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Mechanical ventilation for patients with lung damage don't always work as planned

TORONTO, Ont., November 12, 2009 -- As more Canadians are diagnosed with H1N1 influenza infection, some will be admitted to hospital.

Galaxy cluster smashes distance record

The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been discovered by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical and infrared telescopes. The cluster is located about 10.2 billion light years away, and is observed as it was when the Universe was only about a quarter of its present age.

Balzan Prizewinners 2009 Announced

September 8, 2009 by prandd

One Million Swiss Francs (Around $ 940 Thousand, € 660 Thousand) for Each Subject.

Half of the Amount Must be Destined to Research

Milan, September 7, 2009 - The names of the 2009 Balzan Prize winners were
announced today:

TERENCE CAVE (UK), St John's College, Oxford, for Literature since 1500

PAOLO ROSSI (Italy), Università di Firenze, for History of Science

Challenging conventional wisdom: advances in development reverse fertility declines, says Penn study

PHILADELPHIA -- A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Università Bocconi in Milan have released a study that challenges one of the most established and accepted standards in the social sciences: Human fertility levels tend to decline as countries advance towards high levels of social and economic development.

Advanced targeted therapies effective as first-line treatment for lung cancer

SAN FRANCISCO, August 1, 2009 -- The world's top lung cancer specialists, medical professionals and researchers are convening this week in San Francisco, CA for the 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC), organized by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).

New links between lucid dreaming and psychosis could revive dream therapy in psychiatry

Similarities in brain activity during lucid dreaming and psychosis suggest that dream therapy may be useful in psychiatric treatment, a European Science Foundation (ESF) workshop has found. This is strengthened by the potential evolutionary relationship between dreams and psychosis.

Rotator cuff treatment provides immediate tendonitis relief

OAK BROOK, Ill. -- A minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder provides immediate symptom relief to the patient, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology.

St. Gallen consensus 2009: A radically different approach to treating early breast cancer

A radically different approach to choosing the best treatment options for early breast cancer has been proposed by an international panel of experts in a report from the 11th St Gallen conference.

Defeating nicotine's double role in lung cancer

A lung cancer treatment that inhibits nicotine receptors was shown to double survival time in mice, according to Italian researchers.

The results of the early phase animal model study were reported in the June 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Environmental exposures may damage DNA in as few as three days

Exposure to particulate matter has been recognized as a contributing factor to lung cancer development for some time, but a new study indicates inhalation of certain particulates can actually cause some genes to become reprogrammed, affecting both the development and the outcome of cancers and other diseases.

Risk of leukemia with multiple sclerosis drug higher than thought

SEATTLE -The risk of developing leukemia as a side effect of a drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) is higher than previously reported, according to a study to be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 - May 2, 2009.



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