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Mice Stressed In Simulated Weightlessness Show Organ Atrophy
A ground-based, experimental model used to simulate astronaut weightlessness in space has provided scientists an opportunity to study the effects of stress on immune organs. The new study demonstrated that osteopontin is required for the atrophy of immune organs brought on by the stress resulting from hind limb unloading. World Trade Center Health Registry
Results from a survey of "those most directly exposed to the events of 9/11/01"at the World Trade Center. Provides a FAQ, a resource and referral guide, clinical guidelines, and other related publications. Some material also in Spanish and Chinese. From the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration with other groups and agencies. High-dose Chemo And Stem Cell Transplant Shows Little Or No Survival B
High-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation, the controversial, arduous, yet once-popular combination treatment that fell out of favor as a therapy for breast cancer, has proven not to be beneficial as an adjuvant therapy for women with node-positive disease, according to an expansive analysis. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Bully No More?
Sluggish sales of Rockstar's critically acclaimed schoolyard adventure might beat the crap out of any hopes for a sequel. In Game|Life. Rising Food Prices Threaten World's Poor People
Income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalization and urbanization are all converging to transform food production, markets and consumption, according to a new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute. As a result, global food demand and prices are likely to rise, threatening the livelihoods and nutrition of poor people in developing countries. The report, "The World Food Situation: New Driving Forces and Required Actions,"was released today at the annual general meeting of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. 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. Active Lifestyle Reduces Risk Of Invasive Breast Cancer
Six or more hours per week of strenuous recreational activity may reduce the risks of invasive breast cancer by 23 percent, according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center (UWCCC). Their report in the February issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers &Prevention, based on a survey of over 15,000 women, shows that exercise has a protective effect against invasive breast cancer throughout a woman's lifetime. Studies Assess Blood Clot Prevalence Outside Hospital, Prevention In H
More cases of venous thromboembolism are diagnosed in the three months following hospitalization than during hospitalization, but less than half of inpatients receive medications to prevent blood clots from occurring, according to a recent article. A meta-analysis of previous studies finds that both unfractionated and low-molecular-weight heparin are effective in preventing blood clots in the legs and lungs of hospitalized patients. Handwriting, Typewriting, Shoeprints, and Tire Treads: FBI Laboratory'
This 2001 article describes how personnel in the Questioned Documents Unit (QDU) of the FBI perform examinations of material. Includes illustrated discussions of physical examinations (often of paper surfaces), comparison examinations (of handwriting and typewriting), and shoeprint and tire tread examinations. Includes details about specific cases. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) journal Forensic Science Communications.
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