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New immunization strategy could halve the doses for stopping computer virus spreading
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Researchers have developed a new immunization strategy that requires up to 50% fewer immunization doses compared with the current most efficient strategy. The new strategy could be used to prevent the spread of human epidemics ...
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The greening of Willis Tower: Rooftop gardens part of plan to improve efficiency
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Growing up in the southwest suburbs, Sara Beardsley had a view of the Chicago skyline from her house. Today, she is transforming that skyline, but you won't find her work glorified on a $6 mug or gracing postcards.
Researchers use drug-radiation combo to eradicate lung cancer
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have eliminated non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancer in mice by using an investigative drug called BEZ235 in combination with low-dose radiation.
Web-based nutrition program reduces health care costs for employees with cardiac risk factors
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that an employer-sponsored, internet-based diet and exercise program shows promise as a low-cost ...
Melanoma treatment options one step closer
Oct 20, 2009 |
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A targeted chemotherapy for the treatment of skin cancer is one step closer, after a team of University of Alberta researchers successfully synthesized a natural substance that shows exceptional potential to specifically ...
H1N1 simulation modeling shows rapid vaccine rollout effective in reducing infection rates
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Early action, especially rapid rollout of vaccines, is extremely effective in reducing the attack rate of the H1N1 influenza virus, according to a simulation model of a pandemic outbreak reported in a new study in CMAJ (Canad ...
Using RNAi-based technique, scientists find new tumor suppressor genes in lymphoma
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have uncovered a large, new cache of genes that act as built-in barriers against cancer. Known as tumor suppressors, the newly identified genes and the insight that they ...
Immune cell entry into the pancreatic islets key to understanding type 1 diabetes origins
Oct 08, 2009 |
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have discovered how destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes.
Health in low-income countries: Outsourcing and cash incentives may help
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Contracting private providers of healthcare services and giving cash incentives to patients are two strategies that have been proposed to increase access to healthcare in low income countries. In two new Cochrane Systematic ...
Stereotactic radiosurgery preferred method of treating cancer patients with brain metastases
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumors have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than ...
Frozen assets: Researchers turn to unique resource for clues to norovirus evolution
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A search through decades-old frozen infant stool samples has yielded rich dividends for scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The team ...
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