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Study highlights anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer
A review article authored by Brazilian researchers evaluated several compounds with therapeutic potential against gastric tumors Curcumin is widely used...
Personalizing precision medicine with combination therapies improves outcomes in cancer
Precision oncology often relies on treating patients with a single, molecularly matched therapy that targets one mutation in their tumor....
Soft bedding poses grave danger to sleeping babies, study shows
Bedding caused almost 70% of sleep-related suffocation deathsCredit: UVA Health System Almost 70% of babies who died from sleep-related suffocation...
Rutgers develops new tool to help psychiatrists encourage patients to quit smoking
Researchers created online webinar-based course for teaching psychiatry residents about tobacco use Psychiatrists often disregard their patients' smoking even though...
Surrey academics weigh into the debate on daylight saving time and school start time
A switch to permanent daylight saving time will undo any positive effects on sleep of delaying school start times, according...
Nursing, dental, and medical students train together to improve kids’ oral health
Team-based clinical experiences help health professionals develops skills for working together Nursing, medical, and dental students can work as a...
Human influence on climate change is traced back to the 19th century
Credit: Qian Cheng/Columbia Engineering Climate change poses a serious challenge to the human society and it is generally believed that...
Not drinking water may boost kids’ consumption of sugary beverages
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Kids and young adults who drink no water throughout the day may consume twice the amount...
Sand tiger sharks return to shipwrecks off N.C. coast
Coast's hundreds of shipwrecks are important habitats for vulnerable shark speciesCredit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute DURHAM, N.C. -- Photos...
Transgender adults more likely to report worse health-related quality of life
Bottom Line: Transgender adults were more likely to report worse health-related quality of life compared with cisgender adults. This study...
Bacteria use their enemy — phage — for ‘self-recognition’
Credit: WANG Xiaoxue Cells are social, and self-recognition is a critical aspect of group behavior as cells assist kin and...
Older adults starting dialysis die at higher rates than previously thought
Study results can help inform patient decisions, physician choice of treatment for end-stage kidney disease Older adults with end-stage kidney...
OSA Foundation names first recipient of the Milton and Rosalind Chang Pivoting Fellowship
Araceli Venegas-Gomez will use her stipend to become a 'global ambassador' for quantum technologies WASHINGTON--The OSA Foundation (OSAF) is pleased...
Permanent daylight savings may cancel out changes to school start times
Credit: Skeldon and Dijk/Current Biology Moving the clock forward and then back each spring and fall usually draws plenty of...
Asia’s diabetes epidemic preferentially kills women, the middle-aged: Study
Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Asia and has dramatically increased the risk of premature death, especially among women and...
Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it’s slowing their evolution
Credit: Virginia Tech If you've ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not...
Blood samples to help select the right early phase clinical trials for cancer patients
Scientists could help match cancer patients with no other treatment options to clinical trials with experimental medicines, by analysing the...
Parents using both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes may be more motivated to quit
MassGeneral Hospital for Children study implies dual-using parents may not be getting the help they need A study by MassGeneral...
Advance in CAR T-cell therapy eliminates severe side effects
USC-led clinical trial produced remissions without toxicity in lymphoma patients An advance in the breakthrough cancer treatment known as CAR...
Not drinking water associated with consuming more calories from sugary drinks
Bottom Line: This study examined how drinking water was associated with the amount of calories children, adolescents and young adults consume...
