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Scientists develop method to keep surgically-removed prostate tissue alive and 'working' for week

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, University of Helsinki and Stanford University have developed a technique to keep normal and cancerous…

Nov 3, 2010

Blog Entry

Rice U. study looks at marketing benefits, pitfalls of customer-satisfaction surveys

Though designed to enhance customer experiences, post-service customer surveys might actually harm a business's relationships with consumers, according to new research by Rice University professors.

Nov 3, 2010

Health

Researchers expand cyberspace to fight chronic condition in breast cancer survivors

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Lymphedema is a chronic condition that causes swelling of the limbs and affects physical, mental and social health.

Nov 3, 2010

Health

Plants and animals under stress may provide the key to better stock market predictions

Stock markets react to crisis in a similar way to plants and the human body, according to a major new study that may help to predict future financial down-turns.

Nov 3, 2010

Brain & Behavior

Specific changes in the brain associated with sleep deprivation described in new study

SEATTLE, Wash. -- November 3, 2010 -- Researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science and SRI International have published the most systematic study to date of the effects of sleep deprivation on gene expression in the brain.

Nov 3, 2010

Health

A sweet discovery raises hope for treating Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and other fast-acting viruses

When a team of European researchers sought to discover how a class of antiviral drugs worked, they looked in an unlikely place: the sugar dish.

Nov 3, 2010

Health

Prognostic markers for prostate cancer patients who receive radiation after surgery

SAN DIEGO, CA (November 3, 2010) -- Removal of the prostate gland often eradicates early-stage cancer.

Nov 3, 2010

Health

Vet med's big shift to more women, fewer men driven by falling barriers, more female grads

Women now dominate the field of veterinary medicine -- the result of a nearly 40-year trend that is likely to repeat itself in the fields of medicine and law.

Nov 2, 2010

Health

Geriatrician advocates for improvements to primary care to meet the needs of older adults

In an article published in November 3 edition of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Chad Boult, MD, MPH, MBA, professor of Health Policy and…

Nov 2, 2010

Technology

Unique duality: Princeton-led team discovers 'exotic' superconductor with metallic surface

A new material with a split personality -- part superconductor, part metal -- has been observed by a Princeton University-led research team.

Nov 2, 2010

Health

First peer-reviewed study finds BPA levels in US foods 1,000 times less than limits

Note to journalists: Please credit the journal or the American Chemical Society as publisher of this report.

Nov 2, 2010

Health

Strengthening routine flu vaccination and health programs may improve pandemic vaccinations

Strengthening routine influenza vaccination and health programs may help states improve their vaccination coverage against future pandemics or other health emergencies, a new study suggests.

Nov 2, 2010

Health

Fox Chase researchers identify risk factors for the spread of breast cancer to lymph nodes

SAN DIEGO, CA (November 1, 2010) -- Breast cancer, one of the most prevalent cancers in women, afflicts an additional 200,000 women each year and causes about 40,000 deaths annually.

Nov 2, 2010

Health

Eliminating or reducing cost-sharing for high-value prescription drugs improves medication use

New York, NY, November 2, 2010 -- An initiative by the U. S. technology company Pitney Bowes to make medications of proven value less expensive for their…

Nov 1, 2010