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ScienceDaily: Latest Science News

ScienceDaily: Latest Science News


Coffee and cigarettes may protect against liver disease

Posted: 14 Dec 2013 11:48 AM PST

Coffee and cigarette smoking may protect against the rare liver disease Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), study shows.

Strobe glasses improve hockey players' performance

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 05:11 PM PST

Professional hockey players who trained with special eyewear that only allowed them to see action intermittently showed significant improvement in practice drills, according to a study with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes. The eyewear features lenses that switch between transparent and opaque, producing stroboscopic visual conditions, much like a strobe light in your favorite dance club.

Nutrition report cards receive high marks in pilot program

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 05:10 PM PST

Parents receiving academic report cards throughout the school year is commonplace, but a new study shows that for healthier nutrition, parents should opt to receive a nutrition report card, too.

Evolution on molecular level

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 05:10 PM PST

Researchers describe the evolution of various forms of the enzyme "dihydrofolate reductase" as it occurred from bacteria to humans. Their paper may prove useful to scientists in the design of future drugs and catalysts.

Pilot study finds ways to better screen, recover guns from domestic violence offenders

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 01:11 PM PST

More intensive screening to identify firearm owners among individuals who are subject to domestic violence restraining orders, and streamlining processes to recover guns at the time those restraining orders are served could help enforce existing laws that prohibit these offenders from having firearms, a pilot study conducted by violence prevention experts has found.

New tech lets cholesterol-tracking smartphone users take lifesaving selfies

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 01:11 PM PST

With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life -- it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute.

New link found between obesity, early decline in kidney function

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 01:11 PM PST

A new study of nearly 3,000 individuals links obesity to the development of kidney disease.

New screening strategy to prevent cardiovascular complications in sports

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:48 AM PST

Echocardiography with conventional M-mode and 2D modalities is a simple and cost effective way to increase the accuracy of pre-participation sports screening, according to research.

New presurgery treatment combination more effective for women with triple-negative breast cancer

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:48 AM PST

Adding the chemotherapy drug carboplatin and/or the antibody therapy bevacizumab to standard presurgery chemotherapy increased the number of women with triple-negative breast cancer who had no residual cancer detected at surgery, according to results of a randomized, phase II clinical trial.

Bisphosphonate treatment fails to improve outcomes for women with chemoresistant breast cancer

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:47 AM PST

Treatment with the bisphosphonate zoledronate did not improve outcomes for women with chemoresistant breast cancer, according to initial results of a phase III clinical trial.

New combination therapy fails to delay progression of advanced breast cancer

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:47 AM PST

Adding the antibody therapy ramucirumab to the chemotherapy drug docetaxel did not delay disease progression for patients with HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer, according to results of a placebo-controlled, randomized, phase III clinical trial.

Changing chemo not beneficial for metastatic breast cancer patients with elevated circulating tumor cells

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:47 AM PST

For women with metastatic breast cancer who had elevated amounts of circulating tumor cells in their blood after a first line of chemotherapy, switching immediately to a different chemotherapy did not improve overall survival or time to progression, according to the results of a phase III clinical trial.

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