Hamartomatous polyposis syndromes

NatClinPract submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.nature.com)

This Review discusses the diagnosis, clinical features and genetics of the hamartomatous polyposis syndromes. The risk of malignancy, appropriate surveillance recommendations and the potential for targeted therapy are also discussed.

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What are the metabolic costs of digesting a meal?

mmccue submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (comp.uark.edu)

All animals incur unavoidable metabolic costs associated with digesting food which take away from their net energy gains, a phenomenon is known as specific dynamic action (SDA). Interestingly, despite a century of inquiry, modern scientists cannot agree on exactly why this is. This review summarizes the history of physiological and nutritional inquiries into SDA, and discuses the various hypotheses that have been advanced to SDA throughout the decades

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NASA to review astronaut screening - February 08, 2007

sunjian submitted, created time 1 year 11 months (www.theaustralian.news.com.au)

NASA said today it will review the way it screens astronauts for mental or medical problems after the arrest of astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival...

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[POLL] Anyone excited by a review article?

spammer1 submitted, created time 1 year 11 months (www.annualreviews.org)

Is anyone excited with a review article? just wanna know what you guys are thinking. please leave your comments.

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