Progress slow against pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest form of the disease after lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Dec 5, 2019 0 2
Weight change between pregnancies is linked to having premature and large at birth babies Research from the University of Southampton has identified that women who are not overweight and lose significant weight (more than 3 kg/m2) between their first and second pregnancies could have a greater risk of a premature ... Dec 5, 2019 0 1
Fighting bacterial infection with drug-eluting medical devices Medical practitioners routinely outfit patients with devices ranging from cardiovascular stents, pacemakers, catheters, and therapeutic lenses to orthopedic, breast, dental, and cochlear implants and prostheses. These accessories ... Dec 5, 2019 0 1
Redirecting the natural immune response to disrupt bacterial biofilms Most bacterial species prefer to live in biofilms, where they are protected from antibiotic treatments and can lead to chronic and recurrent diseases in humans. To address this problem, researchers at Nationwide Children's ... Dec 5, 2019 0 2
Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? Almost 10 percent of the nation's entire population live with substance use disorder, but many struggle to find the right help—a task which is made more difficult because there is no standardized rating system to ensure ... Dec 5, 2019 0 1
Bullying won't be curbed until we figure out what fuels it In October 2019, a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Devan Bracci-Selvey, who died in his mother's arms outside his southern Ontario high school. In response, provincial ... Dec 5, 2019 1 3
Unboxing videos fueling kids' tantrums, breeding consumerism "Tis the season for tantrums in the toy aisles and impossibly long Santa lists. But for parents wishing to shield their children from the clutches of consumerism, shutting off the TV commercials and avoiding the malls may ... Dec 5, 2019 0 4
Vaccine group announces creation of Ebola vaccine stockpile The vaccine alliance GAVI announced Thursday it would invest $178 million to create a global stockpile of about 500,000 Ebola vaccines, a decision that health officials say could help prevent future outbreaks from spiraling ... Dec 5, 2019 0 6
Tick, tock: How stress speeds up your chromosomes' aging clock Ageing is an inevitability for all living organisms, and although we still don't know exactly why our bodies gradually grow ever more decrepit, we are starting to grasp how it happens. Dec 5, 2019 0 8
Early medical abortion is legal across Australia but rural women often don't have access to it Around one in six Australian women have had an abortion by their mid-30s. These women come from all age groups and demographics: some are mothers already, while others are child-free; some are partnered, others are single. Dec 5, 2019 0 2
