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New treatment strategy exploits acquired vulnerability in drug-resistant melanoma

11.05.2018 Health Problems

Cancer cells that develop resistance to drugs pay a price for this by simultaneously developing a new vulnerability. If this acquired vulnerability can be identified, it may be exploited clinically. A team of cancer researchers, led by Rene Bernards of the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Oncode Institute, have now exposed this acquired vulnerability in melanoma that has developed resistance to […]

Congo announces 1st death amid Ebola outbreak in northwest

11.05.2018 Health Problems

Congo’s minister of health on Thursday announced the first death since a new Ebola outbreak was declared in the country, as well as nine other cases of people sickened by a hemorrhagic fever that is suspected as Ebola. Health officials declared an Ebola outbreak in the country’s northwest on Tuesday after lab tests confirmed the deadly virus in two cases […]

New research puts distinct memories of similar events in their place

11.05.2018 Health Problems

Neuroscientists have found new evidence on how distinct memories of similar events are represented in the brain. Its findings, which appear in the journal Neuron, correct a previous misconception of how such memories are stored in the hippocampus—a part of the brain crucial for memory and understanding space. “Previous research suggested that brain cells were ‘re-mapped’ in making distinctions between […]

The New Setting Powder That’s Sold Out Twice Already Is Back in Stock—For Now

11.05.2018 Health Problems

People in pursuit of the best setting powder seem all about Hourglass’ Cosmetics product. If you’ve never used setting powder, you’re missing out. It may have just been in my head, but I used to see myself in the bathroom mirror at lunch and wonder how my makeup looked so much worse than it did just a few hours ago […]

Many parents miss speech disorders in young kids

10.05.2018 Kids Health

(HealthDay)—Many parents don’t recognize the signs of speech and language problems in children, or don’t know that early treatment is important, a new survey finds. “Communication disorders are among the most common childhood disabilities—and they are highly treatable in most cases,” said Elise Davis-McFarland, president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). “Yet, even with all of the information available to […]

1 in 9 young adults report having attempted suicide, 1 in 6 report self-harm

09.05.2018 Health Problems

Researchers at the University of Glasgow report that 11.3 percent of young people report having attempted suicide and 16.2 percent report self-harm at some stage in their lives, according to a new study led by the University of Glasgow. 6.5 percent reported a history of both behaviours. The research – published today in the BJPsych Open and led by the […]

Swaddle, rock, whoosh: Putting babies to sleep in the Snoo

09.05.2018 Kids Health

“I don’t even call it a bed. I kind of think of it as your grandmother.” So declares Dr. Harvey Karp, a Los Angeles pediatrician whose smart-tech baby sleeper, the Snoo, is a game-changer for some sleep-deprived parents. The Snoo has earned rave reviews from baby gear experts and parents alike, including Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis. Last year, the […]

Study discovers new molecular mechanism likely involved in cancer metastasis

08.05.2018 Health Problems

Cancer is most devastating when it metastasizes—when tumor cells break away, travel through the bloodstream, and then attach elsewhere, only to grow another tumor. A significant amount of scientific research has focused on finding ways to prevent metastasis. For some time, scientists have understood that a particular biochemical pathway, known as the PDK1 pathway, is active in metastasizing cancer cells. […]

First oral cholera vaccination push launches in Yemen

08.05.2018 Health Problems

The World Health Organization and other global agencies have launched the first oral cholera vaccination campaign in Yemen, aiming to reach millions of people in the war-torn country. More than 2,200 people have died of the waterborne infection over the past year in Yemen, with another one million suspected cases across the country. The first phase of the oral campaign […]

Factors associated with sexual coercion among adolescents in rural communities

05.05.2018 Kids Health

A new study examining factors associated with sexual coercion among 10th graders in a rural Midwestern, low-to-middle income high school found that sexual coercion was reported by 18 percent (13 percent of males and 23 percent females). The research findings will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2018 Meeting. Predictors included age, race, ethnicity, prior alcohol, marijuana and/or […]

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