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Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Brain metals that may drive disease progression revealed

21.06.2018 Health Problems

Alzheimer’s disease could be better treated, thanks to a breakthrough discovery of the properties of the metals in the brain involved in the progression of the neurodegenerative condition, by an international research collaboration including the University of Warwick. Dr. Joanna Collingwood, from Warwick’s School of Engineering, was part of a research team which characterised iron species associated with the formation […]

The molecules that energize babies’ hearts

17.06.2018 Health Problems

A metabolic process that provides heart muscle with energy fails to mature in newborns with thickened heart walls, according to a Japan–Canada research team. Hokkaido University cardiologist Arata Fukushima, along with a team of University of Alberta scientists led by Gary Lopaschuk, examined the heart tissue of 84 newborns who had undergone surgery for congenital heart disease. Many patients with […]

TV Shows That Get Single Motherhood Right

30.05.2018 Kids Health

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 […]

Study confirms that men and women tend to adopt different navigation strategies

23.05.2018 Health Problems

When navigating in a known environment, men prefer to take shortcuts to reach their destination more quickly, while women tend to use routes they know. This is according to Alexander Boone of UC Santa Barbara in the US who is lead author of a study that investigated the different ways in which men and women navigate. The research is published […]

Receptor proteins that respond to nicotine may help fat cells burn energy

21.05.2018 Health Problems

The same proteins that moderate nicotine dependence in the brain may be involved in regulating metabolism by acting directly on certain types of fat cells, new research from the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute shows. Previous research by LSI research assistant professor Jun Wu and others identified a new type of fat cell in mice and humans, in addition […]

Doctors warn that breast cancer is still seen as a white woman’s disease

21.05.2018 Health Problems

Clinicians and researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Homerton Hospital are encouraging black women to visit their GP if they notice any changes in their breasts. The call comes following the publication of a Queen Mary research paper which shows that among black women, breast cancer is often still perceived as “a disease of whiteness”. The study, […]

Trial identifies a medulloblastoma subset that requires less aggressive therapy

17.05.2018 Health Problems

The youngest patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma are among the most challenging because their rapidly developing brains limit treatment options. Now a team of researchers led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered a subtype that responds to a therapy that is less likely to cause long-term cognitive problems. The report appears today in the journal Lancet Oncology […]

Last names that make the cutest baby names

16.05.2018 Kids Health

New parents face a multitude of challenges when welcoming a new baby into the world, including choosing the perfect name for their new bundle of joy. While some people decide their children’s names years before even having them, others have a bit of a harder time deciding what to call their little ones. Naming your kids is no simple task. […]

The Diet That Cured My PCOS—and Ended My Battle with Infertility

09.05.2018 Health Problems

Alisa Vitti is the founder of the period-tracking app MyFLO and author of the women’s hormone health book WomanCode. As kids, most of are warned about how dangerously easy it is to have a baby. But if you’ve struggled to conceive, or watched a friend or family member go through the experience of infertility, you know that there’s a parallel […]

Scientists pinpoint neural interactions that are necessary for observational learning

03.05.2018 Health Problems

It’s often said that experience is the best teacher, but the experiences of other people may be even better. If you saw a friend get chased by a neighborhood dog, for instance, you would learn to stay away from the dog without having to undergo that experience yourself. This kind of learning, known as observational learning, offers a major evolutionary […]

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