The proteins that domesticated our genomes

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

Online program to combat OCD

Students who are bullied because of sexual orientation have willing defenders in their classmates – motivated by leadership, courage, their beliefs in justice, altruism and having lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender friends, …
Source:Online program to combat OCD

How breast cancer cells avoid cell death

Two new papers from the lab of Zach Schafer, Coleman Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Notre Dame, offer insights into how breast cancer cells avoid anoikis, which is cell death induced by detachment from the extracellular matrix (ECM). “Metastasis, the s…
Source:How breast cancer cells avoid cell death

China considers ban on infant formula ads

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is considering a ban on advertisements for infant milk formula in a bid to tackle low levels of breast feeding, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, a potential headache for firms targeting the country’s near $18 billion market. The dra…
Source:China considers ban on infant formula ads

Insurers backed Obamacare, then undermined it. Now they’re profiting from it

Anyone who still thinks the Affordable Care Act was a “government takeover of health care” should consider this headline from the news pages of last Thursday’s Investor’s Business Daily: UnitedHealth Profit Soars On Obamacare, Optum—April 16, 2015 That’s from a Wall Street publication wh…
Source:Insurers backed Obamacare, then undermined it. Now they’re profiting from it

Primary cardiac tumors on the verge of oblivion: a European experience over 15 years

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna, A-1090, Austria For all author emails, please log on.
Source:Primary cardiac tumors on the verge of oblivion: a European experience over 15 years

Social Media Can Help Track Tornadoes, But Was That Tweet Real?

i Purdue University students are testing new software that may track and warn about tornadoes, such as this one which struck Rochelle, Ill., in early April. Walker Ashley/AP hide caption itoggle caption Walker Ashley/AP …
Source:Social Media Can Help Track Tornadoes, But Was That Tweet Real?

Why Handsome Men May Be At A Disadvantage When It Comes To Hiring

Researchers have known that beautiful people have advantages. But experiments find that in many hiring and evaluation decisions, being a good looking man can be a distinct disadvantage.
Source:Why Handsome Men May Be At A Disadvantage When It Comes To Hiring

Research explores new, personalized ovarian cancer treatments

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Source:Research explores new, personalized ovarian cancer treatments

Research explores new, personalized ovarian cancer treatments

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Source: Research explores new, personalized ovarian cancer treatments

Why Handsome Men May Be At A Disadvantage When It Comes To Hiring

Researchers have known that beautiful people have advantages. But experiments find that in many hiring and evaluation decisions, being a good looking man can be a distinct disadvantage.
Source: Why Handsome Men May Be At A Disadvantage When It Comes To Hiring

Social Media Can Help Track Tornadoes, But Was That Tweet Real?

i Purdue University students are testing new software that may track and warn about tornadoes, such as this one which struck Rochelle, Ill., in early April. Walker Ashley/AP hide caption itoggle…
Source: Social Media Can Help Track Tornadoes, But Was That Tweet Real?

Primary cardiac tumors on the verge of oblivion: a European experience over 15 years

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna, A-1090, Austria For all author emails, please log on.
Source: Primary cardiac tumors on the verge of oblivion: a European experience over 15 years

Insurers backed Obamacare, then undermined it. Now they’re profiting from it

Anyone who still thinks the Affordable Care Act was a “government takeover of health care” should consider this headline from the news pages of last Thursday’s Investor’s Business Daily: UnitedHealth Profit Soars On Obamacare, Optum—April 16, 2015 That’s from a …
Source: Insurers backed Obamacare, then undermined it. Now they’re profiting from it

China considers ban on infant formula ads

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is considering a ban on advertisements for infant milk formula in a bid to tackle low levels of breast feeding, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, a potential headache for firms targeting the country’s near $18 billion mar…
Source: China considers ban on infant formula ads

How breast cancer cells avoid cell death

Two new papers from the lab of Zach Schafer, Coleman Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Notre Dame, offer insights into how breast cancer cells avoid anoikis, which is cell death induced by detachment from the extracellular matrix (ECM). “Metastasis, the spread o…
Source: How breast cancer cells avoid cell death

Online program to combat OCD

Students who are bullied because of sexual orientation have willing defenders in their classmates – motivated by leadership, courage, their beliefs in justice, altruism and having lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender friends, …
Source: Online program to combat OCD

The mystery of breast cancer

Was it something I ate? Credit: www.shutterstock.com. For most of the common cancers, a major cause has been identified: smoking causes 90% of lung cancer worldwide, hepatitis viruses cause most liver cancer, H pylori bacteria causes stomach cancer, Human papillomavirus causes…
Source: The mystery of breast cancer

