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American Cancer Society Updates Cancer Screening Guidelines

The American Cancer Society has revised its guideline formation process to achieve greater transparency, consistency, and rigor in creating guidance about…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA’s Comet Harpoon: Precision Sample Return Mission

Instead, researchers want to send a spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, then fire a harpoon to rapidly acquire samples from specific locations with surgical…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Fermi shows that Tycho's star shines in gamma rays

It's often called “Tycho's supernova” after the great Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, who gained renown for his extensive study of the object. Now, years of…

Health & Medicine

'Pep talk' can revive immune cells exhausted by chronic viral infection

Yet exhausted immune cells can be revived after the introduction of fresh cells that act like coaches giving a pep talk, researchers at Emory Vaccine Center…

Physics & Astronomy

Tracking Comets: SOHO’s Insights on the Kreutz Family

SOHO has spotted over 2100 comets, most of which are from what's known as the Kreutz family, which graze the solar atmosphere where they usually evaporate…

Studies and Analyses

In-Utero Procedure Enhances Survival for Diaphragm Defect

CDH is a birth defect where there exists a severe malformation (hole) of the diaphragm and is a major cause of death in infants due to pulmonary hypoplasia, an…

Studies and Analyses

Advancements in Gynecological Cancer Survival in Anglia

In 1999, the Department of Health (DH) produced good-practice guidance on commissioning cancer services for gynaecology, entitled Improving Outcomes in…

Health & Medicine

Statins Linked to Lower Mortality in Flu Hospitalizations

A team of investigators has found that statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, may offer an additional treatment to complement these approaches and reduce…

Life & Chemistry

Biochemical signature predicts progression to Alzheimer's disease

A study led by Research Professor Matej Orešiè from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland suggests that Alzheimer's disease is preceded by a molecular…

Business and Finance

Swiss Private Banking Faces Challenges Amid Tightening Regulations

In addition, successful measures against tax evasion as well as tightening regulatory rules have intensified global competition. Swiss private bankers are…

Studies and Analyses

Rising Levels of New Flame Retardants Detected in Atmosphere

The study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, reports on concentrations of two compounds measured in atmospheric samples collected in…

Social Sciences

How New Relationships Boost Mental Health for Widowers

More than 22,000 people die of cancer in Sweden each year. It has been scientifically proven that relatives of the deceased are at greater risk of dying…

Environmental Conservation

Life on Kosterhavet’s seabed analysed

“It’s not possible to survey each square meter manually in the national park. That’s why I’ve done what experienced mushroom pickers do when they’re looking…

Communications Media

Swedish Insights: Kids’ Online Safety and Experiences

Yet a majority of 9-16 year olds say that they have not encountered anything on the Internet that has bothered or upset them in the past year.The Swedish part…

Technology Offerings

Monoclonal Antibodies Developed for Pox Virus Treatment

Scientists at the Georg-August-University generated monoclonal antibodies against several pox viruses as against bird pox (Canarypoxvirus, Fowlpoxvirus),…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Salt-Tolerant Crops: Boosting Carbon Fixation Potential

Salt can have drastic effects on the growth and yield of horticultural crops; studies have estimated that salinity renders an about one-third of the world's…

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