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How an AI solution can design new tuberculosis drug regimens

22.11.2019 Health Problems

With a shortage of new tuberculosis drugs in the pipeline, a software tool from the University of Michigan can predict how current drugs—including unlikely candidates—can be combined in new ways to create more effective treatments. “This could replace our traditional trial-and-error system for drug development that is comparatively slow and expensive,” said Sriram Chandrasekaran, U-M assistant professor of biomedical engineering, […]

Probing the role of an inflammation resolution sensor in obesity and heart failure

20.11.2019 Health Problems

After heart attack injury, several fatty-acid-derived bioactive molecules—including one called resolvin D1—play an essential signaling role to safely clear inflammation and help repair heart muscle. The mechanism of how this resolution occurs is not well-understood. There is a receptor on the surface of many immune cells called ALX/FRP2, and in models of atherosclerosis, ALX/FPR2 is known to act as a […]

When is a child an adult?

19.09.2019 Kids Health

When does childhood end? That’s the question international researchers are asking as they chart age cut-offs for paediatric services around the world. Adolescent Health Professor at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne Susan Sawyer says previous research has found that global health systems do not meet adolescents’ needs. “Yet pediatricians are well placed to provide age-appropriate […]

An innovative new diagnostic for Lyme disease

26.08.2019 Health Problems

When researchers examined the mitochondrial DNA of Ötzi, a man entombed in ice high in the Tyrolean Alps some 5,300 years ago, they made a startling discovery. Secreted within the tangles of the ice man’s genetic code was evidence he’d been infected with a bacterial pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi. Ötzi is the first known case of Lyme disease. Today, Lyme disease […]

When does trash talking work? An expert discusses her unusual research

21.08.2019 Health Problems

Karen C.P. McDermott recently completed a study on trash talk, the taunts or boasts meant to intimidate or distract an opponent. Her study was one of the first to statistically model how trash talking during a competition can influence performance. What inspired you to study trash talk? Karen C.P. McDermott: In early 2014, I watched Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman […]

J.Crew's Latest Collaboration Is An Expectant Mother's Dream

16.08.2019 Kids Health

Long gone are the days where pregnant women have to hide themselves from the public eye as their due date approaches. But even as maternity wear continues to improve, office clothing has remained a bit behind the times, especially if you need business professional clothes. Enter (naturally) J.Crew, whose office attire already so often can be adapted from “board meeting […]

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 […]

Busy Philipps Gets Emotional Over Having an Abortion at 15

08.05.2019 Kids Health

An emotional confession. Busy Philipps could barely hold back her tears as she discussed Georgia state’s new “fetal heartbeat bill” and the personal reason why she feels so strongly about the issue. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill on Tuesday, May 7, that prohibits women from having an abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. This typically occurs […]

Jenna Bush Hager Suffered an Ectopic Pregnancy: It’s ‘Very Isolating’

24.04.2019 Kids Health

Looking back. Jenna Bush Hager is expecting her third child, but is now opening up about her tragic first pregnancy. “Before I had [my first child], I had a pregnancy in my fallopian tube,” the Today cohost, 37, told Meredith Vieira, filling in for Hoda Kotb, on the Tuesday, April 22, show. “It was my first pregnancy. I go to the […]

Jon Voight Gives an Update on Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Children

29.03.2019 Kids Health

Proud grandparent! Jon Voight gave an update on his daughter Angelina Jolie’s six children, who she shares with her estranged husband, Brad Pitt. “The kids are great. They’re growing up,” the Ray Donovan actor, 80, told Us Weekly exclusively at the International Champions of Jewish Values Gala on Thursday, March 28. “They’re doing very well.” Voight added: “It’s just amazing […]

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