Items tagged with medicine

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Survey Finds 'Pain Gap' Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 - 12:55:17 - Iddo Genuth A novel study that attempts to paint the most accurate and detailed description yet of how Americans experience pain has found that a significant... read more

Mother's Diet Influences Infant Sex Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 - 14:14:57 - Iddo Genuth New research by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child’s sex is associated with the mother’s diet. Published... read more

Nerve Cancer Mutations Found Saturday, April 19th, 2008 - 12:34:32 - Sarah Gingichashvili Researchers have identified genetic mutations underlying a childhood cancer of the nervous system called neuroblastoma. The mutations are the primary... read more

Vitamin Pills May Lead to Early Death Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 - 20:44:14 - Iddo Genuth We swallow them by the bucketload at great expense but there is no evidence vitamin supplements do us any good, and they may even be doing us harm... read more

Cancer Stem Cells Created With New Technique Friday, April 11th, 2008 - 16:50:06 - Iddo Genuth With a bit of genetic trickery, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have turned normal skin cells into cancer stem cells, a... read more

Genetic Link to Lung Cancer is Discovered Friday, April 4th, 2008 - 12:33:33 - Iddo Genuth People who have the gene variant face at least a 30% greater chance of developing the disease, three studies find. The discovery may help to explain... read more

Brain Scans Show Smokers' Clouded Judgment Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 - 22:30:00 - Ehud Rattner A defining feature of smoking addiction is that smokers pursue their habit even when it's clear they are forgoing other benefits, such as good... read more

Better Way to Fit Artificial Legs Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 - 22:25:31 - Roni Barr A team of MIT students has been working on a new device that could greatly simplify the process of fitting prosthetic legs, producing a better fit... read more

A Wearable Artificial Kidney Developed Thursday, February 28th, 2008 - 23:50:25 - Iddo Genuth The world's first battery-operated wearable artificial kidney may well be a boon for the millions of people around the world who suffer from kidney... read more

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