Oncology & Cancer

Cold plasma successful against brain cancer cells

For the first time, physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma - a partly ionized gas - and chemo ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Research illuminates a social media trap for new moms

Being a new mom is not glamorous or effortless—no matter what some social media influencers suggest—and the uptick of idealized portrayals online has been shown to have deleterious effects on moms.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Difficult teens can benefit from sport

A new study has found that high levels of physical activity in early adolescence can reduce depressive symptoms in young people who have difficult temperaments, come from low-income families or are exposed to family dysfunction.

Health

More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet

More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by The Lancet medical journal.

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