A dramatically better computer tool for finding the genetic missteps that fuel cancer has been developed by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project investigators. Researchers are using the new algorithm to help identify the chromosomal rearrangements and DNA insertions or deletions unique to cancer. The new computational method is known as CREST, short for Clipping Reveals Structure. Using CREST, researchers identified 89 new structural differences in the cancer genomes of five St. Jude patients with a subtype of acute ...

A new study published in the journal Clinical & Experimental Allergy reveals that keeping a dog or cat in the home does not increase children's risk of becoming allergic to the pets. Parents of young children frequently want to know whether keeping a dog or cat in their home will increase the risk of their children becoming allergic to their pets. Led by Ganesa Wegienka, MS, PhD, of the Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Hospital, researchers followed a group of children from birth until they reached adulthood. Periodic contact was made with the parents ...

For the first time, scientists have used large-scale DNA sequencing data to investigate a long-standing evolutionary assumption: DNA mutation rates are influenced by a set of species-specific life-history traits. These traits include metabolic rate and the interval of time between an individual's birth and the birth of its offspring, known as generation time. The team of researchers led by Kateryna Makova, a Penn State University associate professor of biology, and first author Melissa Wilson Sayres, a graduate student, used whole-genome sequence data to test life-history ...

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Hamilton, ON (June 13, 2011) - Proposals recommending routine screening of all children for autism gets a thumbs down from researchers at McMaster University. In a study in the online edition of the journal Pediatrics, the researchers say there is "not enough sound evidence to support the implementation of a routine population-based screening program for autism." Not only are there no good screening tools or effective treatments but there is no evidence yet that routine screening does more good than harm, said Dr. Jan Willem Gorter, a researcher in McMaster's CanChild ...

Deaths related to prescription opioid therapy are under intense scrutiny, prompting those in pain medicine—clinicians, patient advocates, and regulators—to understand the causes behind avoidable mortality in legitimately treated patients. Studies reporting on statistics, causes, and adverse events involving opioid treatment are now available in a special supplement of Pain Medicine, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM). Opioids are prescribed to treat moderate to severe pain and include extended-release opioid ...

BOSTON—The rehospitalization of senior patients within 30 days of discharge from a skilled nursing facility (SNF) has risen dramatically in recent years, at an estimated annual cost of more than $17 billion. A new study from Hebrew Rehabilitation Center (HRC), an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, demonstrates improvements in discharge disposition following a three-pronged intervention that combines standardized admission templates, palliative care consultations, and root-cause-analysis conferences. The study, published in the June issue of the Journal of the American ...

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An Emory University study suggests that the brain activity of teens, recorded while they are listening to new songs, may help predict the popularity of the songs. "We have scientifically demonstrated that you can, to some extent, use neuroimaging in a group of people to predict cultural popularity," says Gregory Berns, a neuroeconomist and director of Emory's Center for Neuropolicy. The Journal of Consumer Psychology is publishing the results of the study, conducted by Berns and Sara Moore, an economics research specialist in his lab. In 2006, Berns' lab selected ...

No one wants to expect that they will be in a car accident, but for most people it will happen at least once in their lifetime. With an average of over 50 million injuries from motor vehicle collisions worldwide each year, the odds of being in an accident are high. While practicing safe driving techniques might minimize your chance of being in a car accident, it is still a good idea to be prepared in case it does happen to you. To create a car accident kit, you will need the following items: A flashlight. If the accident happens at night, you want to be able to examine ...

Sensational Brooklyn chess coach Christian Whitted (also known as "Mr. Christian") along with some of New York Chess & Games' favourite chess teachers: Ms. Ariel, Mr. Ben, Mr. Daniel and Mr. G, will deliver a special Summer Camp preview for all to enjoy at the 2011, KidsClass Brooklyn Summer Camp festival. All families and children are invited to attend the free event which takes place Saturday, June 18th between the hours of 12:00pm and 3:00pm at the International School of Brooklyn, located at 477 Court St. between Nelson and Luquer St. Mr. Christian ...

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Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in North Texas. With more than 400 projects to its credit in North Texas, Turner's DFW operations employ more than 150 full-time construction staff and are responsible for more than $400 million of construction work each year. As a leading construction firm that has transformed cities worldwide since 1902, Turner has been helping build the foundation of Texas since 1919 when it constructed the 94-building complex for Humble Oil Company (now Exxon Mobil). Turner officially ...

Responding to customer demand, Netcars has developed a selection of simple yet effective website designs, which will display and encourage sales, for those small independent used car dealers who do not already have a website. Dealers simply list all their stock on Netcars.com and in return, will receive a fully functional website. In addition, all phone calls and emails from potential customers can be tracked and recorded and the website will have built-in Google analytics to monitor activity and referrals. Reg Rix, managing director of Netcars.com, said: "More ...

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Dylan DilinJah, one of the premier artists of Diddy and MTV's hit series Making Da Band, is reintroducing himself to the world as a Caribbean Hip Hop artist ready to stand on his own. To help him with this task, Dylan has engaged publicist, booking agent and casting director, Aundrea Jackson of Nicole Doree and Ghost Model LLC. Aundrea Jackson will work hand in hand with Dylan's current record label, Expat Records, to ensure that Dylan's career reaches the pinnacle of success. This new musical movement fuses the sounds of the Caribbean with classic Hip Hop to bring about ...

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GolfLogix has unveiled its new online golf community with added features and a new look and feel. It is one of the most comprehensive online golf communities available and it is FREE. In the past year, the community has grown to more than one million members and continues to increase daily, making it the #1 online golf community. The new site has an application approach with large icons that allow golfers to easily navigate from page to page. They can quickly see their stats page, switch to the friends page, click to update their equipment, or visit the pro shop. Each icon ...

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All five Brookfield Homes new home neighborhoods are included in the competition for "Best New Home Community" in the San Diego's Best 2011 Union-Tribune poll. In addition, Brookfield Homes is nominated for "Best New Home Builder" in the 15th annual readers' poll. As part of the Real Estate category, Brookfield Homes is among nine nominees for Best New Home Builder. For more than 50 years, Brookfield has been building quality homes. The company believes strongly in quality control, so each home built is put through a rigorous 147-item quality control ...

One year ago four young Americans joined the masses pouring into Haiti to assist with post-earthquake relief efforts. But these men - Matt Jones, Andrew Jones, Jonathan Rose and Christopher Matticola - arrived in Haiti with rules: For 28 days they would spend just $1 per day on food, supplies and drinking water and live in one of the tent cities that had sprung up around Port-au-Prince following the earthquake. "We decided consciously that we didn't know enough about Haiti, and in order to do long-term development, we needed to ask what the people of Haiti really ...