Archive: 08/09/2014

Women and health professionals spark new cycle of improving maternal and newborn health

Demand for better care by women linked with the expansion of basic services, rather than political pressure, has helped to improve midwifery services in low to middle-income countries, according to international research ...

Sep 8, 2014

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Cancer immunotherapy on the cusp

Glass crystals with thread-like filaments floating inside sit in the offices of two prominent immunologists. The clear blocks encase models of the structure of PD-1/PD-L1, a receptor-ligand pair that rides on the surface ...

Sep 8, 2014

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New cell model to speed up development of brain tumour drugs

New research from The University of Nottingham looks set to improve screening for new cancer drugs and drug delivery systems specifically designed for children with brain tumours.

Sep 8, 2014

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Research explains how you bite off the chocolate from nuts

Simply biting off the chocolate from a nut dipped in chocolate, instead of biting through both the chocolate and nut requires sophisticated control of the biting power. This is possible owing to an advanced coordination of ...

Sep 8, 2014

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France announces second artificial heart transplant

France last month carried out the second transplant of a new-generation artificial heart, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said Monday.

Sep 8, 2014

Young people who have attempted suicide disadvantaged on the job market

People who have attempted suicide when young are less likely to have a successful professional career later in life. This was discovered in a joint study by the Swedish Karolinska Institutet and MedUni Vienna. The prospect ...

Sep 8, 2014

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Toward a theory of child well-being

For most of us, being healthy is more than lack of disease. It is a state of physical and mental well-being.

Sep 8, 2014

Father's smoking prior to conception could increase asthma risk for baby

A baby has a greater risk of asthma if his or her father smoked prior to conception.

Sep 8, 2014

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Input from a psychologist can help improve asthma symptoms

Psychological input into the treatment and management of people with severe asthma can help improve their symptoms, according to a new study.

Sep 8, 2014

Accommodating LGBT patients in dental, medical offices

As the pediatric dentist walked her 4-year-old patient back to the waiting room, she inquired, "Is your mommy or daddy here?" The child, who had two mommies, burst into tears. The dentist, a lesbian, felt awful.

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