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Obesity and leukemia relapses
In leukemia patients, excess fatty tissue allows cancerous cells to avoid destruction by chemotherapy drugs, a study in mice suggests. Steven...
Science News, 10/24/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
Keeping hepatitis c out
A new treatment might stop hepatitis C virus from infecting newly transplanted livers in some people with the disease, a study in a small group of...
Science News, 10/24/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
Dopamine boost primes kidneys: transplant patient benefits when the organ gets infusion
Giving dopamine infusions to brain-dead organ donors while they still have a heartbeat seems to fortify their kidneys against the rigors of...
Science News, 10/10/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells
How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells Lewis Wolpert [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You don't hear many scientists describe themselves...
Science News, 10/10/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
Stomach surgery benefits children; study finds obesity creates unhealthy fetal environment
Children born to women who have achieved drastic weight loss through stomach surgery are healthier than kids born to severely obese morns, a new...
Science News, 09/26/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
From troublemaker to treatment: study finds estrogen may fight persistent breast cancer
In some breast cancer patients who have tried every drug treatment short of chemotherapy, estrogen can stall tumor growth, a new study finds. The...
Science News, 09/12/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
New drug shown to preserve bone: vertebrae density increases in two high-risk populations
A new drug increases bone density and reduces the number of fractures in men fighting prostate cancer and in elderly women with bone loss,...
Science News, 09/12/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
Fallout from September 11 lingers in the form of stress, asthma risk: survey suggests serious health ramifications continue
As many as 25,500 people have developed asthma after exposure to dust from the fall of the World Trade Center towers following the terrorist attack...
Science News, 08/29/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
Overlooked organ gets new respect; research reveals that the spleen harbors immune agents
It's high time somebody said something nice about the lowly spleen. The much-maligned organ serves as a holding tank for ready-to-go immune agents...
Science News, 08/29/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication -
Treatable throat cancer
Cancer of the throat that stems from a human papillomavirus infection responds to treatment better than throat cancer related to smoking, alcohol...
Science News, 08/29/09 by Nathan Seppa · More from publication
