Archive: 12/03/2019

Starving leukemia cells by targeting amino acids

Cancer cells consume sugar at a higher rate than healthy cells, but they're also hungry for amino acids, the building blocks of proteins and other biomolecules. Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University ...

Mar 12, 2019

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Researchers report metric of immune system's biological clock

A new study published in Nature Medicine from scientists at the Technion, Stanford and CytoReason describes for the first time ever a way to quantify a person's "immune age." This game-changing capability provides a much ...

Mar 12, 2019

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Air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal today.

Mar 12, 2019

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These less common proteins may help fend off the flu

Influenza type B, though generally less widespread than type A, poses a formidable threat for vulnerable populations like the elderly and the young. In the 2012-2013 flu season, for example, influenza type B caused the majority ...

Mar 12, 2019

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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest third leading cause of disease-related health loss

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was the third leading cause of "health loss due to disease" in the United States behind ischemic heart disease and low back/neck pain in 2016, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular ...

Mar 12, 2019

Some children can 'recover' from autism, but problems often remain

Research in the past several years has shown that children can outgrow a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), once considered a lifelong condition. In a new study, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine ...

Mar 12, 2019

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'Meatless Mondays' on horizon for New York City schools

Starting in September, New York city's 1.1 million school students will eat vegetarian meals on "Meatless Mondays," Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.

Mar 12, 2019

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In Canada, some moms say cannabis makes them better parents

Smoking cannabis has made me "a better mother," says Karine Cyr.

Mar 12, 2019

Gene behind long-recognized mitochondrial disease has highly varied effects

For more than two decades, mutations in a gene located in the DNA of mitochondria have been classified as a mitochondrial disease and linked to a particular set of symptoms. However, according to new findings from researchers ...

Mar 12, 2019

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New Mexico mulls state-run pot shops, subsidized medical use

New Mexico would become the first U.S. state to set up its own government-operated marijuana stores and subsidize medical cannabis for the poor under a bill brokered between Republicans and Democrats, as a new wave of states ...

Mar 12, 2019

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Archive: 12/03/2019

Starving leukemia cells by targeting amino acids

Researchers report metric of immune system's biological clock

Air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

These less common proteins may help fend off the flu

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest third leading cause of disease-related health loss

Some children can 'recover' from autism, but problems often remain

'Meatless Mondays' on horizon for New York City schools

In Canada, some moms say cannabis makes them better parents

Gene behind long-recognized mitochondrial disease has highly varied effects

New Mexico mulls state-run pot shops, subsidized medical use

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