Big data opens up vast frontiers in genetic research

The epigenome acts like a signpost—controlling how the underlying DNA sequence is used to produce different cells like neurons, heart cells and skin cells. Credit: Victoria Pickering Professor Ryan Lister from University of Western Australia is using big data to examine DNA in new …
Source: Big data opens up vast frontiers in genetic research

LGBT-competent physicians are scarce at US academic medical practices, study finds

Research has shown that, for a number of reasons, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are significantly more likely than heterosexuals to avoid or delay medical care. For instance, LGBT individuals who are between the ages of 18 and 44 and single are less likely than heterosexuals to…
Source: LGBT-competent physicians are scarce at US academic medical practices, study finds

Countering Ebola misinformation: an interview with Dr Katie Geary, International SOS

Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) insights from industryDr. Katie GearyMedical Director – Assistance, Northern Europe, International SOS Please can you give a brief overview of Ebola and how it spreads? Ebola is one of the viral infections t…
Source: Countering Ebola misinformation: an interview with Dr Katie Geary, International SOS

Pembrolizumab drug halts tumor growth in 76% of patients with pleural mesothelioma

The PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab, a cancer immunotherapy drug, shrank or halted growth of tumors in 76 percent of patients with pleural mesothelioma, a rare and deadly form of cancer that arises in the outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall, according to a…
Source: Pembrolizumab drug halts tumor growth in 76% of patients with pleural mesothelioma

Do ankle brachial index and pulse volume waveforms compare with the Ultrasound Duplex Scan for identifying Peripheral Arterial Disease?

Of the 200 patients recruited 65% were male, 35% female with an overall mean age of 67 years (range 25-90 (SD 12.38)). 26.7% had DM, 36.7% had CHD, and 28.9% were smokers. 38% were found to have PAD using the gold standard UDS. Those with DM and PAD =…
Source: Do ankle brachial index and pulse volume waveforms compare with the Ultrasound Duplex Scan for identifying Peripheral Arterial Disease?

Diabetic foot ulcer wound fluid: the effects of pH on DFU bacteria and infection

Foot ulceration is one of the most significant complications of diabetes, and will affect 15-20% of people with diabetes at some point in their lives. Such ulcers frequently become infected with very serious sequelae which can often lead to amputation…
Source: Diabetic foot ulcer wound fluid: the effects of pH on DFU bacteria and infection

Clinicians’ perceptions of prescribing antibiotics for infections in the diabetic foot

A total of 152 themes were identified and clustered into ten different groups including: resistance issues, appropriate use of antibiotics, when to prescribe / stop antibiotics, influences on prescribing, complications / areas of concern, microbiology,…
Source: Clinicians’ perceptions of prescribing antibiotics for infections in the diabetic foot

Does bunion surgery actually narrow the foot? Assessment of outcomes of surgery using traditional angles and a new radiographic measure of severity- the forefoot: hindfoot ratio. Correlation with clinical outcomes

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2015, 8(Suppl 1):A15 doi:10.1186/1757-1146-8-S1-A15 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://ift.tt/1Jm32U4 !–– © 2015 Curran et al; licensee BioM…
Source: Does bunion surgery actually narrow the foot? Assessment of outcomes of surgery using traditional angles and a new radiographic measure of severity- the forefoot: hindfoot ratio. Correlation with clinical outcomes

The effect of vision impairment on dynamic balance

An in-shoe pressure system (FScan, Tekscan, UK) was used to measure CoP values during walking gait for 15 asymptomatic subjects along a 5 metre walkway. Walking was assessed under normal and altered visual conditions using vision impairment goggles…
Source: The effect of vision impairment on dynamic balance

The 3 Things That Stop Most People From Achieving Their Goals

How many goals have you set in your life? A hundred? Ten thousand? Even more? How many of these goals have you actually achieved? If you’re like most people, this second number is going to be a fraction of the first. A big reason is that as soon as you set a g…
Source: The 3 Things That Stop Most People From Achieving Their Goals

You’ve Been Making Your Hard-Boiled Eggs All Wrong

Despite its name, the hard-boiled egg should not be boiled. It should be steamed. The technique is beneficial for several reasons. Since the eggs are placed in a shallow basket rather than a deep pot of simmering water, they’re less likely to crack. The steam w…
Source: You’ve Been Making Your Hard-Boiled Eggs All Wrong

