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Man just out of prison charged with stabbing 2 children in NYC elevator
Frances BurnsNEW YORK, June 5 (UPI) -- A man who was released from prison in May has been charged with stabbing two children in an elevator in a New York...
Process to help personalize treatment for lung cancer patients developed
A process to analyze mutated genes in lung adenocarcinoma to help better select personalized treatment options for patients has been developed by researchers. Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of...
More than 10 percent of heart attack patients may have undiagnosed diabetes
At least ten percent of people who have a heart attack may also have undiagnosed diabetes. Less than a third of those diagnosed with diabetes during their hospitalization received diabetes...
Satellites improving lives in rural Africa
An ESA-supported project is showing how satcoms can help farmers, voters and educators in rural Africa.
Interval training may benefit men more than women
When it comes to reaping benefits of sprint interval training, […]
Half of pregnant women who have hypertension and snore unknowingly have a sleep disorder
A substantial proportion of hypertensive pregnant women have obstructive sleep apnea, and many may not be aware. We know that habitual snoring is linked with poor pregnancy outcomes for both...
Harnessing power of immune system for therapies against cancer
Innovative immunotherapies treatments for advanced or high-risk melanoma and cervical cancer -- used alone or in combination -- fight cancer by activating and amplifying the body's immune response to the...
Seniors who exercise regularly experience less physical decline as they age
Older adults in retirement communities who reported more exercise experienced less physical decline than their peers who reported less exercise, although many adults -- even those who exercised -- did...
Why There May Never Be A Birth Control Pill For Men
A new study in mice has shown that a previously developed male hormonal (testosterone) oral contraceptive method is unable to stop the production and / or the release of sperm. read...
Helicobacter Pylori Stomach Bacteria May Cause Stomach Ulcers - Or Protect You From Obesity
The germ Helicobacter pylori is the cause of most stomach ulcers, but a new review of the literature published in Alimentary Pharmacology&Therapeutics suggests that treating the bacteria is linked to...
Blond Hair Gene Identified
The gene that's partly responsible for the fair-hair of Northern Europeans has been identified, and it subtly turns up or down the level of pigmentation in the hair follicle.
Joint Implants Without an Expiry Date
Artificial joints have a limited lifespan. After a few years, many hip and knee joints have to be replaced. Much more complex are intervertebral disc implants, which cannot easily...
Collisions with robots without risk of injury
Teamwork between humans and robots will be the motto of the future. But robots may not injure humans at all. When does contact cause an injury, though? Researchers are exploring...
What Is Pastrami?
A popular menu item at delis and restaurants in North America, pastrami is a brisket (or other cut) of beef that has been cured in a mixture of sugar, spices...
Second Komodo dragon dies at Indonesian 'death zoo'
A Komodo dragon died Monday at an Indonesian zoo infamous for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, an official said.
Delaying Vaccines Increases Risks—with No Added Benefits
Some parents delay vaccines out of a misinformed belief that it’s safer, but that decision actually increases the risk of a seizure after vaccination and leaves children at risk for...
Nigerian insurgency thwarting polio eradication campaign
Nigeria is closer than ever before to stopping transmission of the paralysing childhood disease of polio, but experts suggest that the Boko Haram insurgency in the north could jeopardize the...
Hepatitis C reactivation doesn't worsen survival for HIV+ patients diagnosed with lymphoma
Hepatitis C reactivation doesn't worsen survival for HIV+ patients diagnosed with lymphoma, research shows. More than a quarter of HIV+ patients are also infected with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV),...
Vaccination opt out is a cop out that literally is making people sick, says infectious disease leader
Measles have reached a 20-year high in the United States and the cause lies squarely with those who deliberately refuse to be vaccinated. Eighty-five percent of the unvaccinated U.S. residents...
Increasing sensitivity of HPV detection in cancer with new test
Results from a pilot study demonstrating the utility of a new cancer panel to detect previously undetected viral and cancer mutations have been released by researchers. The panel identified human...
How to erase a memory –- and restore it: Researchers reactivate memories in rats
Researchers have erased and reactivated memories in rats, profoundly altering the animals’ reaction to past events. The study is the first to show the ability to selectively remove a memory...
Hormone that controls supply of iron in red blood cell production discovered by researchers
A new hormone called erythroferrone, which regulates the iron supply needed for red blood-cell production, has been discovered by researchers. Iron is an essential functional component of hemoglobin. Using a...
New genetic cause of male reproductive birth defects identified
A previously unrecognized genetic cause for two types of birth defects found in newborn boys has described in a report. Cryptorchidism is characterized by the failure of descent of one...
'Quadrapeutics' works in preclinical study of hard-to-treat tumors: Animal tests show technology effective against aggressive cancer
The first preclinical tests for a novel anti-cancer technology called 'quadrapeutics' that converts current clinical treatments to instantaneously detect and kill only cancer cells have been successful. Quadrapeutics combines clinically...
Leptin also influences brain cells that control appetite, researchers find
Twenty years after the hormone leptin was found to regulate metabolism, appetite, and weight through brain cells called neurons, researchers have found that the hormone also acts on other types...
Well: New Therapies for a Debilitating Condition
Treatment for irritable bowel disease — Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis — has made great advances, with less disruptive surgery.
Trial results promising for curing puppies' parvo
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) -- A North Dakota company that discovered an antibody technology while trying to cure flocks of dying geese is using its research...
Massachusetts plane crash kills Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner
Danielle HaynesBEDFORD, Mass., June 1 (UPI) -- Plane crash in Massachusetts kills seven people, including Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz.