Medications

Combining potent cancer drugs in a single multitargeting molecule

To give cancer treatments the greatest possible chance of success, patients are often treated with multiple drugs that attack the cancer using different mechanisms. A team of researchers has now combined three highly potent ...

Health

Bisphenol A detected in almost all Europeans: report

Bisphenol A (BPA), a hormone-disrupting chemical used in food packaging, is present in almost all Europeans' bodies, posing a potential health risk, the European Environment Agency said Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Gauging the European Championship's COVID-19 side effects

The impact of the European Soccer (Football) Championship 2020 on the incidence of the COVID-19 pandemic differed a lot among the participating countries. The extent to which the numbers of infections and deaths from COVID-19 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Brown eyes appear more trustworthy than blue

People view brown-eyed faces as more trustworthy than those with blue eyes, except if the blue eyes belong to a broad-faced man, according to research published January 9 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Karel Kleisner ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Czech whooping cough spread accelerates, three dead

The Czech Republic has been hit by a soaring number of whooping cases and the fast growing outbreak has killed three people, health authorities said on Monday.

Gerontology & Geriatrics

Death doulas: Helping people at the end of their life

You may have heard of a birth doula—someone who provides non-medical support and advocacy throughout pregnancy, birth and after the baby has been born. More recently, so-called death doulas—people who assist at the other ...

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