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New cancer research targets ‘trunk’ of cancer
A cancer breakthrough may pave the way for personalized cancer treatments. Cancer growth can be illustrated by how a tree grows. It grows quickly and grows branches. These branches allow the cancer to adapt, and make it resist treatment. But, […]
Benefits of sit-stand desks unproven
The benefits of sit-stand desks are still unproven, according to a review of published research conducted by Cochrane Collaboration authors. Kay Dickersin, PhD, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who is also director of the […]
Google glass meets organs-on-chips
Organs-on-chips is a hardware and software system that can mimic the human body system. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) developed organs-on-chips to test drugs and accurately predict the body’s response. But monitoring the results of such experiments from […]
Fiddling with phones make it easier for pickpockets
People who are busy with their phones are less sensitive to touch, so are more likely to be victims of pickpockets. The research by Dr Sandra Murphy and Dr Polly Dalton of Royal Holloway, University of London explains why you […]
Nightmares linked to suicide
Even if nightmares aren’t real, the can cause serious damage. A new study is the first to report that the relationship between nightmares and suicidal behaviors. Results show that suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts were present in 62 percent of […]
School breakfasts contribute to healthy weight
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So important, in fact, that it’s okay doing it twice. A study found that middle school students who eat breakfast in school—even if they already had breakfast at home—are lesslikely to […]
Dengue vaccine trial delivers promising results
In a clinical trial, all volunteers who received an experimental dengue vaccine were protected from infection. “The findings from this trial are very encouraging to those of us who have spent many years working on vaccine candidates to protect against […]
Vegans may lack essential nutrients
A retrospective review by Mayo Clinic physicians recently published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association indicated that vegans are lacking vitamin B-12, iron, ferritin, calcium and vitamin D. According to a 2012 Gallup poll, two percent of the […]
The smell of alcohol makes it hard to resist
The smell of alcohol may make it harder to control behaviour, according to a team of Edge Hill University researchers whose findings were published today in the Psychopharmacology journal. During the computer-based study carried out at Edge Hill University, participants […]
Scientists found ‘appetite switch’ in the brain
Scientists at Johns Hopkins stumbled upon a new type of nerve cell that seems to control feeding behaviors in mice. If confirmed in humans, the finding could lead to new tools for fighting obesity. Details of the study will be […]
