Archive: 20/08/2018

Adults play a key role in children's participation in school recess, researchers suggest

When adults are participants in school recess—leading games, monitoring play and ensuring conflicts are mediated quickly—children are more likely to be engaged in recess activities, a new study has found.

Aug 20, 2018

Doctors not talking about newer meningitis vaccine

(HealthDay)—Many U.S. doctors aren't telling teenaged patients and their parents about a newer vaccine for potentially deadly bacterial meningitis infections, a new study finds.

Aug 20, 2018

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'Liquid biopsy' predicts lymphoma therapy success within days, study finds

A blood test can predict which patients with a type of cancer called diffuse large B cell lymphoma are likely to respond positively to initial therapy and which are likely to need more aggressive treatment, according to a ...

Aug 20, 2018

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Two molecules offer great potential to combat cancer and chronic infections

To fight viral infections, your immune system calls on CD8 T cells to kill the infected cells. The CD8 T cells can also be used in immunotherapy approaches to kill cancer cells, including the CAR T cell therapy currently ...

Aug 20, 2018

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Good news, bad news in U.S. breastfeeding report

(HealthDay)—Most new mothers in the United States start out breastfeeding, but many stop sooner than recommended, a new federal government report says.

Aug 20, 2018

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Heat-driven air conditioning may contribute to additional deaths

(HealthDay)—In what can be described as a vicious catch-22, approximately 5 to 9 percent of exacerbated air-pollution-related deaths will be due to increases in power sector emissions from the extra air conditioning use ...

Aug 20, 2018

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Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 55 (Update)

The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has claimed 55 lives since the start of the month, the authorities said Monday, as the government announced free treatment against the disease for the next three months.

Aug 20, 2018

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New report confirms East Chicago lead troubles

Northwestern Indiana residents and environmental advocates say they're concerned that a federal agency took two years to release its first report about blood-lead levels in children who live at a lead-tainted Superfund site.

Aug 20, 2018