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Minimizing Hair Loss Due To Cancer Radiation Therapy
Discovering that mouse hair has a circadian clock - a 24-hour cycle of growth followed by restorative repair - researchers suspect that hair loss in humans from toxic cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy might be minimized if these treatments are given late in the day.
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PwC survey illustrates importance of evolving career attitudes for Channel Islands businesses
Businesses in the Channel Islands need to adapt their recruitment and retention strategies to align themselves with the changing attitudes of a new emerging workforce, according to a study completed recently by PwC.
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USC and others Share Mapping Data via an API
USC Map Data API : The University of Southern California's Map Data API provides a RESTful interface for retrieving content from the University's online map.
Complaints Filed Against 4 Colleges Over Rapes, Including Swarthmore College
Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred joined students from four U.S. colleges and universities on Wednesday to announce the filing of federal complaints over how the higher-education institutions handle rape allegations.
UC Berkeley Targeted In Federal Complaint Over Its Handling Of Rape Allegations
Women's-rights attorney Gloria Allred says federal complaints have been filed against four U.S. colleges over how the colleges handle rape allegations.
Drugs Found to Both Prevent and Treat Alzheimer's Disease, University of Southern California Study
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Cooley Hires Litigator Ray Hartman
Today Cooley LLP announced that they have hired Ray Hartman, a litigator, for the firm's San Diego Office.
Rolling Stones give Mick Taylor more stage time in L.A
According to a news release posted yesterday on their official website at RollingStones.com , "The World's Greatest Rock N' Roll Band" featured the veteran lead guitarist on a total of four songs during their second engagement of the tour at L.A.'s Staples Centre.
Teachable Moments: Lyndon Johnson called for a 'Great Society'
President Lyndon Baines Johnson delivered his first State of the Union address, calling for a "war on poverty." The U.S. surgeon general declared, for the first time, that smoking was hazardous to your health.
New PTSD drug may allow vets to reprogram traumatic memories
Researchers claim to have found a promising new therapy in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder , the syndrome affecting thousands of U.S. military veterans.
Los Angeles votes in mayor's race without a clear front-runner
Comedian Mort Sahl once called Los Angeles "100 suburbs in search of a city." As the nation's second largest metropolis votes for a new mayor Tuesday, it is also in search of a clear winner.
VideoFort Launches the First Subscription-based Stock Footage...
VideoFort announces the launch of the first all-HD, subscription-based royalty-free stock footage provider to offer its members unlimited downloads of award-quality HD video clips .
Apple's International Tax Structure
"Thanks to what lawmakers called "gimmicks" and "schemes," Apple was able to largely sidestep taxes on tens of billions of dollars it earned outside the United States in recent years.
LA mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti at a glance
EXPERIENCE: Los Angeles City Council, 2001-present. He's also taught at the University of Southern California and Occidental College.
Disconcerting Robot Detects Depression
The latest "virtual therapist" -- charged with helping diagnose depression -- comes from psychologist Albert Rizzo and computer scientist Louis-Philippe Morency at the University of Southern California .
Apple's Massive Tax Avoidance Scheme Was Probably Legal
Apple used an impressively complex network of subsidiaries to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes in a scheme that will pit the company against congressional investigators on Tuesday.
Timing of cancer radiation therapy may minimize hair loss, researchers say
Discovery of circadian clock in mice hair reveals period of time when damage from radiotherapy can be quickly repaired, keeping hair intact LA JOLLA, CA---Discovering that mouse hair has a circadian clock - a 24-hour cycle of growth followed by restorative repair - researchers suspect that hair loss in humans from toxic cancer radiotherapy and ... (more)
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For women, movies are still silent
Speaking roles for women in Hollywood blockbusters have fallen to their lowest level in five years, a new report has found.
Happy 100th birthday, T-shirt [with list of all-time favs]
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the T-shirt. In 1913, the U.S. Navy issued crewneck T-shirts to be worn under uniforms.