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It looks like congratulations are in order for Diane Kruger and her boyfriend, Norman Reedus. After much speculation (Kruger was totally hiding a baby bump with those oversize gowns at Cannes, right?), multiple sources have exclusively confirmed to Us Weekly that the couple is expecting their first child together. Kruger’s Cannes attire wasn’t the only clue that she’s pregnant — […]
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The lives of over 1.2 billion children across the globe are threatened by widespread poverty, conflict or discrimination against girls. This sobering information was released in a report by Save the Children in advance of International Children’s Day, and it also includes a ranking of the countries where childhood is most and least threatened. Due to America’s huge wealth and […]
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A new clinical trial from the University of Leeds is testing omega-3 capsules in patients who have bowel cancer which has spread to the liver, to see if it can stop the cancer returning after surgery. Promising results in an earlier smaller trial showed that providing patients with 2g per day of the omega-3, called EPA, for around a month […]
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The doctors who have spent years studying the case call it “a series of fortunate events.” What began as a remarkable response to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is now providing evidence about the human genome and immune response that could help turn gene therapy non-responders into responders. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Abramson Cancer Center say […]
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Humans can accurately sense the position, speed, and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut. This sense, known as proprioception, allows humans to precisely control their body movements. Despite significant improvements to prosthetic devices in recent years, researchers have been unable to provide this essential sensation to people with artificial limbs, limiting their ability to accurately control their […]
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The European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute at Cardiff University has shed light on the link between skin cancer development and kidney transplants, highlighting the importance for clinicians to monitor transplant patients for these virus-induced cancers. In patients who lack the protection of their immune system, viruses like HPV can spread and cause cancer unchecked. This means that those receiving […]
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My daughter is my world, and I can’t imagine my life without her. I didn’t plan to be a single mother, but sometimes, life dishes out circumstances you don’t expect. Single motherhood has made me wiser, stronger and more resilient; my daughter is my child first and foremost, but she is also one of my best friends. But that doesn’t […]
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Whether or not you have had babies yourself, you know that a lot of thought goes into planning, designing, and building the nursery before the little one comes along. Even if you haven’t talked to the momma-to-be about it specifically, you can get a pretty good sense of the theme of the nursery just by browsing through her baby registry […]
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Cancer is a popular topic for the media, as people care and worry about it in equal measure. News reports help people find out what researchers are working on, and how charitable donations are being spent. They also helps generate interest in the amazing science going on. But perhaps most of all, health stories and clinical trial results have a […]
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Homeowners know that one little termite can lead to big problems: while termites are efficient at gnawing away at wood, they can do even more damage if the wood is already broken or has another defect. Mechanical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have found the same effect in some of the body’s tissue: One small defect in tissue […]
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