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Need Something? Talk To My Right Ear!
We humans prefer to be addressed in our right ear and are more likely to perform a task when we receive the request in our right ear rather than our left. In a series of three studies, looking at ear preference in communication between humans, Dr. Luca Tommasi and Daniele Marzoli from the University "Gabriele d"Annunzio" in Chieti, Italy, show that a natural side bias, depending on hemispheric asymmetry in the brain, manifests itself in everyday human behavior. Their findings were just published online in Springer"s journal Naturwissenschaften.

Nanosignals Of Trouble From 'Normal' Cells Far From Cancer
A new Northwestern University-led study of human colon, pancreatic and lung cells is the first to report that cancer cells and their non-cancerous cell neighbors, although quite different under the microscope, share very similar structural abnormalities on the nanoscale level.
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Lou Gehrig's Disease Drug Tested In Melanoma
Following evidence of tumor shrinkage in a recent clinical trial at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), new research has just begun to further measure the effects of a drug commonly used for Lou Gehrig"s disease (ALS) in the treatment of melanoma. CINJ is a center of excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
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Durban Calling - Royal College Of Nursing

For the first time RCN members can get a unique insight into the International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress care of a daily blog. Chair of the Association of Nursing Students (ANS) Naomi Baker has already started sending back daily reports from Durban, South Africa, where the 24th Quadrennial ICN Congress is being held. The ICN represents more then 130 national nursing associations, working together to promote the global advancement of nursing. Congress comprises a business meeting and conference and is an opportunity to showcase nursing, exchange knowledge and discuss the future of the profession on an international scale. Highlights of Naomi"s packed week will include attending the Student Assembly; shadowing consultant to the ICN Student Network, Anne Morrison; and meeting nurses and nursing students from around the world. Read Baker"s blog here. Read more about the ICN Congress at http://www.icn.ch/congress2009. Royal College of Nursing


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