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ABC to get Second Life
0pointsThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Telstra and Tourism Australia are building islands in the virtual online world of Second Life. Companies are recognising the huge marketing potential of the three-dimensional world.
New device for detecting oral cancer
0pointsA new device called ‘Vizilite Plus’ is now helping doctors in the early detection of oral abnormalities that could lead to cancer.
Scientists develop new tool to help cancer patients in coping with their disease
0pointsA tool to detect depression in cancer patients launched by the University of Liverpool will vastly improve patients’ ability to come to terms with their disease.
Scientists identify ‘junk’ DNA that can switch off cancer tumors
0pointsRecently, scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that 'junk' genetic material can switch off cancer tumours, preventing them from growing.
If You Had to Choose: Computer or Spouse?
0pointsA new study finds 65 percent of Americans spend more time with their computer than their spouse - and, on average, wastes 12 hours a month fixing computer problems.
BBC talking to Google about providing video on YouTube
0pointsThe British Broadcasting Corporation said Monday that it was in discussions with the search engine company Google about putting some of the BBC's programming on the online video site YouTube.
Treatments based on cancer genetics may be ineffective
0pointsMany cancer studies that rely on what scientists call genetic microarrays have critical flaws in their analyses or their conclusions.
It's official! You can now run AdSense on the same page as other contextual ad programs
0pointsWhen Google updated their AdSense policies this week, there was a lot of confusion about the removal of the a certain part of the competitive ad policy - but now it's official, other contextual ads can be run on the same page as google.
Treating Multiple Myeloma with Arsenic
0pointsMultiple myeloma is a unique cancer of plasma cells that attacks and destroys bone.
Drug extracted from mushrooms is found to be effective in treatment of cancer
0pointsScientists are preparing to conduct the first British clinical trials of a revolutionary drug extracted from mushrooms that is set to begin a new era in the treatment of cancer.
Leptin can do more than regulating body weight
0pointsLeptin, a protein hormone that plays a vital role in regulation of appetite and metabolism, is now found to prevent Type 2 diabetes in animals.
New test for the diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma
0pointsRenal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults and till now it has been diagnosed using CAT scan or MRI scan.
Why doesn’t our immune system attack tissues harboring bacteria in our small intestine?
0pointsResearchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered why the body's immune system -- perpetually on guard against foreign microbes like bacteria -- doesn't attack tissues in the small intestine.
Super powering a gene (PTEN) with enzymes can help to fight cancer
0pointsResearchers think they have discovered how to boost one of the body's natural cancer fighters.It might be possible to superpower the gene, known as PTEN, by tinkering with an enzyme that regulates its activity

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