Aspirin may reduce risk of some forms of cancer

Taking aspirin regularly over several years may help prevent gastrointestinal cancers, a new study suggests. There was a 20 percent lower risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, especially in the colon and rectum, among people taking aspirin, said lead researcher…
Source: Aspirin may reduce risk of some forms of cancer

Poll: Support for legal marijuana use reaches all-time high

By Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, and Fred Backus Legalized Marijuana Use Fifty-three percent of Americans now say the use of marijuana should be legal, an all-time high in CBS News polling; 43 percent think it should not be legal. Public opinion…
Source: Poll: Support for legal marijuana use reaches all-time high

The Internet Rallies Around ‘Success Kid,’ Raises More Than $100,000 To Help His Dad Get A Kidney Transplant

First, the Internet made the “Success Kid” famous. Now, it’s helping to save his father’s life. Earlier this month, the family of Sammy Griner, the now 8-year-old kid whose determined expression and clenched fist spawned the hugely popular “Success Kid” meme, launched a GoFundMe campaig…
Source:The Internet Rallies Around ‘Success Kid,’ Raises More Than $100,000 To Help His Dad Get A Kidney Transplant

Paradigm to provide PCDx test to oncologists in TD2 networks

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Source:Paradigm to provide PCDx test to oncologists in TD2 networks

Pulmonary Hypertension Center at RI Hospital receives PHA accreditation

The Pulmonary Hypertension Center at Rhode Island Hospital is one of the nation’s first centers of its kind to be accredited by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). For those affected by pulmonary hypertension (PH), accreditation assures them and their providers that they have access to …
Source:Pulmonary Hypertension Center at RI Hospital receives PHA accreditation

WSU study could help predict mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease

Mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, may be one of Alzheimer’s earliest signs. The subtle changes of MCI include problems with memory, language, thinking and judgment and a subjective sense that mental function is getting worse. MCI is seldom severe enough to impair day-to-day activities and is s…
Source:WSU study could help predict mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease

Penn professor to be recognized with AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) will recognize Carl H. June, MD, the Richard W. Vague professor in immunotherapy at the Perelman School of Medicine and director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at the University of…
Source:Penn professor to be recognized with AACR-CRI Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology

New research shows that squirming helps ADHD children learn

For decades, frustrated parents and teachers have barked at fidgety children with ADHD to “Sit still and concentrate!” But new research shows that if you want ADHD kids to learn, you have to let them squirm. The foot-tapping, leg-swinging and chair-scooting movements of children with att…
Source:New research shows that squirming helps ADHD children learn

Colour of light influences how the brain clock measures time of day

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Studies: Merck drug Keytruda effective against 3 cancers

One of the hot new cancer immunotherapy drugs, Merck Co.’s Keytruda, strongly benefited patients with melanoma, lung cancer and mesothelioma, according to three studies presented Sunday at the American Association for Cancer Research conference in Philadelphia. One study, comparing Keytruda to …
Source:Studies: Merck drug Keytruda effective against 3 cancers

Shared risk factors lead to diabetes, heart disease and cancer

In a major symposium at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2015, University of Colorado Cancer Center investigator Tim Byers, MD, MPH, describes research showing the link between cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. “We tend to silo ourselves in our r…
Source:Shared risk factors lead to diabetes, heart disease and cancer

Leading doctors warn that sepsis deaths will not be curbed without radical rethink of research strategy

Leading doctors today [Monday 20 April, 2015] warn that medical and public recognition of sepsis—thought to contribute to between a third and a half of all hospital deaths—must improve if the number of deaths from this common and potentially life-threatening condition are to fall. In a new Com…
Source:Leading doctors warn that sepsis deaths will not be curbed without radical rethink of research strategy

Immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab shows promise for mesothelioma patients

The PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab, a cancer immunotherapy drug, shrank or halted growth of tumors in 76 percent of patients with pleural mesothelioma, a rare and deadly form of cancer that arises in the outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall, according to a new study from researchers…
Source:Immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab shows promise for mesothelioma patients

Pill-taking can be less yucky for kids, study review finds

CHICAGO (AP) — Many sick kids can’t or won’t swallow pills — and that can make them sicker. But there may be some pretty simple ways to help the medicine go down, a new study says. Dr. Kathleen Bradford and colleagues at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill reviewed research o…
Source:Pill-taking can be less yucky for kids, study review finds

Disney Research creates method enabling dialogue replacement for automated video redubbing

