Archive: 24/04/2019

Air pollution poses risks for childhood cancer survivors

Poor air quality days significantly increase the risk of hospitalizations for respiratory issues in young survivors of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University ...

Apr 24, 2019

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Hospitals must adapt so infants can 'room-in' with opioid-dependent mothers

Opioid use in pregnancy has risen dramatically in recent years, along with the opioid epidemic within the general Canadian population.

Apr 24, 2019

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Sickly sweet or just right? How genes control your taste for sugar

You might love sugary doughnuts, but your friends find them too sweet and only take small nibbles. That's partly because your genes influence how you perceive sweetness and how much sugary food and drink you consume.

Apr 24, 2019

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How lifestyle affects our genes

In the past decade, knowledge of how lifestyle affects our genes, a research field called epigenetics, has grown exponentially. Researchers at Lund University have summarised the state of scientific knowledge within epigenetics ...

Apr 24, 2019

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How the body protects itself from type 2 diabetes

A specific group of white blood cells, termed "regulatory T cells," keeps the immune system in balance and suppresses its activity to protect the body against autoimmune diseases. Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative ...

Apr 24, 2019

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Did Anne Boleyn really try to speak after being beheaded?

When Jean-Paul Marat's killer, Charlotte Corday, was executed by guillotine in 1793, a man named Francois le Gros allegedly lifted her head and slapped both cheeks. Onlookers claimed that Corday's face took on an angry expression ...

Apr 24, 2019

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Patient perspectives on pharmacotherapy to treat alcohol use disorder

Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) cause nearly 90,000 deaths a year in the United States, making them the third leading cause of preventable death. Rates of AUD are particularly high among military personnel. According to the ...

Apr 24, 2019

Why can't we tickle ourselves?

Why can't we tickle ourselves? – Florence, aged 12, Cambridgeshire, UK.

Apr 24, 2019

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'Sticks and stones...' but words can indeed hurt you, study finds

Words can hurt or help a person's psychological well-being, according to a new study from the University of California, Irvine. Researchers found that the effects of negative and positive political rhetoric about immigration ...

Apr 24, 2019

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Team unveils the hidden control architecture of brain networks

A KAIST research team identified the intrinsic control architecture of brain networks. The control properties will contribute to providing a fundamental basis for the exogenous control of brain networks and, therefore, has ...

Apr 24, 2019

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