Category: Education
First US case of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotic
US health officials expressed grave concern as they report the country’s first case of a patient with an infection resistant to a last-resort antibiotic and that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads. Thomas Frieden, […]
GSK’s Strimvelis gains approval as gene therapy for kids with rare disorder
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Fondazione Telethon (Telethon) and Ospedale San Raffaele (OSR) announced has been approved by the European Commission as the first ex-vivo stem cell gene therapy to treat patients with a very rare disease called ADA-SCID (Severe Combined Immunodeficiency due […]
Chemotherapy drug oxaliplatincould stop rare pancreatic cancer
Researchers from Mayo Clinic’s Florida and Rochester campuses found that the chemotherapy drug oxaliplatin is effective at stopping the growth of pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma, which is a rare form of pancreatic cancer that has no effective standard of care. […]
Wire-bristle grill brushes can lead to various internal injuries
Many clean their grills with wire-bristle brushes but they may not be aware of the dangers of eating food cooked on these grills. The University of Missouri School of Medicine conducted a study which identified more than 1,600 injuries from […]
Study finds ‘selfishness’ may be beneficial behavior
The University of Rochester researchers suggest that kids raised in poverty may have been mistakenly labeled as “maladapted” for what appears to be lack of self-control. Their new study finds that what looks like selfishness may actually be beneficial behavior […]
BP fluctuations may be bad for your brain
Higher long-term fluctuations in blood pressure readings may be linked to faster declines in brain and cognitive function among older adults, says a study. “Blood pressure variability might signal blood flow instability, which could lead to the damage of the […]
Tech gadgets may cause your child do badly in maths and english
Teens who switch between TV and phone could be more likely to underperform at school Teenagers who divide their attention between devices such as their phones, video games, and the TV tend to have lower scores in maths and English, […]
Baby’s cries trigger executive functions in adult brains
A new study in the University of Toronto says that a baby’s cry commands attention and rattles executive functions, which are the very neural and cognitive processes we use for making everyday decisions, in an adult’s brain. The study looked […]
More physical activity linked to less risk for cancer
Higher levels of leisure-time activity may boost protection against a wide range of cancers, according to a new analysis of research from the US and Europe. Based on data from 12 previous studies involving a total 1.44 million people, researchers […]
Keeping busy is good for the aging brain
The study, by the University of Texas at Dallas, looked at 330 healthy participants aged between 50 and 89 as part of the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, one of the most in-depth and comprehensive studies of age-related brain function in […]
