Friday, January 31, 2014

Robots may be Used for Blood Draws or the Placement of IV Lines

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Relationship Movies Help Lower Divorce Rates

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Discussing and watching movies about relationships was found to cut the three-year divorce rate for newlyweds in half, reveals research. The study, involving 174 couples, is the first long-term investigation to compare different types of early marriage intervention programs. The findings show that an inexpensive, fun, and relatively simple...
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Molecular Keys to Invasive Bladder Cancer Uncovered

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Scientists by using deep molecular analysis of 131 muscle-invasive bladder cancer tumors found recurring defects in 32 genes for the cancer that currently has no targeted therapies. Findings by The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network are published in the journal iNature/i. The TCGA is a joint project of the National Cancer Institute...
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Python Pizza Makes an Entrance in Florida Pizzeria

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A new delicacy has slithered its way and landed up on the menu of Florida, joining alligators and frogs. A pizzeria now offers Burmese python meat on what it calls the "Everglades Pizza" -- named for Florida's vast national park, where the snakes are being hunted to protect the nature preserve. "It was just to create talk about the shop...
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Progress, Challenges of Childhood Cancer Outlined in a New Report

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The progress and challenges of childhood cancer are now outlined in a new report from the American Cancer Society. The report estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths for children and adolescents in the United States, summarizes the most recent and comprehensive data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival, and outlines...
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