ASTRO selects pediatric oncologist as 2008 honorary member
(American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology has selected renowned pediatric oncologist Audrey Evans, M.D., as its 2008 honorary member. Dr. Evans will be recognized during the Awards Ceremony held 10 a.m. Sept. 23 during ASTRO's 50th Annual Meeting in Boston....
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Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles
(Meharry Medical College) Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of US teens. While states are passing laws to help teen drivers, little thought is being given to their habits as passengers. A new study by Meharry Medical College uncovers a public health crisis and offers a solution to the problem....
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Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse
(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. By shedding light on the factors that enable the other half to put down that cigarette for good, a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill could lead to programs designed to help women quit and stay quit....
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SNM expresses serious concerns as isotope shortage looms
(Society of Nuclear Medicine) A shutdown announced yesterday at a nuclear reactor facility at Petten in the Netherlands threatens the ability of countries across the globe to access and obtain radioactive isotopes, which are critical for performing many common nuclear medicine procedures in the United States and worldwide. The shutdown at the High Flux Reactor in Petten comes after a similar shutdown last December of the National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Canada by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited....
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Presidential medal for technological breakthroughs earned by 2 chemical engineering professors
(University of Texas at Austin) Two chemical engineering professors from the University of Texas at Austin have been recognized by President George W. Bush as 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation laureates, the nation's highest honor for technological achievement....
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New role for natural killers!
(University of York) Scientists at the University of York have discovered a new role for a population of white blood cells, which may lead to improved treatments for chronic infections and cancer....
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Army personnel show increased risk for migraine
(Wiley-Blackwell) Two new studies show that migraine headaches are very common among US military personnel, yet the condition is frequently underdiagnosed. The studies, appearing in Headache, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Headache Society, examine the incidence among soldiers within 10 days of returning from a 1-year combat tour in Iraq , as well as US Army officer trainees....
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Study reveals gap in HIV testing knowledge among college students
(University of Georgia) Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new University of Georgia study....
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Indiana U researchers launch social networking and research management tool for scientists
(Indiana University) Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have developed Laboratree, a web-based solution to the complex problems of scientific collaboration. Laboratree will enable scientists to securely manage research papers and data, organize groups and projects, send group messages, author blogs, and customize personal and group profiles -- all online....
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Heart attack patients who stop statin risk death, say McGill researchers
(McGill University) Patients discontinuing statin medication following an acute myocardial infarction increase their risk of dying over the next year, say researchers at McGill University and the McGill University Health Center. Their study was published in a recent issue of the European Heart Journal....
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Endoscopic ultrasound highly accurate in evaluating ambiguous radiographic findings of the pancreas
(American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) Researchers from St. Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri report that EUS and EUS-FNA is 99.1 percent accurate in diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms (abnormal growths or tumors) in patients who were referred for endoscopic ultrasound because of CT and/or MRI reports of two common, though somewhat ambiguous findings -- enlargement of head of pancreas or dilation of the pancreatic duct. The study appears in the August issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy....
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Study examines use of opioids
(Boston University) Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found that in a given week, over 10 million Americans are taking opioids, and more than 4 million are taking them regularly (at least five days per week, for at least four weeks). These findings appear in the Aug. 31 issue of the journal Pain....
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Black raspberries slow cancer by altering hundreds of genes
(Ohio State University) New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventative agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular gene.Researchers examined the effect of freeze-dried black raspberries on genes altered by a chemical carcinogen in an animal model of esophageal cancer....
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Cocaine 'flush' could be first anti-overdose drug
(New Scientist) By modifying a naturally occurring enzyme, chemists have created a molecule that could flush a cocaine overdose out of the body before it causes irreparable damage. By tweaking the enzyme, the team in the US were able to speed up the natural process by creating a molecule that could break down cocaine much faster than normal. If the enzyme works in humans, it would be the first therapy to remove the drug from a user's body....
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Young type-2 diabetic men suffer low testosterone levels, study shows
(University at Buffalo) Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found -- a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ability to father children....
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Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the prostate specific antigen, which could lead to a lower likelihood of undergoing actual prostate cancer screening. Although previous studies have explored predictors of PSA test awareness, this is the first research to focus on health risk behaviors....
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New evidence on addiction to medicines Diazepam has effect on nerve cells in the brain reward system
(Academy of Finland) Addictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time....
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Pregnancy situations have impact on brain development in pre-term infants
(Academy of Finland) Brain development in infants who are born very prematurely is still incomplete. Factors that cause premature birth may have an impact on the development of the premature infant's brain both during pregnancy and later on after birth....
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Genetic predisposition may play a role in anxiety disorders
(Academy of Finland) Finnish scientists have identified genes that may predispose to anxiety disorders....
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EMBO recognizes German zoologist for public communication
(European Molecular Biology Organization) Juergen Tautz from the University of Wuerzburg will receive a special discretionary prize, as part of the 2008 EMBO Award for Communication in the Life Sciences. The European Molecular Biology Organization awards the prize annually to a practicing scientist in Europe for outstanding communication with the public. The additional award was made in recognition of Tautz's long-term public communication activity on a single organism using all available media....
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