Diana, Princess of Wales had a “terrible” time stopping Prince Harry and Prince William from watching television, Katie Couric revealed in her controversial memoir Going There, to the frustration of their mom. In her October 26 book, the journalist recalled…
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Research breakthrough could protect against breast cancer progression
Leading scientists have identified a possible link between antibiotic use and the speed of breast cancer growth in mice, and identified a type of immune cell that could be targeted to reverse it. In a new study funded by Breast…
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Wearable temperature sensor provides early warning for complications in cancer patients
A simple, wearable temperature sensor was able to detect dangerous complications in hospitalized cancer patients hours earlier than routine monitoring, a team from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found. The device, which takes readings every two minutes and…
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Virtual contact in pandemic prompts misery in people over 60
People over the age of 60 living in the UK and the US who had more virtual contact during the pandemic actually experienced a greater increase in loneliness, new research finds. The study showed a notable increase in loneliness in…
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International team develops predictive tool to help mitigate COVID-19 in Africa
The virus that gives rise to COVID-19 is the third coronavirus to threaten humanity in the past two decades. It also happens to move more efficiently from person to person than either SARS or MERS did. The first African case…
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Acidic pH enhances butyrate production from pectin by faecal microbiota
Researchers from Tallinn University of Technology, Grete Raba, Signe Adamberg and Kaarel Adamberg showed that an acidic environment enhances the production of butyric acid from apple pectin by fecal bacterial consortia—microbiota. Pectin is a dietary fiber abundant in apples, berries,…
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The Best Birth & Pregnancy Meditation Apps To Download In 2021
The journey of pregnancy to childbirth can feel long and stressful at times. After all, you’re getting ready to birth another human, which includes not only a whole lot of hormonal shifts but the reality check that you’re getting ready…
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Personality, treatment, and prescriber all influence retention for opioid rehab
A new report from researchers at The National Drug and Alcohol Research Center (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, has found that a person’s characteristics, their treatment, and the prescriber all have significant influence on retention rates for opioid agonist treatment (OAT). The…
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Study finds that regulatory protein prevents signaling that triggers cell death
A protein implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prevents the activation of an innate immune response that leads to cell death, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. The protein, called TDP-43, regulates the accumulation of double-stranded RNA—genetic material found…
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