New insight into a gene that controls energy production in cancer stem cells could help in the search for a more effective treatment for glioblastoma. A McGill-led study published in Nature Communications reveals that suppressing the OSMR gene can improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy. This approach, led by the laboratory of Arezu Jahani-Asl, Assistant […]
Researchers from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology together with their colleagues from National Research Center for Hematology have developed a new method for assessing individual risks of intravascular platelet activation. The latter plays a crucial role in the development of various serious clinical situations such as heart attacks and strokes. The range of circumstances […]
More effective measures to prevent infection spreading within households are a vital part of preventing a second wave of COVID-19, say researchers at the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick. In an article published in the BMJ, experts at the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Applied Health Research and Warwick Medical School argue that robust strategies […]
Google announced plans to add new content to its travel search results in the coming days. Officials revealed Google would soon display the percentage of open hotels with availability, as well as the percentage of flights operating at the city or county level. The changes will include trendlines for both categories. The data necessary to […]
Because of her last name, Donulaé Knuckles has long answered to “Nurse Knuckles.” Yet the grit and determination the name conjures fits, too. Raised by a single mom in Detroit, she prioritized her education. Regularly studying deep into the evening, she graduated near the top of her high school class. She earned a full scholarship […]
(HealthDay)—When actress Alyssa Milano was first struck by the new coronavirus back in March, her symptoms mirrored the classic signs of COVID-19: fever, headache, loss of smell, chest heaviness, extreme breathing difficulties and a bad stomach. “It felt like I was dying,” Milano, 47, posted on Twitter. Those symptoms have persisted, and even expanded to […]
To get a better look at the world around them, animals constantly are in motion. Primates and people use complex eye movements to focus their vision (as humans do when reading, for instance); birds, insects, and rodents do the same by moving their heads, and can even estimate distances that way. Yet how these movements […]
Sweden’s policy of allowing the controlled spread of COVID-19 viral infection among the population has so far failed to deliver the country’s previously stated goal of herd immunity. Commenting on recent antibody testing clinical and research findings, authors of a paper published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, write that Sweden’s higher […]
US surpasses 5M coronavirus cases More than 97,000 children tested positive for coronavirus in last two weeks of July; Bryan Llenas reports on the latest. The U.S. reached five million coronavirus cases on Sunday, continuing to lead the world as the nation with the highest number of infections. The milestone came fewer than three weeks since […]
Each cigarette smoked a day by heavier smokers increases the risk of contracting some diseases by more than 30 percent, according to a new international study published today. The Australian Center for Precision Health based at the University of South Australia led the study, which links heavier smoking with 28 separate health conditions, revealing a […]
