Archive: 03/26/2007
Contrast agent puts new light on diagnosing breast cancer
Harvard Medical School researchers are working on a new, simpler way to distinguish malignant tumors from non-cancerous masses when screening for breast cancer.
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New study shows benefits of quitting smoking
Giving up smoking can reduce the risk of dying from the disease by up to 70 percent, new research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week shows.
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Immune response to cancer stem cells may dictate cancer's course
Although stem cells hold incredible promise in the fight against certain diseases, in cancer they're anything but helpful. In fact, mounting evidence is showing that a tumor's growth and spread may depend on "cancer stem ...
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Ultrathin films deliver DNA as possible gene therapy tool
Gene therapy - the idea of using genetic instructions rather than drugs to treat disease - has tickled scientists' imaginations for decades, but is not yet a viable therapeutic method. One sizeable hurdle is getting the right ...
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New study warns about multitasking
Several reports published in the United States are highlighting the limits of multitasking in the office and beyond.
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Alarm over fate of world's orangutans
A U.N. report details grave danger to the world's population of orangutans due to a booming palm oil industry in Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Maggots make a comeback in Mexico
Doctors in Mexico are beginning to use a centuries-old and cost effective treatment for the healing of wounds -- maggot therapy.
Mar 26, 2007 |
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iPods help docs improve stethoscope skills
Patients rely on their physicians to recognize signs of trouble, yet for common heart murmurs, that ability is only fair at best. Fortunately, the solution is simple: listening repeatedly. In fact, intensive ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 26, 2007 |
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'Triple negative' breast cancers linked to the young, minority
So-called “triple negative” breast cancers, tumors that do not contain any of three significant tumor markers, are aggressive, deadly cancers that affect young, poor minority women, according to a new study.
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Magnetic system could be key to surgery without scars
Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center and engineers at UT Arlington have collaborated to invent a groundbreaking system that could be key to delivering on the promise of surgery without scars.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Autistic children can interpret mental states when facial expressions are animated
Autistic children have long been thought to have difficulty interpreting people’s mental states based on facial expressions, especially expressions around the eyes. Some researchers believe that this lack of ability could ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 26, 2007 |
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Meat and two neutrons -- the key to a longer life
Indulging in an isotope-enhanced steak or chicken fillet every now and again could add as much as 10 years to your life. Scientists have shown for the first time that food enriched with natural isotopes builds bodily components ...
Mar 26, 2007 |
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