Archive: 12/01/2008
Nationwide study confirms PET as the most powerful imaging tool in cancer management
With the most recent release of data from the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR), researchers may have reached the moment of critical mass by confirming the effectiveness of positron emission tomography (PET) in the monitoring ...
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Crossing scientific boundaries to understand the rejection of drugs
A physicist from The University of Nottingham and a mathematical modeller from The University of Southampton are joining forces in the hope of answering a biological mystery — how do our bodies reject some of the drugs that ...
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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Revolutionary high-speed 'cloud' software announced by new University of Melbourne start-up
Revolutionary new software which harnesses the power of networked computers to analyse data at high speeds is being developed by new start-up company Manjrasoft Pty Ltd and researchers within the University of Melbourne, ...
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Researchers fly a kite for manure recycling
Researchers at North Wyke Research, and Lancaster and Exeter universities, have come up with an advice system to help farmers recycle manure safely and avoid polluting watercourses.
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Laparoscopic approach to retrorectal cyst
Retrorectal cystic hamartoma (hindgut cyst) is a rare developmental lesion arising from the vestiges of the embryonic hind gut. Other developmental cysts can occur in retrorectal space. Anal gland cysts can develop near the ...
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Scientists developing food allergy treatment
A team of scientists from across Europe are embarking on new research to develop a treatment for food allergy.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Persistent pollutant may promote obesity
Tributyltin, a ubiquitous pollutant that has a potent effect on gene activity, could be promoting obesity, according to an article in the December issue of BioScience. The chemical is used in antifouling paints for boats, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Study shows how shift workers can improve job performance and implement a realistic sleep schedule
A study in the Dec. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the use of light exposure therapy, dark sunglasses and a strict sleep schedule can help night-shift workers create a "compromise circadian phase position," which ...
Dec 01, 2008 |
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MRI shows new types of injuries in young gymnasts
Adolescent gymnasts are developing a wide variety of arm, wrist and hand injuries that are beyond the scope of previously described gymnastic-related trauma, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the ...
Dec 01, 2008 |
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MRI machines may damage cochlear implants
Patients with cochlear implants may want to steer clear of certain magnetic imaging devices, such as 3T MRI machines, because the machines can demagnetize the patient's implant, according to new research published in the ...
Dec 01, 2008 |
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European ancestry increases breast cancer risk among Latinas
Latina women have a lower risk of breast cancer than European or African-American women generally, but those with higher European ancestry could be at increased risk, according to data published in the December 1 issue of ...
Dec 01, 2008 |
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New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades
Although naturally occurring smallpox was eradicated in 1977, there is concern that bioterrorists might obtain smallpox from a laboratory and release it into the population. Under such circumstances, the supply of smallpox ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 01, 2008 |
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New treatment hope for people with recurring depression
Research shows for the first time that a group-based psychological treatment, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), could be a viable alternative to prescription drugs for people suffering from long-term depression.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Drivers make more errors when talking on cell phone than to a passenger
Drivers make more mistakes when talking on a cell phone than when talking to passengers, new research shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Cell movements totally modular, study shows
A study describing how cells within blood vessel walls move en masse overturns an assumption common in the age of genomics — that the proteins driving cell behavior are doing so much multitasking that it would be near impossible ...
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