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Common painkillers lower levels of prostate cancer biomarker

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man's PSA level, the blood biomarker widely used by physicians to help gauge whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.





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Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world (AP)

Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

Biology / Ecology

created 10 hours ago | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

(AP) -- A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating ...


Heart and bone damage from low vitamin D tied to declines in sex hormones

Medicine & Health / Research

created 11 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, ...


Largest gene study of childhood IBD identifies 5 new genes

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway ...


Postmortem genetic tests after sudden death may provide less expensive way to identify risk

Medicine & Health / Research

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Targeted postmortem testing to identify genetic mutations associated with sudden unexplained death (SUD) is an effective and less expensive way to determine risk to relatives than comprehensive cardiac testing of first degree ...


Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system.


New national study finds more than half of cheerleading injuries in US due to stunts

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Whether rallying the crowd at a sporting event or participating in competition, cheerleading can be both fun and physically demanding. Although integral to cheerleading routines, performing stunts can lead to injury. Stunt-related ...


Researchers find two units of umbilical cord blood reduce risk of leukemia recurrence

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have significantly reduced risk of the disease ...


Brain injured athletes may benefit from hypothermia research

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NFL players and other athletes who suffer serious or multiple concussions may benefit from ground-breaking research being conducted by scientists at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. ...


How much is nature worth?

How much is nature worth?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 1

How much is nature worth? £1 billion? £100 billion? £1 trillion? The loss of our forests and biodiversity in general could cost us between £1.2-2.8 trillion a year, according to Pavan Sukhdev, who is giving ...


Fatty acids clue for Alzheimer's

Fatty acids clue for Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The amount of fatty acids in the brain varies between healthy people and those with Alzheimer's according to new research from the University of Bristol, UK, supported by the Alzheimer's Research ...



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