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Improved Lung Cancer Survival with Individualized Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is the best broad defense against cancer recurrence after surgical resection.However, it is difficult to predict which patients will benefit from…

Health & Medicine

New Insights: Tumor Budding as Lung Cancer Prognosis Predictor

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and the prognosis is generally poor, even if surgery is successful. Furthermore, the incidence of…

Studies and Analyses

Hispanic Kids at Higher Risk for Substance Use: Study Insights

The study, of 5,500 seventh- and eighth-graders at 16 California schools, found that young Hispanic adolescents were more likely than other students to have…

Health & Medicine

Antibacterial peptide could aid in treating soldiers' burn wound infections

Otvos and his collaborators found that when given intramuscularly the peptide A3-APO was more effective than current antimicrobial chemotherapy measures in…

Studies and Analyses

Insomnia Linked to Higher Death Risk in Men, Study Finds

A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found an elevated risk of death in men with a complaint of chronic insomnia and an objectively measured short…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers analyze 'the environmentalist's paradox'

Global degradation of ecosystems is widely believed to threaten human welfare, yet accepted measures of well-being show that it is on average improving…

Studies and Analyses

Shorter Sleep Duration Tied to Increased Mental Distress Risk

Using an average self-reported nightly sleep duration of eight to nine hours as a reference, the study found a linear association between sleep durations of…

Studies and Analyses

Consent Matters: Public Wants Control Over Genetic Data Sharing

People want to be informed and asked for consent before deciding whether to let researchers share their genetic information in a federal database. This is…

Studies and Analyses

Women Lead in Diverse MBA Program in Lower Saxony

55 students from almost 20 different countries have come to Lower Saxony to complete their graduate studies with the Master of Business Administration (MBA).After just an eleven-month study period the participants will be awarded both the American MBA qualification given by Purdue University as well as the German title from the Leibniz University, Hannover….

Life & Chemistry

New Technique Could Combat Fake Medicines in Developing Nations

There is currently no good way to identify counterfeit drugs. However, researchers from Lund and the UK have now developed a technique that could resolve the…

Life & Chemistry

Ultrafruits – dried by sound

Development of a High Power Ultrasound system for low-cost, effective and top-quality drying of fruits and vegetablesDried foods are popular, healthy, and…

Studies and Analyses

Privatizing Sweden's retail alcohol sales will increase alcohol-related violence and other harms

Systembolaget, the Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly, currently controls the off-premises sale, within Sweden, of all beverages over 3.5% alcohol by volume. The…

Studies and Analyses

Staggered Radiologist Shifts Enhance Patient Care 24/7

Radiology practice in the United States is moving toward 24/7 coverage, in which it has maximized coverage for imaging such as computed tomography (CT) and…

Life & Chemistry

New Infrared Light Techniques Target Cancer and Tay Sachs

University of Central Florida chemists, led by Professor Kevin Belfield, used near infrared light and fluorescent dye to take pictures of cells and tumors deep…

Life & Chemistry

Researchers Isolate Adult Mammary Stem Cells in Mice

For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have identified and isolated adult mammary stem cells in mice. Long-term implications…

Earth Sciences

Unraveling Climate Change: New Insights from Niels Bohr Institute

New research from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen shows that it may be due to an accumulation of different chaotic influences and as a…

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