Novel therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered the mechanisms by which a particular protein promotes cancer cell proliferation and survival in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to…
Category: Lifestyle
Portable infant bed program linked to reduction in baby deaths
University of the Sunshine Coast research aimed at preventing infant deaths associated with suffocation has been linked to a 22% reduction in Queensland’s infant mortality…
Neuroscientists and game designers play well together: Collaboration creates better data, better games and real impact
Jessica Hammer thinks the most important technology for making games is the brain. “My games are designed to put the player into an altered state,…
Death in US gene therapy study sparks search for answers
The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what…
Does the daylight saving time change disrupt your health?
Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 6 in the U.S. and Canada, meaning clocks are set back one hour. But does gaining or losing an…
Using single-cell sequencing to reveal processes involved in ovarian and breast cancers
A team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine, the British Columbia Cancer Research Centre and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, working with a group from…
What we think we like in a romantic partner and what we actually prefer don’t always match up
Intelligent. Confident. Funny. Kind. If you’ve ever filled out an online dating profile, you have probably thought about the kind of qualities you find attractive…