Archive: 26/10/2013
Disabled Frenchman says Everest jump 'message of hope'
A multiple sclerosis sufferer hoping to become the first disabled person to skydive over Mount Everest says he wants his feat of daring to send "a message of hope" to others with the disease.
Oct 26, 2013
National Robotics Initiative grant to create smarter surgical robots
Providing surgical robots with a new kind of machine intelligence that significantly extends their capabilities and makes them much easier and more intuitive for surgeons to operate is the goal of a major new grant announced ...
Oct 26, 2013
Ionizing radiation exposure promotes fusion oncogene formation
The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exposed hundreds of thousands of individuals to high levels of ionizing radiation. In the years immediately following the disaster, there was a sharp increase in the number ...
Oct 26, 2013
Researchers track lethal prostate cancer to determine clonal origin
Prostate cancer has variable manifestations, ranging from relatively benign localized tumors to widespread life-threatening metastases. The origin of most prostate cancer metastases can be traced back to the primary tumor; ...
Oct 26, 2013
Pediatric musculoskeletal MRSA infections on the rise
Pediatric musculoskeletal Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infections have been evolving over the past decade, with more children diagnosed with the more virulent, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) today than ...
Oct 26, 2013
Itch maintains regulatory T cell stability
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) function to suppress immune responses of other cells, and their dysfunction has been associated with development of immune disorders. Recent studies suggest that Tregs maintain plasticity even after ...
Oct 26, 2013
Only 11 percent of children involved in bike accidents wear a helmet
Despite a California bike helmet mandate, only 11 percent of Los Angeles County children treated for bike-related injuries were wearing a helmet, according to an abstract presented Oct. 26 at the American Academy of Pediatrics ...
Oct 26, 2013