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Gene Profiling Can Single Out The Worst Cases Of Multiple Myeloma And
Multiple myeloma patients vary widely in how they respond to treatment, but now researchers have identified a small subset of genes whose activity could predict high-risk cases and potentially guide therapy in the future. Are Bullies After Our Culture?
David Bollier's Brand Name Bullies seeks to expose the 'quest to own and control our culture.' But the book's real value is in its numerous case studies of copyright and trademark battles. By Amit Asaravala. Lubricant's Role In Keeping Joints Limber Comes Into Sharper Focus
Using a method that allows precise measurement of the biomechanical properties of the hip joints in mice, researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have found new evidence that an ingredient of joint fluid called lubricin plays a significant role in keeping joints limber. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Deficiency In Exposure To Sunlight Linked To Ovarian Cancer
Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and ovarian cancer. New Research Effort To Boost Crop Yields Begun
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and DuPont have announced they have entered into a multiyear research collaboration for crop genetics research on yield enhancement, and development of enabling technologies in corn, soybeans and other important agricultural crops. Youth With HIV Take More Risks After New Meds Introduced
Teens with HIV are having more risky sex with more partners than their counterparts did in the years before powerful new medications for HIV were introduced in 1996, according to a new report in the American Journal of Health Behavior. Scientists Find Why Conductance Of Nanowires Vary
A Georgia Tech physics group has discovered how and why the electrical conductance of metal nanowires changes as their length varies. Determining the structural properties of nanowires is a big challenge facing the future of nanotechnology. Acupuncture May Be More Effective Than Conventional Therapy In Treatin
Six months of acupuncture treatment appears to be more effective than conventional therapy in treating low back pain, according to a study in the the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the journals of the American Medical Association, although the study suggests that both sham acupuncture and traditional Chinese verum acupuncture appear to be effective in treating low back pain. Feb. 17, 1864: We're Sunk
The first successful submarine attack in history is only a partial success: The sub is lost, too. Compiled by Tony Long.
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