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Patients With Mild Cushing Syndrome May Benefit From Adrenalectomy
Patients with a mild form of Cushing syndrome, a metabolic disorder caused by adrenal tumors, showed substantial clinical improvement after adrenalectomy. The study is the largest series of surgical outcomes reported in patients with subclinical Cushing syndrome to date. Cell Study Explains Why Younger People More At Risk Of Variant Creutzf
Specific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder. Patients diagnosed with variant CJD are, on average, 28 years old but it has been unclear why older people are not as affected by the disease. New Technology Offers Alternative To Open Heart Surgery
A new method of treating mitral regurgitation (MR), the leaking of blood through the mitral valve into the heart chamber, provides a less-invasive alternative to open heart surgery. A study published in Journal of Interventional Cardiology found that a variety of advances have allowed for the potential treatment of MR through various catheter techniques, similar to angioplasty. While over 50,000 mitral valve surgical procedures are performed annually, open surgery is an undesirable option, especially for high-risk patients. Stealth Particles To Target Tumors
Stealth nano particles may some day target tumor cells and deliver medication to specific body locations, according to Penn State chemical engineers. Why PharmasNeed to Learn the Three R's
Repositioning, reprofiling, repurposing. Whatever you call it, finding new careers for old drugs is fast becoming big business. Considerable revenues and savings are to there to be made in discovering alternative purposes for known compounds. New Antifreeze Protein Found In Fleas May Allow Longer Storage Of Tran
A new antifreeze protein discovered in tiny snow fleas by Queen's University researchers may lengthen the shelf life of human organs for transplantation. Enzyme Critical For Early Growth Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Surgery is the only treatment for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a weak spot in the body's main artery that dilates dangerously over time. If the vessel ruptures suddenly before surgery to repair it, a quick death is virtually certain. Now, scientists say they have identified a key enzyme that triggers chronic inflammation in the aorta and promotes the growth of aneurysms. Their finding raises hopes for developing a drug that could prevent small aneurysms from enlarging to the point where surgery is necessary. Stanford Team's Win In Robot Car Race Nets $2 Million Prize
In a race that began and ended in a casino parking lot and traversed 132 miles of desert southwest of Las Vegas on Oct. 8, the Stanford Racing Team's autonomous robotic car, Stanley, won big. The artificially intelligent car traversed the off-road course in a little less than seven hours, yielding both a $2 million payout and a lofty place in the history of robotics and technology. Raft or bridge: How did iguanas reach tiny Pacific islands?
Scientists have long puzzled over how iguanas, a group of lizards mostly found in the Americas, came to inhabit the isolated Pacific islands of Fiji and Tonga. For years, the leading explanation has been that progenitors of the island species must have rafted there, riding across the Pacific on a mat of vegetation or floating debris. But new research suggests a more grounded explanation. I, Columbine Killer
The infamous Super Columbine Massacre role-playing game is in the news again after being slammed from Slamdance. But is the game sick or is it a serious examination of the massacre? Unlike most knee-jerk critics, Clive Thompson actually plays the game to find out.
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