A badly dubbed foreign film makes a viewer yearn for subtitles; even subtle discrepancies between words spoken and facial motion are easy to detect. That’s less likely with a method developed by Disney Research that analyzes an actor’s speech motions to literally put new words in his mouth. The r…
Source:Disney Research creates method enabling dialogue replacement for automated video redubbing

16 Family Portraits That Don’t Even Try To Be Picture-Perfect

Picture your family. Mom hasn’t had time to do her hair, and Dad doesn’t really walk around in a suit and tie … or perhaps even pants. The kids run around with the energy of one thousand windmills and have already managed to get breakfast on their brand-new clothes. The modern family em…
Source:16 Family Portraits That Don’t Even Try To Be Picture-Perfect

Pressure for drug development in lysosomal storage disorders – a quantitative analysis thirty years beyond the US orphan drug act

1 Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany 2 …
Source:Pressure for drug development in lysosomal storage disorders – a quantitative analysis thirty years beyond the US orphan drug act

Health Check: why does women’s hair thin out?

Balding in men is so common it doesn’t raise an eyebrow. But when a woman starts to lose hair, it can be extremely distressing. Will she end up bald, too? Help, I’ve got alopecia! The term alopecia means hair loss. It doesn’t describe the type or the cause of a particular sort of hair loss; women…
Source:Health Check: why does women’s hair thin out?

Some lung cancer patients can benefit from melanoma drugs

A subset of lung cancer patients can derive important clinical benefits from drugs that are more commonly used to treat melanoma, the authors of a new academic clinical trial in Europe have reported at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Oliver Gautschi, a…
Source:Some lung cancer patients can benefit from melanoma drugs

Study confirms benefits of removing blood clots after stroke

A technique that removes blood clots from large brain blood vessels reduced disability after stroke in a trial conducted in Catalonia, Spain, and co-led by an expert from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The findings will be announced today at the annual meeting of the European…
Source:Study confirms benefits of removing blood clots after stroke

Many people still underestimate health risks associated with smoking few cigarettes a day

Many people still dangerously underestimate the health risks associated with smoking even a few cigarettes a day, despite decades of public health campaigning, French researchers have reported at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The results demonstrate…
Source:Many people still underestimate health risks associated with smoking few cigarettes a day

Telecommunications engineer designs optical resonance-based biosensors for medical use

A telecommunications engineer of the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, has designed in his Ph.D. thesis optical resonance-based biosensors for use in medical applications like, for example, the detecting of celiac disease. Besides achieving greater resolution and sensitivity, the materials…
Source:Telecommunications engineer designs optical resonance-based biosensors for medical use

Broccoli sprout extract promising for head and neck cancer prevention

PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 2015 – Broccoli sprout extract protects against oral cancer in mice and proved tolerable in a small group of healthy human volunteers, the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), partner with UPMC CancerCenter, announced today at the American Association for C…

Source:Broccoli sprout extract promising for head and neck cancer prevention

Seeking new targets for ovarian cancer treatment

PHILADEPHIA, April 19, 2015 – Identifying molecular changes that occur in tissue after chemotherapy could be crucial in advancing treatments for ovarian cancer, according to research from Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation (MWRIF) and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (…

Source:Seeking new targets for ovarian cancer treatment

Seeking new targets for ovarian cancer treatment

PHILADEPHIA, April 19, 2015 – Identifying molecular changes that occur in tissue after chemotherapy could be crucial in advancing treatments for ovarian cancer, according to research from Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation (MWRIF) and the University of P…

Source: Seeking new targets for ovarian cancer treatment

Broccoli sprout extract promising for head and neck cancer prevention

PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 2015 – Broccoli sprout extract protects against oral cancer in mice and proved tolerable in a small group of healthy human volunteers, the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), partner with UPMC CancerCenter, announced today at the A…

Source: Broccoli sprout extract promising for head and neck cancer prevention

Animal study shows why long-time consumption of soyfoods reduces breast cancer recurrence

PHILADELPHIA — Women diagnosed with breast cancer are often told not to eat soyfoods or soy-based supplements because they can interfere with anti-estrogen treatment. But new research being presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2…

Source: Animal study shows why long-time consumption of soyfoods reduces breast cancer recurrence

Film Seeks to Compel Parents to Ask Hard Questions about Mercury and Vaccinations

Byline “Right now, if I want to find out what’s going on in Ukraine or Syria or Washington, I read the New York Times, other national newspapers, I look at the Associated Press wires, I read the British press, and so on. I use Google all the time, I’m happy it’s…

