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Protein’s New Role Discovered In Autoimmune Disease
A chemical messenger has been shown to have a previously unknown major role in autoimmune…
Large Hadron Collider At CERN Expected To Go Live Summer Of 2008
CERN is reporting progress towards the goal of starting physics research at the Large Hadron…
Possible Genetic Predictor For Response To Lithium Augmentation In Depressed Patients
As in most fields of medicine, psychiatry researchers are working to identify specific types of…
Forest Service Launches Web-based Forest Threats Viewing Tool
The Forest Service’s Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center recently launched its forest threats summary…
Gap In Health Rates Between Socioeconomic Classes Unchanged, Study Finds
Over the past century, the United States has witnessed historic advances in public health and…
Software: Serious Games In Virtual Worlds
Serious games are designed not to entertain, but to teach. Students learn by doing, and…
Patients Wonder: ‘Could This Be Something Serious?’ Doctors Who Express Empathy Get Highest Patient Ratings
Nearly 4,800 patient surveys and 100 covertly recorded visits by actors posing as patients revealed…
Fresh Fossil Evidence Of Eye Forerunner Uncovered
Ancient armored fish fossils from Australia present some of the first definite fossil evidence of…
New Minimally Invasive Back Surgery Shows Promising Results, Physicians Report
Each year, 40 to 60 percent of American adults suffer from chronic back pain. More…