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• Skin Cancer
  Breast Cancer
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  Diseases and Conditions
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  Researchers Observe an Increased Risk of Cancer in People With History of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

  April 23, 2013 — Researchers found that people with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer had a modestly increased risk of getting cancer in the future, specifically breast and lung cancer in women and melanoma in ... > full story
• Hormone Disorders
  Diabetes
  Menopause
  Prostate Cancer
  Stem Cells
  Women's Health
   

  Researchers Discover New Explanation for Diabetes and Poor Growth

  April 23, 2013 — A group of researchers has taken a significant step towards understanding the reasons for both diabetes and growth hormone deficiency. Their new discoveries center on the body's ability to regulate ... > full story
• Alcoholism
  Heart Disease
  Nutrition Research
  Nutrition
  Stroke Prevention
  Cholesterol
   
  

  Binge Drinking in College Can Lead to Heart Disease Later in Life

  April 23, 2013 — Frequent binge drinking in college can cause more than a hangover. Regularly consuming multiple drinks in a short window of time can cause immediate changes in circulation that increase an otherwise ... > full story
• Graphene
  Materials Science
  Spintronics
  Nanotechnology
  Technology
  Electronics
   
  

  Nanowires Grown on Graphene Have Surprising Structure

  April 23, 2013 — When engineers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene, they did not expect to discover a new paradigm of epitaxy. The self-assembled wires have a core of ... > full story
• Evolutionary Biology
  Robotics
  Artificial Intelligence
  Nature
  Biology
  Virtual Reality
   

  Virtual, Squishy Creatures Evolve to Run Using Evolutionary Algorithms

  April 23, 2013 — Scientists have created a computer algorithm that can be used to witness virtual creatures evolving their squishy, muscle-like features in order to teach themselves to ... > full story
• Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Lymphoma
  Ovarian Cancer
   

  New Pathway, Enhancing Tamoxifen to Tame Aggressive Breast Cancer Identified

  April 23, 2013 — Tamoxifen is a time-honored breast cancer drug used to treat millions of women with early-stage and less-aggressive disease, and now medical researchers have shown how to exploit tamoxifen's ... > full story
• Origin of Life
  Fossils
  Evolution
  Anthropology
  Ancient Civilizations
  Cultures
   
  

  Ancient DNA Reveals Europe's Dynamic Genetic History

  April 23, 2013 — Ancient DNA recovered from a series of skeletons in central Germany up to 7,500 years old has been used to reconstruct the first detailed genetic history of modern ... > full story
• Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Astronomy
  NASA
  Space Telescopes
  Space Exploration
  Sun
   
  

  Hubble Captures Comet ISON

  April 23, 2013 — When the Hubble picture of ISON was taken on April 10, the comet was slightly closer than Jupiter's orbit at a distance of 386 million miles from the Sun. Hubble photographed a jet blasting dust ... > full story
• Bacteria
  Foodborne Illness
  Ulcers
  Extreme Survival
  Microbiology
  Microbes and More
   
  

  Contact Killing of Salmonella by Human Fecal Bacteria

  April 23, 2013 — Researchers have recently found a novel mode of interaction between Salmonella, a foodborne pathogen, and the bacteria that live in our guts. Fecal bacteria collected from healthy donors effectively ... > full story
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Triglycerides
  Fitness
  Biology
  Nutrition
   

  'Toggle Switch' to Burn Fat Identified

  April 23, 2013 — For a long time, scientists have dreamt of converting undesirable white fat cells into brown fat cells and thus simply have excess pounds melt away. Researchers have now gotten a step closer to this ... > full story

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