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New study reveals an unexpected survival mechanism of a subset of cancer cells

28.05.2019 Health Problems

Embedded at the ends of chromosomes are structures called telomeres, which in normal cells become shorter as cells divide. Progressive shortening triggers cell proliferation arrest or death. Cancer cells adopt different strategies to overcome this control mechanism that keeps track of the number of times that a cell has divided. One of these strategies is the alternative lengthening of telomeres […]

Duchess Meghan’s Friend Says She Will Be a ‘Strict’ Mom to Son Archie

19.05.2019 Kids Health

Duchess Meghan’s closest friends opened up about the new mom in a CBS special, Meghan and Harry Plus One, that aired on Friday, May 17, and revealed how she will raise her son, Archie, with husband Prince Harry. “Meghan and I have talked about her being a mother for over a decade,” the former Suits star’s pal Janina Gavankar told […]

Take steps to prevent a stroke

10.05.2019 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Strokes are common but not inevitable. There are ways you can reduce your risk, starting with your blood pressure. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of permanent disability, said Dr. Gary Bernardini, neurology chair at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens. Most strokes occur when blood flow to the brain gets cut […]

Hand movements help us understand language in a noisy environment

03.05.2019 Health Problems

Hand movements (and not especially lip movements, as is often thought) are the best way to recognise language in noisy situations. The best solution is a combination of lip and hand movements. This is the conclusion of a study by cognitive neuroscientist Linda Drijvers from Radboud University and the Max Planck Institute. It is the topic of her PhD degree […]

Ronda Rousey Opens Up About ‘Trying to Start a Family’

29.04.2019 Kids Health

Next stop: pregnancy! Ronda Rousey and her husband, Travis Browne, got married in 2017 and are now trying to conceive their first child. “With me and my husband trying to start a family, we are very fortunate to be in a very secure position now,” the wrestler, 32, told Us Weekly exclusively at the LA Family Housing LAFH Awards & […]

A spoonful of peppermint helps the meal go down

27.04.2019 Health Problems

Imagine that while eating a delicious meal at your favorite restaurant, your joy is cut short because of difficulty swallowing your food, followed by chest pain. If you go see a doctor about these symptoms, and there is no evidence of a cardiac cause of the chest pain, you could be diagnosed as having some sort of disorder of the […]

A new clue in the mystery of ALS, frontotemporal dementia

24.04.2019 Health Problems

A special focus on rogue proteins may hold future promise in stopping the progression of nerve cell destruction in people who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or frontotemporal dementia. ALS, a rare but devastating disorder that’s also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, attacks the body’s nerve cells, resulting in progressive muscle weakness as the neurons degenerate over time. There is […]

Shining light on rare nerve tumors illuminates a fresh path for fighting cancer

24.04.2019 Health Problems

When a protein named “Merlin” fails to do its job, people can develop slow-growing, life-disrupting auditory nerve tumors that can disrupt their hearing and balance. This rare condition is called neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2). Now scientists at Cincinnati Children’s have discovered much more about how Merlin does its job—by working behind the scenes through a network of more than 50 other […]

Scientists restore some functions in a pig’s brain hours after death

17.04.2019 Health Problems

Circulation and cellular activity were restored in a pig’s brain four hours after its death, a finding that challenges long-held assumptions about the timing and irreversible nature of the cessation of some brain functions after death, Yale scientists report April 18 in the journal Nature. The brain of a postmortem pig obtained from a meatpacking plant was isolated and circulated […]

A+ Parents! Chrissy Teigen, John Legend Take Luna to Disneyland for B-Day

14.04.2019 Kids Health

Best … parents … ever! Chrissy Teigen and John Legend treated their daughter, Luna, to a Disneyland trip ahead of her third birthday. The couple’s eldest child, whose birthday actually falls on Sunday, April 14, visited the Anaheim, California, theme park on Friday, April 12. The model, 33, the singer, 40, Luna and the pair’s 10-month-old son, Miles, posed for […]

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