Archive: 10/07/2018

Helping babies avoid getting a flat head

All that physiotherapist Liz Williams wants is for baby pumpkins to be able to move their heads on their own. If that sounds odd, it's because Mrs Williams likens young babies' heads to pumpkins because that's how many new ...

Jul 10, 2018

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At the intersection of work and family, how do we define our identities?

Jamie Ladge has spent her career studying how working professionals view their identities in the office and at home—and how these identities often intersect.

Jul 10, 2018

Antibody identifier could speed development of therapies for cancer, other diseases

A research team led by a UCLA bioengineer has developed a model to predict the extent to which new laboratory-designed antibodies will be able to combat specific human diseases. This is the first time that a comprehensive ...

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Game-changer for Parkinson's disease outcomes

A unique gaming system called 'OrbIT' will play a lead role in the fight to improve life for individuals living with Parkinson's disease, thanks to funding from the Estate of the late Olga Mabel Woolger.

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Training program for dealing with behavioral problems is available as iPhone application

If you watch a child with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or even a typical child engaging in disruptive behavior, would you know how – and when – to intervene effectively?

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Early life exposure to famine can lead to depression

New research from the University of Georgia reveals that exposure to famine during specific moments in early life is associated with depression later in life.

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Mitochondrial DNA in exosomes is the alarm that initiates the antiviral response

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have provided valuable information about the defense mechanisms of the immune system during the early stages of the response to pathogens ...

Jul 10, 2018

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Certain antibodies against a sugar are associated with malaria protection

Certain type of antibodies against α-Gal, a carbohydrate expressed by many organisms including the malaria parasite, could protect against malaria, according to a new study led by ISGlobal, an institution supported by "la ...

Jul 10, 2018

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Typical mutation in brain cancer cells stifles immune response

The exchange of a single amino acid building block in a metabolic enzyme can lead to cancer. In addition, it can impair the immune system, according to scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the University ...

Jul 10, 2018

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Scientists create a complete atlas of lung tumor cells

Researchers from VIB, Leuven University and University Hospital Leuven studied thousands of healthy and cancerous lung cells to create the first comprehensive atlas of lung tumor cells. Their results reveal that tumors are ...

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