Archive: 28/06/2016

Helicopter parents: Hovering may have effect as kids transition to adulthood

As thousands of young adults prepare to leave the nest and attend college for the first time, parents may want to examine whether they are kind and supportive or hovering into helicopter parent territory.

Jun 28, 2016

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Obesity linked to increased risk of multiple sclerosis

Individuals who are obese in early adulthood face a heightened risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research conducted by Dr. Brent Richards of the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, ...

Jun 28, 2016

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Scientists stabilize HIV structure, design potential AIDS vaccine candidates

Want to catch a criminal? Show a mugshot on the news. Want to stop HIV infections? Get the immune system to recognize and attack the virus's tell-tale structure.

Jun 28, 2016

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Medicare weighs changes to controversial plan on cancer meds

Trying to salvage a controversial experiment to confront rising drug costs, the Obama administration Tuesday hinted at modifications to an ambitious plan that would revamp Medicare payments.

Jun 28, 2016

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Non-healing tissue from diabetic foot ulcers reprogrammed as pluripotent stem cells

Researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts, led by Jonathan Garlick, have established for the first time that skin cells from diabetic foot ulcers ...

Jun 28, 2016

Risk of death for adults with blood cancer higher in three N.C. regions

Across North Carolina, the risk of death from the most common form of acute leukemia in adults was significantly higher in three regions, researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center ...

Jun 28, 2016