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News | Archive (20 July 2008)
Novel approach to cancer: Find most tightly controlled genes
— 13:24 GMT | HealthScientists at a Duke University medical school in Singapore have found a new way to study cancer that could be very useful for developing targeted therapies against cancer and possibly many other diseases…
Bullying-suicide link explored in new research
— 13:22 GMT | HealthResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health…
MDCT, virtual gastroscopy and MPR images differentiate malignant and benign gastric ulcers
— 13:19 GMT | HealthMultidetector CT using virtual gastroscopy and post contrast enhanced multiplanar reformation images can be useful in differentiating between malignant and benign gastric ulcers, according to a recent study conducted by researchers from Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan…
Peers important for nutrition education among Latinos
— 13:17 GMT | HealthA systematic literature review conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Connecticut, the Hispanic Health Council (Hartford), and the Connecticut Centre for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos assessed the impact of peer education/counselling on nutrition and health outcomes among Latinos living in the United States…
Resistance to widely-used antibiotics among some South American inhabitants
— 13:15 GMT | HealthResistance to ciprofloxacin, a member of one of the most commonly used groups of antibiotics in the world, has been discovered by a team of Canadian researchers among people in remote South American villages who are believed to have never taken this medication…
Iceberg scour affects biodiversity
— 13:11 GMT | EnvironmentAntarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is going to get hit more frequently. This is due to an increase in the number of icebergs scouring the seabed as a result of shrinking winter sea ice…
The aorta is torn apart in the Marfan syndrome
— 13:08 GMT | HealthA severe complication of the Marfan syndrome is that the aorta may split and be torn apart. The patient can be protected if the syndrome is diagnosed and treated in good time…
Elderly falls cut by eleven percent with education and intervention
— 13:06 GMT | HealthCommonly viewed as an inevitable consequence of ageing and often ignored in clinical practice, falls among the elderly were cut by 11 percent when researchers at Yale School of Medicine used a combination of fall prevention educational campaigns and interventions aimed at encouraging clinicians to incorporate fall-risk assessment and management into their practices…
Environmental pollutant has sex-skewing effect
— 13:03 GMT | HealthWomen exposed to high levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls - a group of banned environmental pollutants) are less likely to give birth to male children…
Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation
— 13:01 GMT | HealthTemptation may be everywhere, but it's how the different sexes react to flirtation that determines the effect it will have on their relationships…
Apple reports record second quarter financial results
Scientists reveal structure of DNA-repair protein