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2 Year in topic
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5 Nobel Prizes

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Specific Cell That Causes Eye Cancer Identified, Disproving Long-held
The cell that gives rise to the eye cancer retinoblastoma has now been identified, disproving a long-standing principle of nerve growth and development. The finding suggests for the first time that it may one day be possible for scientists to induce fully developed neurons to multiply and coax the injured brain to repair itself.

Statistical Model Superior To Traditional Criteria In Bladder Treatmen
Study finds a statistical model can accurately predict which patients will have poor outcomes after bladder surgery and can determine the need for chemotherapy.

Move Over, Herbie
On May 18 Stanford announced its entry in the DARPA Grand Challenge, a 175-mile driverless race across the Mojave Desert. The event, which is scheduled for Oct. 8, will pit 20 robotic competitors on an unpredictable, obstacle-filled course.

Ready for an IPhone? Tips to End Your Existing Cell Contract
Check out our eight easy, tried-and-true tips for ditching the shackles of that nasty contract … so you can jump headfirst into another one.

SNPs in C-reactive protein are not associated with increased risk of c
Gene variants associated with increased circulating levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation, are not associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new study.

Certain Cancers More Common Among HIV Patients Than Non-HIV Patients
Researchers have found that non-AIDS-defining malignancies such as anal and lung cancer have become more prevalent among HIV-infected patients than non-HIV patients since the introduction of anti-retroviral therapies in the mid-1990s.

UCLA Study Helps ER Physicians Identify Previously Undetectable Spinal
Patients with a cervical spine injury may harbor additional spinal damage not visible on regular x-rays. Researchers found more than a third of patients who were thought to have low-risk injuries actually have additional damage that may include significant fractures with the potential to produce serious spinal problems if not detected and treated properly.

[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.

Short On Time, Long On Feeling: Study Suggests Deadlines Intensify Emo
Older people often have more intense and complex emotional lives than their younger cohort. What accounts for the difference, wondered UC San Diego psychologist Ursina Teuscher: Wisdom gained with the gathering years? A shift in values thanks to greater life experience? Or, is it a keener sense of time itself -- a precious and, of necessity, diminishing resource?

Wireless Industry Heads to Spain
Barcelona will host the wireless industry this week at the 3GSM World Congress. Look for flashy cell phones, faster networks and small-screen entertainment. By the Associated Press.




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