This Ebola drug is heading to the Congo. Can it be tested during civil war? As the fast-moving Ebola virus sweeps through eastern Congo, scientists are braving war zones hoping to test new medicines on sick patients there. Feb 27, 2019 0 0
Get the dirt on germs Germs are lurking all around us, and they may be hiding in places that you had not even considered. Baylor College of Medicine's Isabel Valdez, physician assistant and instructor of general internal medicine, sheds light ... Feb 27, 2019 0 0
Super-enhancers: novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Differential H3K27AC marks were identified at enhancer regions of genes including c-MYC, MED1, OCT-4, NANOG, and SOX2 that can act as super-enhancers (SE), cluster of genes in non-cancerous, cancerous and metastatic PDAC ... Feb 27, 2019 0 0
Long work weeks may be depressing, especially for women (HealthDay)—Feeling trapped behind a desk, a counter or on the factory floor does no favors for the mind. Feb 27, 2019 0 0
A parent-to-parent campaign to get vaccine rates up In 2017, Kim Nelson had just moved her family back to her hometown in South Carolina. Boxes were still scattered around the apartment, and while her two young daughters played, Nelson scrolled through a newspaper article ... Feb 27, 2019 0 1
Painless ways to limit your kids' screen time (HealthDay)—If you're in a frequent tug of war with your kids over turning off their gadgets, it could be the tactic you use when you try to persuade them to disengage. Feb 27, 2019 0 3
Theories underpinning psychological practice 'wrong' A computer game devised by University of Manchester psychologists has called into question the theories which have been the basis of psychology for over a century. Feb 27, 2019 1 214
Easy recipes for your food processor (HealthDay)—Your food processor can help you get a healthy and hearty dinner on the table with a quick flick of a switch. Here are two taste-pleasers. Feb 27, 2019 0 2
Q&A: Do opioids actually help with chronic pain? The FDA wants to know Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, told The Washington Post this week that his agency will require drug companies to study whether opioids that are already on the market actually work for chronic ... Feb 27, 2019 1 12
New mothers reduce their alcohol intake, but this change is short-lived Most women dramatically reduce their alcohol intake on learning they are pregnant, but by the time their child is five they are back to their pre-pregnancy drinking levels, a new international study has found. Feb 27, 2019 0 0