To say that the child is the father to the man is old news — we all realize the influence of our childhoods on the adult we become. Like the…
Category: Lifestyle
Fred Hutch-led clinical trial shows new smartphone app helps smokers quit
Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center believe they've found a better of use of mobile technology to help adult cigarette smokers quit. In a large clinical trial published in…
Bandage’ developed to rebuild broken bone
Researchers at King's College London have developed a material that allows transplantation of bone-forming stem cells into severe bone fractures and speeds up the healing process. This new method improves…
New insights into how the drug pomalidomide fights cancer
Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the white blood cells, and patients diagnosed with this disease commonly die within five years. Clinicians often treat multiple myeloma with the drug thalidomide…
Researchers identify genetic factors associated with hand-foot syndrome in chemotherapy with capecitabine
Capecitabine is a chemotherapy drug used for breast and colorectal cancer. It can extend survival rate by nearly 10%. However, recent studies revealed that almost 50% of patients develop palmar-plantar…
Soft robots, origami combine for potential way to deliver medical treatments
Researchers have found a way to send tiny, soft robots into humans, potentially opening the door for less invasive surgeries and ways to deliver treatments for conditions ranging from colon…
Cannabinoids decrease the metabolism of glucose in the brain
The nervous system comprises neurons and glial cells (glia means 'glue'). Astrocytes are the most abundant among the glial cells. Among many other functions they undertake to capture glucose from…
Physical and cognitive function of older people have improved meaningfully over 30 years
The functional ability of older people is now better compared to that of people at the same age three decades ago. This was observed in a study conducted at the…