Radiation Therapy Prolongs Life In Men With Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Men whose tumors recur after prostate cancer surgery are three times more likely to survive their disease long term if they undergo radiotherapy within two years of the recurrence.

DNA Knot Keeps Viral Genes Tightly Corked Inside Shell

A novel twist of DNA may keep viral genes tightly wound within a capsule, waiting for ejection into a host, a high-resolution analysis of its structure has revealed.

Pain Prevention For Older Adults -- The Shingles Vaccine

A vaccine to prevent shingles -- a painful and common skin rash -- has been available for more than two years, but few people reportedly are vaccinated.The June issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource covers why this vaccine, Zostavax, is recommended for adults over age 60.

New Scanning Technology Offers Better Picture Of Critical Brain Functions

Researchers are taking MRI to a new level that offers a better picture of vital brain functions, according to the June issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.MRI is a standard imaging tool that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to generate images of the body.

New Study Shows Potential To Treat Or Prevent Viral Cancers

A new study, presented at the SNM 55th Annual Meeting, shows that radioimmunotherapy (RIT) targeting viral antigens offers a novel option to treat - or even prevent - many viral cancers by targeting cancer cells expressing viral antigens or infected cells before they convert into malignancy.

Density - Dependence Of Developmental Instability In A Dimorphic Ungulate

The use of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) for biomonitoring environmental stress is limited by the lack of work on how FA in particular traits responds to specific stresses. Here, by manipulating the number of individuals in an enclosed fallow deer (Dama dama) population, we describe, for the first time, clear density dependence in the FA of juvenile jaw morphology.

Surgeon General's Conference Aims To Develop National Strategy To Prevent Premature Births

In an effort to reduce the increasing number of premature infant births during the past 20 years, acting U.S. Surgeon General Steven Galson on Monday opened a two-day conference that aims to develop a national strategy to prevent premature births, the AP/Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

Older Men With Low Testosterone Benefit From Testosterone Replacement

In older men with low testosterone levels, testosterone replacement therapy improves their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to two new studies. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Have Until June 30 To Reauthorize Health Care Cost Containment Council

The Pennsylvania General Assembly has until June 30 to pass legislation that would reauthorize the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, a state council that analyzes the cost and quality of health care in the state, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Sweden's Route To Success In Medical Science And Innovation - Unique Innovation System In Focus When KI Presented At BIO 2008

Karolinska Institutet's president, Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson, is taking part in BIO 2008, the world's largest conference for players on the biotech market, to be held this year in San Diego. The president of the Swedish medical university will be talking about Sweden's route to success in medical science and innovation.