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Derm dangers: Avoid these 5 unhealthy skin care trends
Social media platforms are spouting a steady stream of unsafe skin care trends, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.
As suicide rates climb, older men are most vulnerable
As U.S. suicide rates continue to rise, new government data shows older men have become the most susceptible.
Physical activity inversely tied to COPD symptom burden
Moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) is inversely associated with symptom burden in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study recently published online in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases.
How music heals us, even when it’s sad—new study of musical therapy led by a neuroscientist
When I hear Shania Twain’s “You’re Still The One,” it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad’s PC. I was tidying up the mess after he had tried to [take his own life]. He’d been listening to her album, and I played it as I tidied up. Whenever I hear the song, I’m taken back—the sadness and anger comes flooding back.
Willian Banda demands K3M compensation for unlawful imprisonment
By GRACE CHAILE
THE UPND national chairperson for special duties, William Banda, has commenced civil proceedings against the State in the Lusaka High Court demanding K3 million as compensation for alleged unlawful imprisonment.
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Neuroscientists engineer a protein that enhances memory to respond to anti-aging drug
Neuroscientists at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University, Rome, and the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS have genetically modified a molecule, the protein LIMK1, which is normally active in the brain, with a key role in memory. They added a “molecular switch” that is activated by administering a drug, rapamycin, known for its several anti-aging effects on the brain.
Treatment strategy for certain advanced prostate cancers shows promise in preclinical models
Epigenetic changes can cause prostate cancer to resist treatment by switching genes on or off. One epigenetic mechanism tags genes with DNA methylation marks. This process is mediated by molecules called DNA methyltransferases. These tags can alter gene expression in ways that promote tumors to grow and transition into advanced forms of the disease.
New ‘patch’ uses natural body motion to fix disk herniation
A new biologic “patch” that is activated by a person’s natural motion could be the key to fixing herniated disks in people’s backs, according to researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the CMC VA Medical Center (CMCVAMC).
Women with breast cancer take sexual health into their own hands: Study
A third of users on a popular breast cancer support forum describe using peer-recommended or self-discovered techniques to improve sexual functioning, according to a study published November 15, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Christiana von Hippel from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, U.S., and colleagues.