Archive: 13/12/2016

Image of 'typical' welfare recipient linked with racial stereotypes

When thinking about a welfare recipient, people tend to imagine someone who is African American and who is lazier and less competent than someone who doesn't receive welfare benefits, according to new findings in Psychological ...

Dec 13, 2016

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Follicular lymphoma: A tale of two cancers

Follicular lymphoma (FL), the second most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is a largely incurable disease of B cells, yet in many cases, because of its indolent nature, survival can extend to well beyond 10 years following ...

Dec 13, 2016

Cancer genomics continued: Triple negative breast cancer and cancer immunotherapy

Continuing PLOS Medicine's special issue on cancer genomics, Christos Hatzis of Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA and colleagues describe a new subtype of triple negative breast cancer that may be more amenable to treatment ...

Dec 13, 2016

Sneaky virus 'goes easy on women to infect kids'

At least one kind of virus has become less lethal when targeting a woman to ensure she does not die before it can infect her offspring, according to a study released Tuesday.

Dec 13, 2016

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Female hormones increase risk of vision loss in rare genetic disease

Girls with a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene known as Nf1 are much more likely to lose their vision than boys with mutations in the same gene. And now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...

Dec 13, 2016

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Study raises concern of significant under-reporting of child abuse within US Army

Only 20 percent of medically diagnosed child abuse and neglect cases in U.S. Army dependent children between 2004 and 2007 were found to have a substantiated report with the Army's Family Advocacy Program (FAP) - the agency ...

Dec 13, 2016

The good and bad of MRI evaluation of the urothelial tract

When performed properly, MR urography (MRU) can be an alternative to CT urography (CTU) for imaging of the entire urinary tract. Some radiologists may prefer MRU for pediatric populations, patients undergoing repeat examinations, ...

Dec 13, 2016

Researchers find bacterial protein that boosts insulin-producing cells in zebrafish

A newly discovered bacterial protein produced in the zebrafish gut triggers insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas to multiply during early larval development, say University of Oregon researchers.

Dec 13, 2016

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Unexpected activity of two enzymes helps explain why liver cancer drugs fail

Some cancers are caused by loss of enzymes that should keep cell growth in check. On the flip side, some are caused by over-activation of enzymes that enhance cell growth. Yet drugs that inhibit the overactive enzymes have ...

Dec 13, 2016

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Low-carb diets safe in short term, more effective for weight loss than low-fat diets, study says

People deciding between low-carb and low-fat diets should know the research shows a slight advantage for low-carb diets when it comes to weight loss, according to an article published today in The Journal of the American ...

Dec 13, 2016

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Archive: 13/12/2016

Image of 'typical' welfare recipient linked with racial stereotypes

Follicular lymphoma: A tale of two cancers

Cancer genomics continued: Triple negative breast cancer and cancer immunotherapy

Sneaky virus 'goes easy on women to infect kids'

Female hormones increase risk of vision loss in rare genetic disease

Study raises concern of significant under-reporting of child abuse within US Army

The good and bad of MRI evaluation of the urothelial tract

Researchers find bacterial protein that boosts insulin-producing cells in zebrafish

Unexpected activity of two enzymes helps explain why liver cancer drugs fail

Low-carb diets safe in short term, more effective for weight loss than low-fat diets, study says

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