july 14

Huntington's disease: catching it early

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sun, 07/13/2008 - 23:00

(Journal of Experimental Medicine) Scientists in England report that signs of Huntington's disease appear in the blood almost 15 years before the patients develop symptoms of brain damage.

This study will be published online July 14 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

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Radiation, nanotechnology, health care and more

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 07/09/2008 - 23:00

(Health Physics Society) The HPS 2008 Midyear Topical Meeting of the Health Physics Society, which will take place July 14-17, 2008, in Pittsburgh, Pa., at the David Lawrence Convention Center.

Approximately 900 attendees are expected, with nearly 260 presentations throughout the four days.

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