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Los Angeles Lakers produce stunning upset of Golden State Warriors
By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange LOS ANGELES -- The unthinkable occurred Sunday to the defending champion Golden State Warriors. They lost in stunning fashion to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Calgary Flames upend Pittsburgh Penguins to stop seven-game skid
By Alan Robinson, The Sports Xchange PITTSBURGH -- Sometimes a team does the least when they're most expected to win.
Procedures to repair knee cartilage show promise in treating patients over 40
Two studies find that cartilage restoration procedures using 'plugs' are a viable treatment option for patients over 40 years old. Previous cartilage repair studies have included patients 30 and under....
Survey: Almost half of African-American women have experienced hair loss
African-American women are prone to hair loss, and new data illustrates the scope of this problem, which often goes undiagnosed. Women who are concerned about losing their hair should consider...
Rare respiratory disease gene carriers actually have increased lung function
New research has revealed the healthy carriers of a gene that causes a rare respiratory disease are taller and larger than average, with greater respiratory capacity. The disease, alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency...
Dementia care at home: Raising knowledge, confidence to improve quality, decrease costs
The Dementia Symptom Management at Home (DSM-H) program was developed to help home healthcare agencies to improve the quality of care they provide to patients living with dementia (PLWD) and...
New vulnerability revealed in blood cancer development
A protein that is key to the development of blood cancers caused by a common genetic error has been identified by researchers. The discovery is a missing piece in the...
Study sheds new light on post-operative bleeding in newborns
A new study finds significant differences between the blood clot structure in adults and newborns, helping researchers better understand the challenges in addressing post-operative bleeding in neonatal patients. The researchers...
Exercise may protect nerve cells in Spinal Muscular Atrophy patients
Long-term exercise appears to be beneficial for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) like mice, suggesting a potential of active physiotherapy for patient care, scientists report.
Researchers target specific protein associated with poor survival, treatment
Glioblastoma multiformeis a highly aggressive brain tumor with low survival rates, with newly diagnosed patients surviving a median of 14 months and recurrent patients surviving a median of only 3...
Evolving insights into cystic fibrosis lung infections
Recent research progress into how bacteria adapt and evolve during chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients could lead to better treatment strategies being developed, according to a new study.
Biomarker tests for molecularly targeted therapies need better evidence, oversight
Potentially useful biomarker tests for molecularly targeted therapies are not being adopted appropriately into clinical practice because of a lack of common evidentiary standards necessary for regulatory, reimbursement, and treatment...
Study: Some cancers are more susceptible to immunotherapy than others
Stephen FellerLONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- Researchers in England identified immune cells turned off in tumors, learning why some cancer patients respond to immunotherapy treatment and some don't.
Algorithm may help identify babies at greater risk for obesity
Stephen FellerSAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (UPI) -- An algorithm predicting obesity risk for babies born heavier than average and gain weight fast may allow for early intervention, researchers said.
In the News – Mental Floss – Brivanlou
What Iran May Be Able to Teach Us About Stem Cells “Now, there are opportunities for collaborations with non-Iranian scientists—which has Ali Brivanlou, who leads the Stem Cell Biology...
Here's Why It's So Hard to Maintain Weight Loss
To maintain weight loss, you are essentially fighting a system that's wired to re-gain lost pounds.
R2D2's next assignment: hospital orderly
Meet the Tugs - a team of 27 robots now zooming around the hallways of the new University of California, San Francisco hospital at Mission Bay. They look a bit...
Flu shot effectiveness varies by ethnicity, researchers find
The flu shot seems to protect some people better than others because of differences in immune response between ethnic groups, say researchers who hope to better tailor vaccines to an...
Female heart reacts more sensitively to stress
While the number of men dying from a heart attack has been constantly decreasing during the past twenty years, the fatal risk particularly in young women has increased significantly. Gender...
Dysfunction of cellular powerplant shakes B-vitamin metabolism, causes genetic damage
A mechanism underlying a severe progressive children’s brain disease and adult’s muscle disease has been clarified by a new study. The results indicate for the first time that the energy-metabolic...
California Bay area sees 39% drop in PBDEs in breast milk
Decade old Californian ban on flame retardants delivering results
Lebanon's trash crisis drags on, worrying doctors even more
BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's trash collection crisis, which sent thousands protesting into the streets last summer, is now in its eight month with...
Nitrous oxide treatment may prevent formation of traumatic memories
Stephen FellerLONDON, March 4 (UPI) -- Researchers found nitrous oxide prevented the formation of distressing memories in participants in a study, and may help some people with PTSD.
Rising global wealth primed to curb malaria
Housing, health and lifestyle improvements in middle-income nations could rein in the disease, says study.
Donald Trump contracts AIDS in Sacha Baron Cohen's new comedy
Wade SheridanLOS ANGELES, March 4 (UPI) -- Sacha Baron Cohen's new comedy "The Brothers Grimsby" is causing quite the stir with a scene in which presidential hopeful Donald Trump contracts...
Media-driven attitudes about 'Made in China' label affect product and country
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that it underestimated the potential health risk from formaldehyde found in Chinese-made laminate flooring. It is yet another product safety issue...
S.Sudan oil production pollution threatens thousands: monitors
Dangerous heavy metals used in oil production in war-torn South Sudan have leaked into drinking water sources used by 180,000 people with life-threatening health risks, a rights group said Friday.
Kansas City Royals RF Jarrod Dyson to miss six weeks
The Sports Xchange Kansas City Royals starting right fielder Jarrod Dyson will be out six weeks because of a Grade 2 oblique strain.