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Rare ATM gene mutations, plus radiation, may increase risk of a second breast cancer
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Certain rare mutations in the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene, combined with radiation exposure, may increase a woman's risk of developing a second cancer in the opposite breast, according to a study published online ...
All birds use the same navigation system
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How do birds find their way when they fly? Scientists resolved this question a couple of years ago at DESY with the synchrotron radiation source DORIS III, when they discovered structures containing iron in the beaks of homing ...
Scientists investigate transport of nanoparticles in the human body
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The question of whether or not nanoparticles have an effect on the human body - and if so, how - is still largely unanswered. There is little information, for instance, on whether pregnant women exposed to ...
Enzyme is Possible New Therapy Target for Head and Neck Cancer
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, have demonstrated that the enzyme RSK2 promotes tumor invasion and metastasis in head and neck cancers.
Surgeons perform revolutionary transplant operation
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University College London scientists and surgeons have led a revolutionary operation to transplant a new trachea into a child and use the child?s own stem cells to rebuild the airway in the body.
Study shows further benefits of noscapine for prostate cancer
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New research has revealed a major breakthrough in the use of cough medicine ingredient noscapine as a prophylactic treatment for prostate cancer.
Songbirds provide insight into speech production (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the help of a little singing bird, Penn State physicists are gaining insight into how the human brain functions, which may lead to a better understanding of complex vocal behavior, human ...
Using stem cells to mend damaged hips
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bone stem cells could in future be used instead of bone from donors as part of an innovative new hip replacement treatment, according to scientists at the University of Southampton.
Life Without Water?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2010 |
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On Saturn’s giant moon Titan, it is so cold that water is frozen as hard as granite. And yet there is a complete liquid cycle of methane and ethane. Scientists wonder whether there could also be life.
Cell division in cyanobacteria controlled by same kind of circadian rhythms that govern human sleep
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at MIT and the University of California at San Diego has shown how cell division in a type of bacteria known as cyanobacteria is controlled by the same kind of circadian ...
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