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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UCLA patient is first to receive successful heart transplant after using experimental 50cc Total Artificial Heart
A petite 44-year-old woman has received a successful heart transplant at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, thanks to an experimental…
Via Dying Cells, UVA Finds Potential Way to Control Cholesterol Levels
A discovery about how the body deals with the cholesterol contained within its dying cells has suggested an exciting new…
Racial makeup of labor markets affects who gets job leads
The racial composition of a labor market plays a significant role in whether workers find out about job leads -…
Inexpensive, abundant starch fibers could lead to ‘ouchless’ bandages
A process that spins starch into fine strands could take the sting out of removing bandages, as well as produce…
Promising Drug a ‘New Paradigm’ for Treating Leukemia
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a compound that delays leukemia in mice and effectively…
New target for anticancer drugs: RNA
Most of today’s anticancer drugs target the DNA or proteins in tumor cells, but a new discovery by University of…
Calaveras-Hayward fault link means potentially larger quakes
UC Berkeley seismologists have proven that the Hayward Fault is essentially a branch of the Calaveras Fault that runs east…
Autism and prodigy share a common genetic link
Researchers have uncovered the first evidence of a genetic link between prodigy and autism. The scientists found that child prodigies…