Infection linked to dangerous blood clots in veins and lungs, U-M study shows
Older adults at much greater risk for being hospitalized for a blood clot within three months of getting an infection
Arsenic Turns Stem Cells Cancerous, Spurring Tumor Growth
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered how exposure to arsenic can turn normal stem cells into cancer stem cells and spur tumor growth. Inorganic arsenic, which affects the drinking water of millions of people worldwide, has been previously shown to be a human carcinogen. A growing body of evidence suggests that cancer […]
Anchorage, Alaska teen named Distinguished Young Woman of Alaska
Statewide scholarship program awarded $7,000 in cash scholarships to participants
Derelict Japanese Vessel Drifting North-Northwest Along Baranof Island
The Coast Guard announced this week that a derelict fishing vessel that was dislodged by the Tsunami spawned by the 9.0 earthquake in Japan last year is slowly drifting through the waters of Southeast Alaska at about one mile an hour.