Cancer :: Cancer detection and treatment lies in gold nanoparticles
The future of cancer detection and treatment may be in gold nanoparticles ? tiny pieces of gold so small they cannot be seen by the naked eye.
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Early sex may lead teens to delinquency
Teens who start having sex significantly earlier than their peers also show higher rates of delinquency in later years, new research shows.
Healthy :: Civic engagement keeps aging Americans mentally healthy
People who continuously participate in community groups are often spared losses in psychological well-being after developing functional limitations, according to an article published in the latest issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.
Northwestern surgeon invents teaching technology for scary patient exams
Pelvic and prostate exams provoke jitters for medical students. Carla Pugh, an assistant professor of surgery at Northwestern University, invented and patented a sensor technology in exam simulators to show students whether they have the right touch in these sensitive exams without a patient ever having to yell “Ouch!” Pugh has also invented teaching technologies for other difficult medical procedures. She was honored for being a trailblazer in a national museum.
Stem Cell :: Liposuctioned fat stem cells to repair bodies
Expanding waistlines, unsightly bulges: people will gladly remove excess body fat to improve their looks. But unwanted fat also contains stem cells with the potential to repair defects and heal injuries in the body.
Diarrhea :: Discovery of chemical profiles for infectious diarrhea
Academics have found, for the first time, smells from healthy feces and people with infectious diarrhea differ significantly in their chemical composition and could be used to diagnose quickly diseases such as Clostridium difficile (C. Diff.).
Kidney Disease :: Simple model to predict chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), a serious and progressive medical condition, has been and remains under-identified. While it is easy and inexpensive to test for kidney function, people who are at high risk for CKD are not routinely screened.
Breast Cancer :: Positive results more likely from industry-funded breast cancer trials
Industry-funded studies of breast cancer therapies are more likely to report positive results than non-pharmaceutical funded studies, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute have found.
Breast Cancer :: Drug industry increasingly influences breast cancer research
Breast cancer treatment trials supported by the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to report positive results than non-sponsored studies, according to a study to be published in the April 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
Cancer :: Children with cancer risk fragile bones
Physicians caring for children with cancer should be on the lookout for signs of bone fragility caused by disease and treatment, according to a new report.