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There it is: your teen’s phone, left (shockingly! fleetingly!) unattended. Maybe you’re ready to guess at the passcode; maybe you already know the code because that’s the agreement in your house. Either way, you are suddenly seized with an intense desire to see what your offspring is up to online. Friends: Don’t do it. Seriously. Parents, when did we decide […]
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have studied which genes are expressed in overactive immune cells in mice with asthma-like inflammation of the airways. Their results, which are published in the journal Immunity, suggest that the synthesis and breakdown of fats plays an important part in the process. The job of the human immune system is to read our environment […]
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Head and neck cancer is an aggressive type of cancer that often grows back, despite patients undergoing harsh treatments. Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) and UMC Utrecht succeeded in growing mini-tumors (or organoids) of head and neck cancers, that can be kept alive in the petri-dish for a long time. Else Driehuis, researcher at the Hubrecht Institute: “These mini-tumors […]
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Decisions, decisions! Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine didn’t initially agree on their daughter Dusty’s name. “Adam brought it to me pretty early in my pregnancy and he was like, ‘Ellen [DeGeneres] came up with this amazing name, Dusty,” the model, 31, said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday, May 28. “And I love [singer] Dusty Springfield, so I obviously know the […]
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Mommy-daughter time! Khloé Kardashian and her 13-month-old daughter, True, soaked up the sun in Turks and Caicos during their picture-perfect vacation. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 34, documented their getaway via Instagram on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18. The twosome appeared to spend most of their time at the beach. Kourtney Kardashian as well as longtime […]
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Getting a second opinion! Chrissy Teigen showed her husband, John Legend, her nude pregnancy pic before posting it on Instagram on Mother’s Day. “I asked him with that one because I’m like, ‘Am I gonna get crap for this?’” the Bring the Funny judge, 33, told Us Weekly exclusively at the NBC Upfront red carpet on Monday, May 13. “I don’t […]
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After a series of studies, researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues in Italy, have shown that not only one part, but most parts of the brain can be involved in processing the signals that arise from touch. The results open the way for a new understanding of how the brain’s network of neurons processes information, and thereby […]
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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 […]
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The time has come! Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson’s daughter, True, celebrated her first birthday on Friday, April 12, and the Kardashian family showered her with sweet messages. Even before her baby girl’s big day arrived, the Strong Looks Better Naked author, 34, opened up about how emotional she was feeling. “Is it weird that I think I’m having anxiety […]
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Two studies to be reported at ELCC 2019 provide new insights on the efficacy and safety of immunotherapy in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), where information has previously been lacking despite being the age group most commonly affected. Immunotherapy with drugs that target immune pathways to enhance the body’s ability to recognise and destroy tumour cells is […]
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