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New Microwave Technology Can Be Safely Applied To Cancerous Lung Tumor
A cancer treatment that uses microwave energy to shrink or eliminate tumors can be safely used to treat malignant lung tumors, according to a new study. Similar to radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation is a minimally invasive, image-guided technique that uses heat generated by microwave energy to destroy tumors. Colon Cancer A Disease Of Hormone Deficiency, Scientists Suggest
Researchers have found new evidence suggesting that colon cancer is a disease of missing hormones that could potentially be treated by hormone replacement therapy. Early in colon cancer development, two intestinal cell growth-controlling hormones are "lost,"disrupting the activity of the hormones'receptor, GCC. Using two mouse models of colon cancer development in people, the scientists showed that GCC signaling blocks tumors from forming, meaning that colon cancer could be a disease of hormone insufficiency. Chemical That Triggers Parkinson's Disease Discovered
The key brain chemical that causes Parkinson's disease has been discovered. This is a breakthrough finding that could pave the way for new, far more effective therapies to treat one of the most common and debilitating neurological disorders. Max Planck Researchers Discover A Protein Which Is Deadly For Anthrax
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlindiscovered why lung, but not skin, anthrax infections are lethal. As reportedin the newest issue of PLoS Pathogen (November 2005), neutrophils - a formof white blood cells - play a key role in anthrax infections. Severe Injuries On The Rise Among Children And Adolescents Riding Moto
The use of motorbikes among children and adolescents is dangerous, on the rise and leading to a greater number of injuries, according to a new Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study. New Viruses Implicated In Respiratory Infections And Asthma Attacks
A new study has found an unexpected number of viruses and viral subtypes in patients with respiratory tract infections. The technique used in the study may help identify new viruses associated with human diseases. Report Card On America's Children 2005
The adolescent birth rate has reached another record low, the death rate for children between ages 1 and 4 is the lowest ever, according to a yearly compendium of statistics from federal agencies concerned with children.These findings are described in America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005, the U.S. government's 9th annual monitoring report on the well-being of the Nation's children and youth. Laser Beam 'Fire Hose'Used To Sort Cells; Could Enable New Kinds Of Bi
Separating out particular kinds of cells from a sample could become faster, cheaper and easier thanks to a new system developed by MIT researchers that involves levitating the cells with light. The system, which can sort up to 10,000 cells on a conventional glass microscope slide, could enable a variety of biological research projects that might not have been feasible before, its inventors say. It could also find applications in clinical testing and diagnosis, genetic screening and cloning research, all of which require the selection of cells with particular characteristics for further testing. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Romare Bearden: Let's Walk the Block
"See Harlem street life through the eyes and imagination of Romare Bearden. This exploration of his famous collage, 'The Block,' includes a guided tour, music by the Branford Marsalis Quartet, and activities designed for kids, parents, and teachers."Includes background about Bearden, who was born in 1911 in North Carolina into a "middle-class, African-American family. When he was three, his family moved to Harlem."From the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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