Archive: 17/05/2018

Four questions—chronic pain and how it affects the brain

Chronic pain affects an estimated 100 million Americans, and its impact goes beyond physical discomfort.

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Improving communication of guidance on drinking alcohol in pregnancy

Advice about alcohol consumption during pregnancy could be conveyed more effectively to parents and health professionals, research at Cardiff University has found.

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Single surface protein boosts multiple oncogenic pathways in acute myeloid leukemia

Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have discovered that a signaling protein elevated in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) plays a much wider role in the disease than previously thought. ...

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Team identifies new mechanism essential for eye lens development

If you want to take clear photographs, you don't use sandpaper to clear a smudge from your camera's lens. Similarly, if you want to see clearly, the lens of your eye has to be free of obstruction.

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'Lone wolf' protein offers new pathway to cancer treatments

Structural biologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered how a key protein functions to trigger cell's suicide machinery, called apoptosis. The scientists found that the protein, called BOK, is controlled ...

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Almost two years later, medically assisted dying remains complicated, experts say

As a journalist, Maureen Taylor remembers covering the case of Sue Rodriguez, who was denied assisted suicide through a Supreme Court decision in 1993. At the time, Taylor couldn't have imagined that 10 years later she'd ...

May 17, 2018

Cancer gene dependency maps help reveal proteins' relationships

By merging cancer functional genetic data with information on protein interactions, scientists can explore protein complexes at massive scale.

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New efforts to curb high blood pressure in Asia

The reality of treating high blood pressure in the world's most populated continent is trickier these days, experts say. After guidelines recently lowered the threshold for high blood pressure, about half of adults living ...

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Why sexting must be on the curriculum

Sex education remains a fiercely debated topic, both in the media and among politicians.

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Researcher puts focus on the health of Latina breast cancer survivors

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Latinas in the United States. Latinas are also twice as likely to experience other conditions that crop up, including insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome—a ...

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