'Thinking and feeling'
So you had a terrible day at work. Or the bills are piling up and cash is in short supply. Impending visit from the in-laws, perhaps?
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Archive: 07/03/2016
Two percent of US employees go to work each week despite being sick
Each week, up to three million US employees go to work sick, with roughly half of these incidents due to a lack of paid leave coverage. The findings come from an analysis of information from the 2011 Leave Supplement of the ...
Mar 7, 2016
'Me-search': Students analyze their own biological samples to study how microbes affect human health
A "me-search" lab for University of Michigan biology undergraduates gives students a close look at what might be the most compelling study subject of all: themselves.
Mar 7, 2016
Discovery identifies new RX target for age-rleated macular degeneration and Alzheimer's
For the first time, researchers at LSU Health New Orleans have shown that a protein critical to the body's ability to remove waste products from the brain and retina is diminished in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), ...
Mar 7, 2016
Blood clots pose major risks for patients undergoing bladder cancer surgery
In a study of 3879 patients who underwent radical cystectomy to treat bladder cancer, 3.6% were diagnosed with a venous thromboembolism (VTE)—which occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein, potentially breaking loose and ...
Mar 7, 2016
New therapeutic target in myeloma discovered
Despite new therapies, Multiple Myeloma (MM) remains incurable causing most patients to ultimately develop drug resistance and succumb to the disease. The pursuit of drugs that inhibit cell cycle regulators especially cyclin-dependent ...
Mar 7, 2016
Healthy lifestyle advice provides long-term benefits
In a recently published study, providing advice over a 5-year period about leading a healthy lifestyle reduced the risk of heart-related deaths over the next 40 years.
Mar 7, 2016
Children know best whether an allergy spray works for them
A recent 14-day study that compared the efficacy of an allergy spray in 304 children aged 6-11 years with seasonal allergic rhinitis showed that the result depended on who assessed symptoms: children themselves or their caregiver.
Mar 7, 2016
