New pharmacon allows testicular tumors to shrink Testicular cancer is the most common malignant tumor disease in men between 20 and 40 years of age. It can usually be treated well. In some cases, however, the cancer hardly responds or does not respond at all to treatment. ... Dec 28, 2016 0 0
The late effects of stress: New insights into how the brain responds to trauma Mrs. M would never forget that day. She was walking along a busy road next to the vegetable market when two goons zipped past on a bike. One man's hand shot out and grabbed the chain around her neck. The next instant, she ... Dec 28, 2016 0 35
A possible explanation for why people find it hard to maintain eye contact when talking (Medical Xpress)—A pair of researchers with Kyoto University has found a possible explanation for why people sometimes have trouble maintaining eye contact when talking with someone face-to-face. In their paper published ... Dec 28, 2016 report 9 6767
Tips to embrace the outdoors and enjoy running in cold weather The downside of resolving to exercise more is that just about everyone else is doing the same thing. So if you're in a cold climate, that means battling all those fickle New Year's resolution-makers for a coveted spot on ... Dec 28, 2016 0 2
Portrayal of women's drinking habits in the media offers biased, judgemental view Women who binge drink are depicted more negatively by the media than men who do the same thing, according to new research. Dec 28, 2016 0 24
Learn how to recognize and take control of seasonal affective disorder With 5 p.m. sunsets, erratic temperatures and plenty of snow and ice, winters in Chicago and other northern cities are not for the faint of heart. Dec 28, 2016 0 5
Tailoring medical care for the homeless When Margot Kushel, MD, first met David Sandow 13 years ago at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG), he was homeless and sleeping in a van despite having had one bypass surgery and needing another. Dec 28, 2016 0 2
Investigating the role of microRNAs in regulating stem cells of the eye Northwestern Medicine scientists showed how the microRNA-103/107 family (or miRs-103/107) regulate aspects of biological processes in the stem cell–enriched limbal epithelium of the eye. Dec 28, 2016 0 68
Opicapone as levodopa adjunct cuts motor fluctuations in Parkinson's disease (HealthDay)—For patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) receiving levodopa therapy and experiencing end-of-dose motor fluctuations, treatment with 50-mg/day opicapone is associated with a reduction in mean daily off-time, ... Dec 28, 2016 0 4
Why acne can strike women after the teen years (HealthDay)—Why does acne still plague some women into adulthood? A new study offers some hints. Dec 28, 2016 1 51