Archive: 14/10/2020

Virus-mimicking drug helps immune system target cunning cancer cells

Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that a drug that activates the body's natural defenses by behaving like a virus may also make certain stealthy melanoma tumors visible to the immune system, ...

Oct 14, 2020

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New study shows about 1/3 of young people in 43 LMIC have lost a sibling before age 25

On average, about a third of women between 15 and 34 years old from 43 low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC) have lost at least one sibling before the age of 25, according to a study published October 7, 2020 in the open-access ...

Oct 14, 2020

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Effectiveness of fitness-boosting strategies may be linked to personality traits

In a randomized clinical trial, the effectiveness of different strategies for boosting physical activity varied according to participants' demographic, psychological, and behavioral characteristics. Xisui Shirley Chen formerly ...

Oct 14, 2020

A new, comprehensive approach to measure inequality in preventable child mortality

A new model can more accurately and efficiently assess which children are at highest risk of preventable death, according to a study published October 14 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Antonio Ramos from the Fielding ...

Oct 14, 2020

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Workplace wellness programs could improve if more personalized, study shows

A new study found that personal and psychological characteristics are strongly tied to people's progress—or lack thereof—when they participate in programs designed to nudge them toward increased physical activity. The ...

Oct 14, 2020