritic knee joints are in a constant state of repair, while hip joints are not.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 19 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: consumers keep up -- or down -- with the joneses during recession

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers relatively unaffected by economic downturns spend less on luxury items during recessions because social standards shift along with the cycles of the economy, according to a study led by a Duke University ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart disease may be a risk factor for prostate cancer

In a large analysis of men participating in a prostate drug trial, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute found a significant correlation between coronary artery disease and prostate cancer, suggesting the two conditions ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New community health approach aims to combats chronic disease, empower patients, reduces costs

A new community-wide collaboration to reduce the impact of chronic disease and empower patients is generating impressive early results, leaders of the Accountable Care Community (ACC) initiative said today. The Akron-based ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New insights into how to correct false knowledge

The abundance of false information available on the Internet, in movies and on TV has created a big challenge for educators.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Treatment for tuberculosis can be guided by patients' genetics

A gene that influences the inflammatory response to infection may also predict the effectiveness of drug treatment for a deadly form of tuberculosis.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Copper + love chemical = big sulfur stink

When Hiroaki Matsunami, Ph.D., at Duke set out to study a chemical in male mouse urine called MTMT that attracts female mice, he didn't think he would stumble into a new field of study.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Media portrayal of race in sports reveals biases in corporate world

The U.S. may have its first black president and the Fortune 500 its first black female chief executive, but African American CEOs account for a mere one percent of the chiefs of those 500 largest companies.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Castaway lizards provide insight into elusive evolutionary process

A University of Rhode Island biologist who released lizards on tiny uninhabited islands in the Bahamas has shed light on the interaction between evolutionary processes that are seldom observed.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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