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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four types of neurons in the peripheral auditory system, three of which are new to science. The analysis of these cells can lead to new therapies for various kinds of hearing disorders, such as tinnitus and age-related hearing loss. The study is published in Nature Communications. When sound reaches the inner ear, […]
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Miscarriages are all too common. In fact, according to Healthline, up to 25 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. However, their frequency doesn’t make them any easier to deal with — and unfortunately, this is a reality former Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and his wife, Lauren Kitt, know too well. Kitt recently suffered a miscarriage while pregnant with what […]
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Two patients with the same kind of tumor can have very different experiences. One patient’s cancer may progress quickly while the other grows slowly. Treatments may shrink tumors or have no effect at all. And some patients survive while others don’t. Efforts to profile tumors at the DNA, RNA, or epigenetic levels have revealed subtypes of tumors that help oncologists […]
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School’s back in session, which means that germs that are carrying illnesses such as influenza can start to spread rapidly among classmates, and to their families outside of school. But the good news is that with a variety of flu vaccination options, almost everyone can find just the right one for their needs, says an expert at Baylor College of […]
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Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to successfully treat tuberculosis in animals. The team hope the compound -developed after 10 years of painstaking research will be trialled on humans within three to four years. The drug- which works by targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis’ defences rather than the bacteria itself—can also take out its increasingly commonly […]
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Here’s why affirmative caring is important as a parent. By Shayama Chona There are three general parenting styles: authoritarian, permissive and affirmative. Authoritarian parents set out strict rules and expect them to be obeyed. They believe that children should be kept in their place and discourage them from voicing their opinions. Authoritarian parents try to run a household on structure […]
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Actor Dwayne Johnson is such a softie when it comes to family life it’s hard for us to think of him as "The Rock" anymore. (We’re voting for a new nickname — maybe "The Cotton Ball.") His longtime love — Lauren Hashian, with whom Johnson shares two daughters — shared on Instagram the sweetest happy birthday message she’s ever received. […]
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Maintaining positive thoughts and feelings through intervention programs can help patients achieve better overall outcomes when it comes to their cardiovascular health, according to a review paper published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. This paper is part of an eight-part health promotion series where each paper will focus on a different risk factor for cardiovascular […]
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Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown how BRCA-associated protein 1 (BAP1) serves as a tumor suppressor gene in kidney, eye, bile duct, mesothelioma and other cancers by regulating a form of cell death called ferroptosis, opening up a potential new area of therapy research. Findings from the study, led by Boyi Gan, Ph.D., associate […]
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Cancer cells often have mutations in their DNA that can give scientists clues about how the cancer started or which treatment may be most effective. Finding these mutations can be difficult, but a new method may offer more complete, comprehensive results. A team of researchers has developed a new framework that can combine three existing methods of finding these large […]
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