Sports medicine & Kinesiology
NBA 'bubble' reveals the ultimate home court advantage, study finds
Conventional wisdom has long recognized the power of home court advantage in basketball.
Dec 11, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New study into a rare type of cancer in abdomen lining shows possible immunotherapy treatment
A new study from the University of Birmingham has found that 50% of patients with a rare type of cancer that has spread into the lining of their abdomen may be suitable for immunotherapy treatment.
Nov 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Increasing sleep time after trauma could ease ill effects, study finds
Increasing the amount of time spent asleep immediately after a traumatic experience may ease any negative consequences, suggests a new study conducted by researchers at Washington State University's Elson S. Floyd College ...
Oct 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain imaging can predict childhood weight gain
A greater density of cells in a key reward center of the brain is associated with obesity in children and predicts future weight gain, a new Yale-led study finds.
Oct 13, 2020
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Medical research
How an egg cell's 'operating manual' sets the stage for fertility
Recently published work from Carnegie's Allan Spradling and Wanbao Niu revealed in unprecedented detail the genetic instructions immature egg cells go through step by step as they mature into functionality. Their findings ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New insights into how the drug pomalidomide fights cancer
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the white blood cells, and patients diagnosed with this disease commonly die within five years. Clinicians often treat multiple myeloma with the drug thalidomide and structurally similar drugs ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study links rising stress, depression in US to pandemic-related losses, media consumption
Experiencing multiple stressors triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic—such as unemployment—and COVID-19-related media consumption are directly linked to rising acute stress and depressive symptoms across the U.S., according ...
Sep 18, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Extrachromosomal DNA is common in human cancer and drives poor patient outcomes
The multiplication of genes located in extrachromosomal DNA that have the potential to cause cancer drives poor patient outcomes across many cancer types, according to a Nature Genetics study published Aug. 17, 2020 by a ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
CDC reports the rich sleep better at night
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has conducted a sleep study and found that rich people, on average, sleep longer at night than poor people. According to a report by CNN, researchers at the agency sent ...
Oncology & Cancer
Novel therapeutic approaches for aggressive bone cancer
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common form of aggressive bone cancer. A MedUni Vienna study led by geneticist Erwin Wagner has uncovered new insights into the disease mechanisms of OS, paving the way for potential new diagnostic ...
Jul 21, 2020
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