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Having a family member under 50 diagnosed with pancreatic cancer incre
A person who has multiple family members with pancreatic cancer ("familial pancreatic cancer") is six times as likely to develop that cancer. This risk is even higher, nine times that of the general population, if one of their relatives developed their cancer under the age of 50, according to a new study. Psychological therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happi
Psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money, according to a new study. The research has obvious implications for large compensation awards in law courts but also has wider implications for general public health. High Levels Of Daily Stress May Result In Lower Risk Of Breast Cancer
High levels of daily stress appear to result in a lower risk of developing breast cancer for the first time, says a study in this week's British Medical Journal. But high stress may put women at risk of other serious illnesses warn the researchers, a team from Denmark.But high stress may put women at risk of other serious illnesses warn the researchers, a team from Denmark. Parenting Practices Don't Suffer During Divorce, According To Large St
New research is challenging the notion that parents who divorce necessarily exhibit a diminished capacity to parent in theperiod following divorce. A large, longitudinal study has found that divorce does not change parenting behavior, and that there are actually more similarities than differences in parenting between recently divorced and married parents. New Cancer Gene Discovered
A new cancer gene has been discovered by researchers in Sweden. The gene causes an insidious form of glandular cancer usually in the head and neck and in women also in the breast. The discovery could lead to quicker and better diagnosis and more effective treatment. Gastrointestinal Disorders Are Associated Significantly With Sleepless
Mayo Clinic researchers report in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings an association between gastrointestinal disorders and sleep disturbances. The association is important because these problems cause significant health issues including greater need for general medical and mental health treatment. Model Can Predict Risk Of Glaucoma In Patients With Elevated Eye Press
Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a model to identify patients at high risk of developing glaucoma. Their research was presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Las Vegas. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Wired Explains: How 3-D Movie Projection Works
Wired explains the theater technology that makes 3-D movies seem to pop off the screen.
 Smooth Deployment For Second MARSIS Antenna Boom
The second 20-metre antenna boom of the MARSIS instrument on board Mars Express was successfully -- and smoothly -- deployed, confirmed today by the ground team at ESA's European Space Operations Centre.
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