Archive: 04/01/2018

'Will I look dumb?' When virtual assistants deter help-seeking

Virtual assistants have become increasingly sophisticated—and more humanlike—since the days when Clippy asked if you needed help with your document. These assistants are intended to make programs and apps easier to use, ...

Jan 4, 2018

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People who sleep less than eight hours a night more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety

Sleeping less than the recommended eight hours a night is associated with intrusive, repetitive thoughts like those seen in anxiety or depression, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of ...

Jan 4, 2018

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Specific microbes in digestive tract can boost success for cancer immunotherapy

In the Jan. 5, 2018 issue of Science, researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine show that specific strains of commensal bacteria - the swarms of microorganisms naturally dwelling in the intestines - can improve ...

Jan 4, 2018

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Mechanism for resistance to immunotherapy treatment discovered

An urgent question for cancer scientists is why immunotherapy achieves dramatic results in some cases but doesn't help most patients. Now, two research groups from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have independently discovered ...

Jan 4, 2018

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Building stronger health systems could help prevent the next epidemic in Madagascar

The peak epidemic season for plague in Madagascar is fast approaching and the severity of these outbreaks could be significantly reduced with improvements to their public health system, argues Matthew Bonds from Harvard Medical ...

Jan 4, 2018

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Tick exosomes may aid transmission of viruses to vertebrates

Scientists have shown for the first time that exosomes from tick cells can aid transmission of viral proteins and genetic material from arthropod to vertebrate host cells, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens.

Jan 4, 2018

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Team develops promising anti-obesity drug that shrinks fat without suppressing appetite

Given the ever-increasing obesity epidemic, researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered a promising developing drug that has been shown to selectively shrink excess fat by increasing ...

Jan 4, 2018

Trump administration toughens stance on recreational marijuana (Update)

The US Justice Department on Thursday reversed official policy that had tolerated the growing state-based movement to legalize marijuana sales, just three days after California formally permitted recreational use of the drug.

Jan 4, 2018