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Long-term Outcomes Studied For Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Improved techniques and supportive care have resulted in a growing number of long-term survivors of stem cell transplants, though little is known about the impact transplants have on patients' lives long after treatment. To find the answers, researchers from the City of Hope Cancer Center and the University of Minnesota assessed 854 cancer patients that had undergone stem cell transplants, taking a detailed look at the aftereffects of the procedure in the years following the transplant. Deep Space Wine
Do pictures of UFOs make you thirsty? Booze producers capitalize on our woo-woo fascination with distillations such as crop-circle beer and astro-yeast sake. By James Lee from Wired magazine. The Sweet Sound of Lapsed Time
Ever wish you could traverse 42 years of pop music history in 37 minutes? R. Luke DuBois' new CD employs "time lapse phonography" to reduce hit songs to a string of tiny, amorphous sound clips that highlight big shifts in musical taste. By Alexander Gelfand. [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. Dealing With Threatening Space Rocks
Every now and then a space rock hits the world's media -- sometimes almost literally. Threatening asteroids that zoom past the Earth, fireballs in the sky seen by hundreds of people and mysterious craters which may have been caused by impacting meteorites; all make ESA's planned mission Don Quijote look increasingly timely. Three Promising And Innovative Prostate Cancer Therapies In Clinical T
Three promising and innovative prostate cancer therapies are currently being investigated in clinical trials at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The three trials -- for patients with metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer -- include separate studies of two monoclonal antibody investigative therapies (177Lu-J591 and MLN2704, respectively) and a third study of an experimental drug, Atrasentan, in combination with chemotherapy. Pier Fishing in California
Profiles of California fishing piers and common fish found in the waters off the piers. Pier profiles cover environment, fishing tips, and historical notes; fish profiles note range and piers where the fish may be found. Companion site to a printed book on pier fishing in California. Unusual Material That Contracts When Heated Is Giving Up Its Secrets T
Most solids expand when heated, a familiar phenomenon with many practical implications. Among the rare exceptions to this rule, the compound zirconium tungstate stands out by virtue of the enormous temperature range over which it exhibits so-called "negative thermal expansion,"contracting as it heats up and expanding as it cools, and because it does so uniformly in all directions. Big Brother Is Listening
A Dutch town installs street mikes that use acoustic-recognition tech to listen for signs of aggression in thehuman voices passing by, then alert authorities if things get out of hand. Simmer down, shouters. In Listening Post. Short Sleep Duration Linked To Overweight Condition And Behavioral Pro
The duration of a child's sleep can vary, depending on the time of day, week and year. Further, children who don't get enough nightly sleep are more likely to be overweight and have behavioral problems.
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