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Hops compound may prevent prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The natural compound xanthohumol blocks the effects of the male hormone testosterone, therefore aiding in the prevention of prostate cancer.





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New hope for diagnosis and treatment of intractable pediatric brain tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Scientists have discovered oncogenes capable of driving growth of normal human brain stem cells in a highly malignant pediatric brain tumor. The research, published by Cell Press in the December issue of the journal Cancer Ce ...


Exercise reduces death rate in prostate cancer patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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As little as 15 minutes of exercise a day can reduce overall mortality rates in patients with prostate cancer, according to findings presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention ...


New imaging technique reveals different heart motions by age, gender

Medicine & Health / Research

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Using a new noninvasive imaging technique, scientists said they have discovered important, fundamental differences in heart motion by age and gender.


Researchers show brain waves can 'write' on a computer in early tests

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 3

Neuroscientists at the Mayo Clinic campus in Jacksonville, Fla., have demonstrated how brain waves can be used to type alphanumerical characters on a computer screen. By merely focusing on the "q" in a matrix of letters, ...


Don't I know you? Research sheds light on memorial retrieval

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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We have all had the embarrassing experience of seeing an acquaintance in an unfamiliar setting. We know we know them but can't recall who they are. But with the correct cues from conversation or context, something seems ...


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YouTube chief says ad sales soaring

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(AP) -- YouTube's chief executive says ad sales are soaring, but there is still no word on whether the popular video-sharing site is making money.


Validity of cost-effectiveness models based on randomized clinical trials

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cost-effectiveness studies are widely used to guide prescribing policy in many countries, as part of health technology assessment programmes. However, a new study published this week in PLoS Medicine by Tjeerd-Pieter van St ...


Researchers demonstrate that stem cells can be engineered to kill HIV

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered to target and kill HIV-infected cells.


Non-invasive technique blocks a conditioned fear in humans

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Scientists have for the first time selectively blocked a conditioned fear memory in humans with a behavioral manipulation. Participants remained free of the fear memory for at least a year. The research builds on emerging ...


Rapid cardiac biomarker testing system developed by Singapore scientists

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Scientists at Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a rapid and sensitive integrated system to test simultaneously for specific cardiac biomarkers in finger prick amount of blood.



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