Source: Film Seeks to Compel Parents to Ask Hard Questions about Mercury and Vaccinations

Canada quarantines chicken farm infected with bird flu

(HealthDay)—For patients with Behçet’s syndrome, the oral phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor apremilast is effective for treating oral ulcers, according to a study published in the April 16 issue of the New En …

Source:Canada quarantines chicken farm infected with bird flu

Merck drug Keytruda effective against 3 cancers

One of the hot new cancer immunotherapy drugs, Merck Co.’s Keytruda, strongly benefited patients with melanoma, lung cancer and mesothelioma, according to three studies presented Sunday at the American Association for Cancer Research conference in Philadelphia. One study, comparing Keytruda to …

Source:Merck drug Keytruda effective against 3 cancers

Teva shares slide on generic Copaxone fears

By Steven Scheer and Tova Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries shares slid five percent on Sunday after U.S. regulators approved a generic version of its top-selling multiple sclerosis drug and amid reports it was mulling a bid for rival Mylan. …

Source:Teva shares slide on generic Copaxone fears

Schools must track academic progress of homeless students, researchers argue

Schools must track the academic progress of homeless students with as much care as they track special education, Title I and English language learner students, according to researchers at University of the Pacific. “In an age of accountability, schools focus their efforts and attention on the s…

Source:Schools must track academic progress of homeless students, researchers argue

What A Small-Town Obituary Writer Can Teach Us All About Living

In the healthiest sense possible, Heather Lende has an intimate relationship with death. She is the longtime obituary writer in her small Alaska hometown of Haines, having memorialized some 400 departed locals, neighbors, friends. She volunteers at the hospice center, and had her own…

Source:What A Small-Town Obituary Writer Can Teach Us All About Living

Celebrities Have Been Working Out A Lot Lately, And They Have The Instagrams To Prove It

Earlier this week, “Girls” star Lena Dunham posted a “workout selfie” on Instagram along with a powerful message about the importance of exercise, especially when it comes to mental health. “To those struggling with anxiety, OCD, depression: I know it’s mad annoying when people tell you…

Source:Celebrities Have Been Working Out A Lot Lately, And They Have The Instagrams To Prove It

Woman Indirectly Struck By Lightning Sustains Rare Injury

By: Tanya Lewis Published: April 15, 2015 11:22am ET on LiveScience. Being struck by lightning is a rare event, and it can have some equally unusual medical effects. For one 77-year-old woman who survived being hit by an indirect lightning strike while sitting in her car, those…

Source:Woman Indirectly Struck By Lightning Sustains Rare Injury

Sleep Is the New Wonder Drug

Did I just give you permission to use a drug? Yes, I did. Sleep is THAT important. Scientists have discovered that sleep is not just important for the brain, but also for immune function, hormone balancing, learning and, my favorite, weight loss. Sleep is the time when your body…

Source:Sleep Is the New Wonder Drug

5 Ways to Fall Head Over Heels in Love With Life

For far too many people, life has become about surviving the circumstances that they are given. Trying desperately to make do with what they have without realizing that they have the power to create a life they are head over heels in love with. It’s not about luck or being in the r…

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5 Ways to Fall Head Over Heels in Love With Life

For far too many people, life has become about surviving the circumstances that they are given. Trying desperately to make do with what they have without realizing that they have the power to create a life they are head over heels in love with. It’s not a…

Source: 5 Ways to Fall Head Over Heels in Love With Life

Sleep Is the New Wonder Drug

Did I just give you permission to use a drug? Yes, I did. Sleep is THAT important. Scientists have discovered that sleep is not just important for the brain, but also for immune function, hormone balancing, learning and, my favorite, weight loss. Sleep is the…

Source: Sleep Is the New Wonder Drug

Woman Indirectly Struck By Lightning Sustains Rare Injury

By: Tanya Lewis Published: April 15, 2015 11:22am ET on LiveScience. Being struck by lightning is a rare event, and it can have some equally unusual medical effects. For one 77-year-old woman who survived being hit by an indirect lightning strike while…

Source: Woman Indirectly Struck By Lightning Sustains Rare Injury

Celebrities Have Been Working Out A Lot Lately, And They Have The Instagrams To Prove It

Earlier this week, “Girls” star Lena Dunham posted a “workout selfie” on Instagram along with a powerful message about the importance of exercise, especially when it comes to mental health. “To those struggling with anxiety, OCD, depression: I know it’s mad ann…

Source: Celebrities Have Been Working Out A Lot Lately, And They Have The Instagrams To Prove It