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North Korea opens kindergarten for hearing-impaired children
Elizabeth ShimSEOUL, July 1 (UPI) -- North Korea recently opened its first kindergarten for hearing-impaired children outside Pyongyang.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, April 23, 2016
By United Press International On April 23, 1993, United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez died of natural causes at the age 66.
Goff or Wentz for first NFL Draft pick? Rams GM Snead, Coach Fisher already know
The Sports Xchange Les Snead has a million dollar secret and the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams intends to keep it under lock and key until April 28.
New therapy strategies for primary sclerosing cholangitis indicate initial success
The new therapy strategy for primary sclerosing cholangitis, a liver disease that at present still cannot be cured with medication, shows initial measureable success with the nor-ursodeoxycholic acid (norUrso). A...
Delaying radiation therapy for women with very early breast cancer ups recurrence
Delaying radiation therapy too long after surgery significantly increases the risk of recurrent tumors in women treated for very early, or what is referred to as 'stage 0,' breast cancer,...
Study: Metformin safer for heart than other common type 2 diabetes drugs
Steven Reinberg, HealthDay News Metformin, the most frequently prescribed standalone drug for type 2 diabetes, is better for the heart than its closest competitors, a large analysis suggests.
Newly discovered vulnerability in breast tumor cells points to new cancer treatment path
Cancer cells often devise ways to survive even in the presence of toxic chemotherapy. Now, a research team has found a way to attack a process that tumor cells use...
LONGEST FOLLOW-UP OF SURVIVAL AFTER TREATMENT WITH NIVOLUMAB REPORTED AT AACR ANNUAL MEETING 2016
A team of researchers led by Ludwig Cancer Research scientist Stephen Hodi reported today the results of the longest follow-up survival study conducted to date on patients with advanced melanoma...
Standardizing care improves outcomes for infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Standardizing hospital care policies across institutions for infants diagnosed with drug withdrawal symptoms at birth reduces their length of treatment and hospitalization, according to new collaborative research.
Allergen immunotherapy found to pose no risk of infection
Investigators have found no evidence of infections related to the common practice of injecting allergens beneath the skin to reduce the allergic response. Although the sterility of these 'allergy shots'...
Heart attack patients more depressed but get fewer antidepressants
Heart attack patients are more depressed but are less often prescribed antidepressants than people who have not had a heart attack, according to new research.
Experimental drug guadecitabine found safe in patients with colorectal cancer
In a small, phase I clinical trial, researchers say they show for the first time that the experimental drug guadecitabine (SGI-110) is safe in combination with the chemotherapy drug irinotecan...
Preliminary study: Antibody therapy reduces cancer stem cells in multiple myeloma
An experimental antibody treatment decreased by half the number of cancer stem cells that drive the growth of tumors in nearly all patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the...
Greenness Around Homes Linked to Lower Mortality
Women live longer in areas with more green vegetation, according to new research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health....
Numerical simulations of tensile tests of red blood cells
A group of researchers from Japan has examined how the hold position of a red blood cell affects its mechanical characteristics in tensile tests.
Only half of rectal cancer patients get recommended treatment: Study
HealthDay News Despite the increasing use of a standard therapy for rectal cancer in the United States, only slightly more than half of patients receive it, a new study finds.
Early stage breast cancer does need treatment, study finds
Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay News Early stage breast cancers known as DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ, should be treated with surgery, not a "wait-and-watch" approach, according to a new study.
Cleveland Cavaliers G Mo Williams ruled out for Game 1
The Sports Xchange Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams has been ruled out because of knee soreness.
Buffalo Bills release T Tyson Chandler
The Sports Xchange The Buffalo Bills released offensive tackle Tyson Chandler with a non-football injury, the team announced Friday.
Pittsburgh Steelers release CB Cortez Allen
The Sports Xchange The Pittsburgh Steelers released cornerback Cortez Allen on Friday after he recently refused to take a pay cut.
STIs may have helped monogamy spread
Why do modern human societies punish men with more than one wife, when hunter-gatherer groups encouraged successful men to have many wives? Sexually transmitted infections may have played a role...
Cancer therapy: an evolved approach
Tumours are subject to the same rules of natural selection as any other living thing. Clinicians are now putting that knowledge to use.Nature 532 166 doi: 10.1038/532166a
Cocktails for cancer with a measure of immunotherapy
The next frontier in cancer immunotherapy lies in combining it with other treatments. Scientists are trying to get the mix just right.Nature 532 162 doi: 10.1038/532162a
Fears rise over yellow fever’s next move
Scientists warn vaccine stocks would be overwhelmed in the event of large urban outbreaks.Nature 532 155 doi: 10.1038/532155a
Origins of the obesity pandemic can be analysed
Statistical and biological methods are available to probe why the prevalence of obesity has risen more in some countries than in others, says John Frank.Nature 532 149 doi: 10.1038/532149a
Mutated mitochondria could hold back stem-cell therapies
Stem cells derived from older people may need to be screened before use in therapies.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19752
Brazilian law grants patients right to use untested cancer ‘drug’
But researchers warn that there is no real evidence that it actually works.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19756
Synthetic biology tackles global antivenom shortage
Lab-made antibodies could produce high-volume, high-quality snakebite treatments.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19755