Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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One of the ways a cancer-causing gene works up enough power to turn a normal cell into a cancer cell…
Biomarker blood test could reveal high risk heart patients in need of treatment
Without occasionally looking under the hood, it’s difficult to predict whether expensive car repairs lie ahead. In a similar way,…
Researchers generate terahertz laser with laughing gas
Within the electromagnetic middle ground between microwaves and visible light lies terahertz radiation, and the promise of “T-ray vision.”
Technique identifies T cells primed for certain allergies or infections
When your immune system is exposed to a vaccine, an allergen, or an infectious microbe, subsets of T cells that…
Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he referred to sleep as the…
Cocktail proves toxic to leukemia cells
A combination of drugs that affect mitochondria — the power plants inside cells — may become the best weapons yet…
Large Study Reveals PTSD Has Strong Genetic Component Like Other Psychiatric Disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting some 8 million adults at some point…
New Diagnostic Criteria May Enable Earlier Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Women
Women make up two-thirds of patients with Alzheimer’s disease — so why is it that women are less likely than…