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Video Game Helps Cancer Kids Stick to MedsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 23 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: software | Tags video, game, cancer, kids, medications, hopelab, re-mission,
"Two years ago, HopeLab released Re-Mission, a shoot 'em up game with a difference in an attempt to help cancer afflicted teenagers stick to their medication. This past August, clinical evidence w read more »
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Play game to fight AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer'sOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 72 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: software | Tags matt asay, foldit, seti@home, protein mapping, computers, disease-fighting, cancer, game,
Matt Asay reviews Foldit, "a SETI@home-like project for protein mapping where humans are the computers and disease-fighting research becomes a game." read more »
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23andMe launches breast cancer networking projectOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by articleeditor 97 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: internet | Tags andme, launches, breast, cancer, networking, project, , ,
Representatives from 23andMe said that the project does not yet have any external research organizations as partners, and remains "primarily a social networking community" at the time. The genetics community has been reluctant to embrace consumer DNA-analysis companies, and California has asked them to stop selling tests until they can be fully compliant with health regulations. read more »
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Your idle computer can save the worldOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 98 days ago (http://www.mcgilldaily.com)
Category: software | Tags world community grid, aids, ibm, grid, cancer, , , ,
World Community Grid is a not-for-profit organization that uses idle personal computers to solve global challenges, including finding a cure for cancer, making rice crops with higher yields, and deve read more »
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Cancer Expert Issues Warning On Cell Phone RisksOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by sajid 166 days ago (http://www.informationweek.com)
Category: other | Tags risk, cancer, mobile, warning, , , , ,
In particular, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman's advisory urged children to limit their use of cell phones. read more »
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Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 167 days ago (http://healthcare.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags cell phone industry, react, cell, phone, cancer, Ronald Herberman, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Dana Blankenhorn,
Dana Blankenhorn comments on the recent warning by cancer researcher Dr. Ronald Herberman. He sent a memo to his staff at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute stating concerns over the potential for cell phone use to cause cancer. Blankenhorn questions what the cell phone's response to this will be. read more »
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Screensavers help University cancer researchOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 188 days ago (http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com)
Category: software | Tags screensavers, university, cancer, research, home, gilchrist, biomedical, ,
You can help with cancer research by allowing a screensaver to run on your computer. A program downloaded onto your computer can compute calculations and codes for a project on metastasis, the sprea read more »
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Grid computing boosts cancer researchOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 189 days ago (http://www.tgdaily.com)
Category: software | Tags grid, computing, boosts, cancer, research, cels@home, alzheimers, ,
Cels@home is making breakthroughs in cancer research. People are able to volunteer their computers when they are not using them without even leaving home. Through the use of grid computing researcher read more »
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