Imperial Valley News Center
Mapping Cancer Deaths by US Congressional District Shows Wide Variation
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- Written by American Cancer Society
Washington, DC - Cancer death rates vary nearly two-fold when mapped by U.S. congressional district, with rates generally lowest in Mountain states and highest in Appalachia and areas of the South, according to a new analysis by American Cancer Society researchers.
Link Between Playing Violent Video Games and Aggression Confirmed
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- Written by APA
Washington, DC - Violent video game play is linked to increased aggression in players but insufficient evidence exists about whether the link extends to criminal violence or delinquency, according to a new American Psychological Association task force report.
Cellular factors that shape the 3D landscape of the genome identified
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- Written by NIH
Washington, DC - Researchers, using novel large-scale imaging technology, have mapped the spatial location of individual genes in the nucleus of human cells and identified 50 cellular factors required for the proper three-dimensional (3D) positioning of genes. These spatial locations play important roles in gene expression, DNA repair, genome stability, and other cellular activities.
NIH analysis shows Americans are in pain
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - A new analysis of data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) has found that most American adults have experienced some level of pain, from brief to more lasting pain, and from relatively minor to more severe pain.
Developing a Better Flu Vaccine
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- Written by Stephanie Desmon
Baltimore, Maryland - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers say they have developed a method that could make a nasal spray flu vaccine effective for those under two and over 49 - two groups for which the vaccine is not approved.
Counselor Thomas Shannon Travels to Addis, Ababa for IGAD Plus Summit
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - Ambassador Thomas Shannon, Counselor of the U.S. Department of State, will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 17 to represent the United States during the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Plus Heads of State Summit on South Sudan.
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