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Regardless of how you feel about the term "anti-aging," (a phase we've removed from the Allure lexicon), one thing is certain: No one should ever be skin-shamed for wanting to alter their appearance. One other thing is certain: You shouldn't have to pay an arm and a leg (a charming metaphor, right?) for skin care that really works. Here's where […]
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The married professors were spending their Thanksgiving holiday in Egypt when the husband, Thomas L. Patterson, Ph.D., got very sick very quickly, experiencing fever, nausea and a racing heartbeat. By the time Patterson was accurately diagnosed with a highly multi-drug resistant bacterial infection, he was near death. His wife, Steffanie Strathdee, Ph.D., promised to “leave no stone unturned.’” What happened […]
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Children who are abused might carry the imprint of that trauma in their cells—a biochemical marking that is detectable years later, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University. The findings, based on a comparison of chemical tags on the DNA of 34 adult men, still need confirmation from larger studies, and researchers don’t know […]
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Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have uncovered a key factor protecting against age-related DNA damage, providing important clues about how our body guards against cancer. The discovery was made by identifying a rare genetic mutation in three patients with an unusual, early-onset form of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). The patients all lacked a DNA repair protein called MBD4, which […]
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Tissues grown in the lab from stem cells may fail to live up their therapeutic promise because the cells choose their own fate. For the last 20 years, scientists have worked to engineer tissues for use in a range of conditions, such as osteoarthritis or heart failure. They do this by placing stem cells – those that can become any […]
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For some patients with difficult-to-treat leukemia and lymphoma, the investigational oral medicine duvelisib may significantly improve disease outcomes, according to phase III trial data published today in the journal Blood. The DUO trial studied the head-to-head comparison of duvelisib versus ofatumumab, an approved standard-of-care chemotherapy for relapsed or treatment-resistant chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). According to […]
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Apples look good and taste good too. Try these recipes to enjoy it in different ways. By Payal Kothari Fruits are nourishing, tasty and easy to digest for all ages. When it comes to fussy eaters, the most common problem parents and caregivers face especially is at the age where the child feels he or she knows it all. It’s […]
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Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research that has revolutionised the treatment of cancer, the jury said on Monday. The pair were honoured “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation,” the Nobel Assembly said. Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy targets proteins made by […]
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In September 2017, Instagram user @xstardustgirlx conjured up her own vision of what a pumpkin spice eyeshadow palette might look like. They attributed the hypothetical to none other than Too Faced — a logical choice considering the makeup brand had already launched a host of other food-themed products, from the Sweet Peach collection to the Chocolate Bar palettes. The post […]
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I'll make any excuse to shop. Who doesn't? OK, fine, maybe fully responsible adults. But as a mostly responsible adult, it can be a little too easy to find an excuse to spend money. The start of a new month for many of us brings a new paycheck and new decisions as to what to spend it on. Now, whether […]
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