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Finding the Achilles' heel of cancer

Finding the Achilles' heel of cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 6 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A never-approved drug developed to prevent the death of nerve cells after a stroke can efficiently kill cancer cells while keeping normal cells healthy and intact, an international team led by a Tel Aviv University ...


Family life can lead to cannabis disorders

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- One in five young people experience a cannabis use disorder, according to a UQ and Mater Hospital study published today in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.


Ubiquitous health: Enabling telemedicine to cut hospital visits, save money

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A ubiquitous health monitoring system that automatically alerted the patient's family or physician to problematic changes in the person's vital signs could cut hospital visits and save lives, according to Japanese researchers ...


Geneticist reveals molecular view of key epigenetic regulator

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a paper published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Michael Kobor reported the structure and function of a key player in regulating chromatin in yeast and humans.


Study finds gender gap persists in cardiac care

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gender differences persist in the quality of cardiac care across Ontario, according to a health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). Ontario women who had ...


People living in poorer neighborhoods at increased risk for death, worse health risks

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Regardless of an individual's dietary and lifestyle risk factors, living in a poorer or more socioeconomically deprived neighborhood may increase a person's risk for death, according to data presented at the American Association ...


Autologous stem cell transplantation for soft tissue sarcoma: insufficient research into therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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) ...


Undergrad researchers lay groundwork for drug addiction remedy

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sarah Steele and Langtian "Ren" Yuan were both self-admittedly inexperienced Duke freshmen in the spring of 2006. But then they followed helpful directions of an assistant chemistry professor, added their own patience and ...


Childhood traumas linger as health risk factors for adults

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has found that negative experiences in childhood may alter not only mental health but also physical health, into middle age and beyond.


Spices halt growth of breast stem cells, study finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study finds that compounds derived from the spices turmeric and pepper could help prevent breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells, the small number of cells that fuel a tumor's growth.



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