Archive: 09/26/2007
Capsule endoscopy diagnoses more Crohn's disease recurrence after surgery than colonoscopy
Research from La Fe University Hospital in Valencia, Spain shows that capsule endoscopy diagnoses more Crohn’s disease recurrence after surgery than colonoscopy. Capsule endoscopy led to changes in therapy for more than half ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Cave records provide clues to climate change
When Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Kim Cobb and graduate student Jud Partin wanted to understand the mechanisms that drove the abrupt climate change events that occurred thousands of years ago, they didn't ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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MicroRNA convicted of triggering metastasis
The jury is in: microRNAs can cause tumors to metastasize. These tiny molecules fine-tune protein production and play a powerful role in biological processes ranging from development to aging. Now scientists have proved that ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Mice teeth explain the troubles with human wisdom teeth
During evolution, many of a species’ properties are shaped by ecological interactions. This is readily evident in mammalian teeth, whose many features closely reflect what each species eats. However, for a long time scientists ...
Biology /
Sep 26, 2007 |
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New system makes any digital camera take multibillion-pixel shots
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with scientists at NASA’s Ames Research Center, have built a low-cost robotic device that enables any digital camera to produce breathtaking gigapixel (billions ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Studies suggest key correlation between lung cancer subtype and treatment outcomes
In clinical research, patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that are classified as having a non-squamous histology achieve statistically significant higher survival when treated in the second-line setting ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Enzyme's second messenger contributes to cell overgrowth
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have uncovered a novel pathway by which hormones elevated in inflammation, cancer and cell injury act on cells to stimulate their growth.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Discovery supports theory of Alzheimer's disease as form of diabetes
Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer’s memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 26, 2007 |
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New material concept for aircraft wings could save billions
Building aircraft wings with a special aluminium fibre combination makes them nearly immune to metal fatigue. The application of this technology, partly developed at Delft University of Technology, will lead ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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New animal and plant species found in Vietnam
World Wildlife Fund scientists said today that the discovery of 11 new animal and plant species in a remote area in central Vietnam underscores the importance of conservation efforts in the ancient tropical forests of the ...
Biology /
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Mixing large doses of both acetaminophen painkiller and caffeine may increase risk of liver damage
Consuming large amounts of caffeine while taking acetaminophen, one of the most widely used painkillers in the United States, could potentially cause liver damage, according to a preliminary laboratory study reported in the ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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World leaders need to remain alert to latest scientific thought on climate change
Melting icecaps and ‘climate chaos’ have put climate change at the top of the agenda for the UN General Assembly’s meeting this week. The meeting is a precursor to the November meeting in Bali where leaders will try to agree ...
Sep 26, 2007 |
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