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Medicine 2013-10-23

A simple test may catch early pancreatic cancer

A simple test may catch early pancreatic cancer Currently, disease usually found too late to save lives Reporting on a small preliminary study, Johns Hopkins researchers say a simple blood test based on detection of tiny epigenetic alterations may reveal the earliest ...
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Medicine 2013-10-23

Imaging breast cancer with light

Imaging breast cancer with light Netherlands researchers unveil their 'photoacoustic mammoscope,' a new device that could someday be used for routine breast cancer screenings ...
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Science 2013-10-23

'Common courtesy' lacking among doctors-in-training

'Common courtesy' lacking among doctors-in-training Johns Hopkins researchers say 'etiquette-based' communications needed to improve medical outcomes Johns Hopkins investigators have found that doctors-in-training are unlikely to introduce themselves fully ...
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Science 2013-10-23

Delaying gratification, when the reward is under our noses

Delaying gratification, when the reward is under our noses How can some people resist the attraction of immediate pleasures and pursue long-term goals, while others easily succumb and compromise their ultimate expectations? A recent study led by researchers at the Brain ...
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Medicine 2013-10-23

WSU researchers link DDT and obesity

WSU researchers link DDT and obesity Effects seen across generations PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University researchers say ancestral exposures to environmental compounds like the insecticide DDT may be a factor in high rates of obesity. The finding comes ...
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Medicine 2013-10-23

Internet therapy may help postnatal depression

Internet therapy may help postnatal depression Researchers at the University of Exeter have teamed up with online forum Netmums in a pilot study which has shown that postnatal depression can be treated effectively using online therapy. Rates of postnatal depression ...
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Science 2013-10-23

Genetic variation alters efficacy of antidepressant

Genetic variation alters efficacy of antidepressant Variant gene form reduced antidepressant's ability to weaken emotional memories Washington, DC — Having a different form of a gene that regulates the brain chemical noradrenaline influences how well men remember ...
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