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for Sunday, August 24, 2008
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Rapid Test For Pathogens: Could Be Used To Detect Diseases Used By Bioterrorists (August 23, 2008) -- Dangerous disease often spreads faster than it takes to diagnose it in the lab. To remedy that, researchers at Kansas State University have developed a test to bring that time from days down to hours. ... > full story
Stroke Incidence Declines Among Swedish Diabetics (August 23, 2008) -- The incidence of strokes among both diabetics and nondiabetics in Northern Sweden declined between 1985 and 2003. The overall decline in strokes among diabetics may be partly due to more intensive treatment of hypertension, smoking cessation and cholesterol-lowering efforts. More recurrent strokes occurred among diabetic than nondiabetic patients, so more intensive secondary prevention for diabetic patients is needed. ... > full story
Insomnia: Changing Your Bedtime Habits Could Help (August 23, 2008) -- Many people sleep better when they are on holiday, and wish that they could sleep as well all the time. But according to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, it is not only being free of daily worries that can make a difference to sleep. Good bedtime habits can help people to sleep well all year-round. Medication provides short-term relief at best. ... > full story
Drugs To Inhibit Blood Vessel Growth Show Promise In Rat Model Of Deadly Brain Tumor (August 23, 2008) -- Drugs used to inhibit a specific fatty acid in rat brains with glioblastoma-like tumors not only reduced new blood vessel growth and tumor size dramatically, but also prolonged survival. ... > full story
Compression Stockings Incorrectly Used In 29 Percent Of Patients (August 23, 2008) -- Graduated compression stockings were used incorrectly in 29 percent of the patients and sized incorrectly in 26 percent of the patients according to new research. These stockings play an important role in preventing the formation of deep vein clots that can result in pulmonary complications and death. ... > full story
Biological Chips For Disease Detection, Drug Discovery, Now Easy To Make With New Method (August 23, 2008) -- Scientists have developed a new and fast method for making biological ‘chips’ – technology that could lead to quick testing for serious diseases, fast detection of MRSA infections and rapid discovery of new drugs. Protein chips – or ‘protein arrays’ as they are more commonly known – are objects such as slides that have proteins attached to them and allow important scientific data about the behavior of proteins to be gathered. ... > full story
Hormone Replacement Therapy Improves Sleep, Sexuality And Joint Pain In Older Women (August 23, 2008) -- One of the world's longest and largest trials of hormone replacement therapy has found that post-menopausal women on HRT gain significant improvements in quality of life. ... > full story
Dense Tissue Promotes Aggressive Cancers (August 23, 2008) -- New research may explain why breast cancer tends to be more aggressive in women with denser breast tissue. Breast cancer cells grown in dense, rigid surroundings step up their invasive activities, according to a new article in Current Biology. ... > full story
New Insights Into The Regulation Of PTEN Tumor Suppression Function (August 23, 2008) -- New findings define a pathway that maintains PTEN in the nucleus and offer a novel target for enhancing this gene's tumor suppressive function. ... > full story
Is It Possible To Teach Experience? European Researchers Say Yes (August 23, 2008) -- Business veterans claim you cannot teach ‘experience’, but European researchers say you can. The team developed software that helps players acquire real-life skills and realistic experiences through game playing. But this game is no executive toy. ... > full story
Some Cells Self-destruct For The Greater Common Good (August 22, 2008) -- Individual cells in a population of bacteria can sacrifice their lives for others to achieve a greater common good. Biologists have described a new biological concept in which self-sacrifice and self-destruction play an important role. ... > full story
Why A Common Treatment For Prostate Cancer Ultimately Fails (August 22, 2008) -- Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. ... > full story
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