Life expectancy in the United States has now declined for three years in a row, fueled largely by a record
Day: December 1, 2018
Experts present new recommendations on ‘overlapping’ type of leukemia
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a rare disease with overlapping features of two categories of bone marrow and blood cell
Bigger brains are smarter, but not by much
The English idiom “highbrow,” derived from a physical description of a skull barely able to contain the brain inside of
The future of fighting cancer: Zapping tumors in less than a second
New accelerator-based technology being developed by the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University aims to reduce
Health Tip: Decoding Bottled Water Terms
Bottled water is the fastest growing drink choice in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency says. The U.S. Food
Study: Immunotherapy better than chemotherapy for subtype of head and neck cancer
A randomized clinical trial involving 97 medical centers in 20 countries, including Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health,
System can rapidly and accurately detect tumor margins during breast cancer surgery
Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR), Osaka University, and collaborators have developed a new rapid and inexpensive
Health Tip: Safe Tips For Antibiotic Use
Antibiotics are frequently prescribed to fight bacterial infections. But if used improperly, the bacteria they are meant to kill can
Light pollution may cause insomnia in older adults
A new study is the first population-based investigation to report a significant association between artificial, outdoor light exposure at night
In vitro cell culture findings could lead to novel interventions for Schizophrenia
A study recently published in Translational Psychiatry, a Nature journal, has shown how using cultured cells from patients with psychotic
