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Failing the sniff test: Researchers find new way to spot fraud

BJS — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:47:36 +0000

Companies that commit fraud can find innovative ways to fudge the numbers, making it hard to tell something is wrong by just looking at their financial statements.

Young tennis players who play only 1 sport are more prone to injuries

BJS — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:23 +0000

MAYWOOD, Il. -- Gifted young athletes are under increasing pressure to play only one sport year round.

Scientists uncover new key to the puzzle of hormone therapy and breast cancer

BJS — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:17 +0000

PHILADELPHIA -- The use of postmenopausal hormone therapy has decreased over time in the United States, which researchers suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyper

Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence

BJS — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:11 +0000

A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts.

Nothing, just like it...

polymerphysics — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:56:11 +0000

Happy, look for a warm person to cross all one’s life

xiaoliang — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:39:31 +0000

Happy, look for a warm person to cross all one’s life.

Nanoparticles do not damage DNA across barriers by signaling molecules

QED induced radiation — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:07:53 +0000

Ionizing radiation emitted by nanoparticles damages the DNA by penetrating barriers instead of the nanoparticle signaling across the barrier for the DNA to be damaged

Scientists visualize how bacteria talk to one another

BJS — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:54:19 +0000

Using imaging mass spectrometry, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communi