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Researchers turn to Yelp reviews to learn how patients with addiction rate their treatment

23.12.2019 Health Problems

As the opioid crisis has worsened, addiction treatment programs have proliferated—but there’s no standardized way to rate those programs, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania note in a new study. So they turned to Yelp. The popular online review site is best-known for its restaurant ratings. But it’s also become a clearinghouse for people to rate just about anything—including addiction […]

CRISPR-Cas9 datasets analysis leads to largest genetic screen resource for cancer research

20.12.2019 Health Problems

A comprehensive map of genes necessary for cancer survival is one step closer, following the validation of the two largest CRISPR-Cas9 genetic screens in 725 cancer models, across 25 different cancer types. Scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard compared the consistency of the two datasets, independently verifying the methodology and findings. The […]

Type 1 diabetes: A new starting point to delay autoimmune response

19.12.2019 Health Problems

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) prevent excessive immune reactions in healthy people. In the development of autoimmune type 1 diabetes, this protection is not sufficiently effective. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and LMU Munich have now deciphered a mechanism that impairs Treg differentiation and stability. In the study, when researchers inhibited the molecule that triggers this mechanism, an increased number of […]

Watermelon supplements bring health benefits to obese mice

19.12.2019 Health Problems

Eating watermelon in the form of powdered supplements helped adult obese mice avoid some detrimental health effects of an unhealthy diet, according to a new Oregon State University study. The study is published in the Journal of Nutrition. A significant next step in this research would be a human clinical trial, said study co-author Neil Shay, professor of food science […]

Disruption of glycine receptors to study embryonic development and brain function

18.12.2019 Health Problems

Glycine receptors are among the most widely distributed inhibitory receptors in the central nervous system and have important roles in a variety of physiological processes. Researchers from Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI), University of Toyama, Yamagata University, Cairo University, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences and Setsunan University collaborated to study glycine receptors, particularly glycine receptor alpha-4 (Glra4), […]

Jennifer Garner's Son Samuel, 7, Sweetly Promises to 'Always' Be Her Date

17.12.2019 Kids Health

Does it get any sweeter than this? Jennifer Garner has a date for her life in her son, Samuel. “I asked my 7-year-old son if he would always be my date to @disneyonice,” the actress, 47, captioned a Monday, December 16, Instagram video. “’Always, Mom. Even when I’m a grown-up.’ #spoileralert #tinkwasrescued.” https://www.instagram.com/p/B6J93pvpYrx/ I asked my seven year old son […]

LOL! Jessica Simpson Forgets to Unbuckle Seatbelt in Hilarious Mom Moment

16.12.2019 Kids Health

Oops! Jessica Simpson forgot to unbuckle while getting out of her car on Sunday, December 15. “This is what Christmas season does to a mom. #stuckinmyseatbelt,” the fashion designer, 39, captioned her Instagram upload. In the silly shot, the actress stood on the curb with her car door open and the belt still wrapped around her waist. The Texas native […]

Dear Teens Crushed by College Rejections: Twitter Wants You to Know It's OK

16.12.2019 Kids Health

‘Tis the season, y’all. No, not just the festive one — ’tis also the season of soul-crushing college rejections! Some of the most renowned U.S. schools are sending our their Early Decision acceptances and rejections this week, and if you’re the parent of a high school senior, you may likely be feeling the stress — and the potential loss — […]

Rapid tissue donation program offers feasible approach to improve research

13.12.2019 Health Problems

Precision medicine with targeted therapies has led to improved treatment options and patient outcomes. These approaches were developed by studying tumors grown in laboratories and patient samples obtained before and during their treatment. However, there is often a limited supply of patient samples to adequately study, and the samples that exist do not always tell the complete genetic story of […]

Brad Pitt Didn't Try to See Maddox While Overseas: There Is 'No Contact'

12.12.2019 Kids Health

Father-son feud! Brad Pitt didn’t visit his 18-year-old son, Maddox, at Yonsei University earlier this month while the actor was traveling overseas. “Brad didn’t try to see Maddox,” a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly. “There’s been no contact between them.” That being said, the Ad Astra star, 55, hasn’t given up hope on reconciling with his and […]

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