Archive: 27/06/2013
Protein is involved with colon cancer cell's ability to invade other cells
Understanding how the protein km23-1 enables in the spread of colon cancer may lead to new treatments for the disease, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Jun 27, 2013
Radiation from airport scanners—how much dose we get
A new report by an independent task force commissioned by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), has found that people absorb less radiation from airport X-ray backscatter scanner than they do while standing ...
Jun 27, 2013
Low self-control promotes selfless behavior in close relationships
When faced with the choice of sacrificing time and energy for a loved one or taking the self-centered route, people's first impulse is to think of others, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal ...
Jun 27, 2013
Helping SAD sufferers sleep soundly
Lying awake in bed plagues everyone occasionally, but for those with seasonal affective disorder, sleeplessness is routine. University of Pittsburgh researchers report in the Journal of Affective Disorders that individuals ...
Jun 27, 2013
Insights into how brain compensates for recurring hearing loss point to new glue ear therapies
Important new insights into how the brain compensates for temporary hearing loss during infancy, such as that commonly experienced by children with glue ear, are revealed in a research study in ferrets. The Wellcome Trust-funded ...
Jun 27, 2013
Breaking habits before they start
Our daily routines can become so ingrained that we perform them automatically, such as taking the same route to work every day. Some behaviors, such as smoking or biting your fingernails, become so habitual that we can't ...
Jun 27, 2013
Surgeons report melanoma recurs after 10 years in more than 6 percent of patients
Recurrence of melanoma skin cancer 10 or more years after initial treatment is more common than previously thought, occurring in more than one in 20 patients. However, according to a new study, these patients tend to live ...
Jun 27, 2013