A new analysis of the National Cancer Institute’s cancer registry has found that as many as one in five older women experience delayed or incomplete radiation treatment following breast-conserving surgery and that this suboptimal care can lead to worse outcomes.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
The December Geosphere, the Geological Society of America’s e-journal, is now online. Topics include detailed data integration from multiple fields, including tectonics, oceanography, sedimentology and paleontology, to study the southwestern US climate 17 million years ago to 6 million years ago, sedimentation in a piggyback basin, Angel Lake orthogneiss in the East Humboldt Range, Nev., and a study of the South Balkan extensional system within southern Bulgaria, Macedonia, eastern Albania, northern Greece, and northwestern Turkey.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
A UCLA study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia — tiny cellular hairs in the ear that move and transmit signals — the crystals play an important role in detecting sound, maintaining balance and regulating movement. The findings suggest a potential gene target for the treatment of people suffering from vertigo and common hearing problems related to cilia disorders.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
New research by the Miriam Hospital reveals that babies exposed to tobacco in utero are less likely to self-soothe and are more aroused and excitable than newborns whose mothers didn’t smoke during pregnancy.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
Palm Pilots already perform a variety of functions, and in the future, they may be used as a therapeutic tool that benefits people with personality disorders. In a new study, a University of Missouri researcher used Palm Pilots as electronic diaries to record and analyze mood variability in patients with borderline personality disorder and found that the devices helped bridge an important communication gap between therapists and patients.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Plant Group researchers have demonstrated the applicability of a genomic tool for identifying gene function in soybeans. Understanding gene function in soybeans will ultimately benefit crop performance.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
Researchers used a new imaging technique to take high quality color photographs of the clinical stages of ocular inflammation in mice — without distress to the animals or the need for anesthesia. It featured the use of Topical Endoscopic Fundal Imaging, which uses an endoscope with parallel illumination and observation channels connected to a digital camera.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
A dual-headed dedicated gamma camera used during molecular breast imaging can accurately detect small breast tumors less than 2 cm in size, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
Cardiac CT can effectively assess coronary artery stenosis, according to a large study performed at Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
Coronary CTA offers a low cost, non-invasive alternative to conventional angiography for evaluating patients who are suspected of having coronary artery disease; true even if the patients have calcified coronary artery plaques, according to a study performed at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
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