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Survey samples life scientists' views on 'dual use' research and bioterrorism
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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Rapid advances in the biological sciences over the last several decades have yielded great benefits such as medical therapies and vaccines. But some of these same scientific advances could also be used for malicious purposes, ...
11-gauge needle better than 14-gauge in breast biopsy
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast needle biopsy, a common minimally invasive biopsy method used in the US, is more effective with an 11-gauge needle than the 14-gauge needle decreasing a physician's chances of false-negative ...
Use texting as reminder
Jan 28, 2009 |
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There are lots of things you hear while you're out that you might want to remember later, such as the name of a movie to rent, restaurants to try or shows to program on the DVR.
Helium rains inside Jovian planets
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Models of how Saturn and Jupiter formed may soon take on a different look.
Lazy eye treatment times could be drastically reduced, new research shows
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Treatment times for amblyopia — more commonly known as 'lazy eye' — could be drastically reduced thanks to research carried out at The University of Nottingham.
Breaking the silence after a study ends
Dec 08, 2008 |
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While an estimated 2.3 million people in the United States take part in clinical trials every year, there currently exists no formal requirement to inform them of study results, an oversight that leaves participants confused, ...
Is empty nest best? Changes in marital satisfaction in late middle age
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 02, 2008 |
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The phrase "empty nest" can conjure up images of sad and lonely parents sitting at home, twiddling their thumbs, waiting for their children to call or visit. However, a new study, reported in Psychological Science, a jour ...
Are chemokine and cytokine effective markers of chronic pancreatitis?
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a chronic clinical disorder characterized by irreversible damage to the pancreas, the development of histologic evidence of inflammation and fibrosis, and eventually the destruction and permanent ...
Bright idea illuminates LED standards
Nov 25, 2008 |
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The lack of common measurement methods among light-emitting diode (LED) and lighting manufacturers has affected the commercialization of solid-state lighting products. In a recent paper, researchers at the National Institute ...
Largest review of its kind associates anti-inflammatory drugs with reduced breast cancer risk
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Analysis of data from 38 studies that enrolled more than 2.7 million women – the largest of its kind – by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, and the University ...
Study looks at psychological impact of gene test for breast cancer
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Personal beliefs about inconclusive DNA testing for hereditary breast cancer are associated with cancer-related worry, and such beliefs are an especially strong predictor of whether women had been able to leave the period ...
Working environment is 1 cause of rheumatoid arthritis
Sep 24, 2008 |
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It has long been known that environmental factors play a part in the development of rheumatoid arthritis; smoking and drinking alcohol, along with heredity, are particularly instrumental in increasing the risk of the disease. ...
New results help predict treatment response in colorectal cancer
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Genetic testing can identify a group of patients with advanced colorectal cancer who are likely to survive on average twice as long if treated with the drug cetuximab, late breaking results show.
Numerical simulations of nutrient transport changes in Honghu Lake Basin
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 20, 2008 |
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Nutrients transported from catchments are one of the most important sources for lake eutrophication. The Honghu Lake Basin, located at the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, was chosen as the study area, the numerical simulations ...
Tevatron experiments double-team Higgs boson
Aug 04, 2008 |
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Scientists from the CDF and DZero collaborations at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab have combined Tevatron data from the two experiments to advance the quest for the long-sought Higgs boson. Their ...
