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A new technology developed by Purdue University researchers allows different concentrations of a drug or a chemical to be targeted at different areas of the same cancerous tissue in the laboratory. The discovery may help the more than 1.7 million people the National Cancer Institute predicts will be diagnosed with the deadly disease this year […]
Between making back-to-school checklists and rushing to make sure kids have everything they need for the new school year (clothes! supplies! snacks!), many parents haven’t had the chance to breathe, let alone catch up on the weird news of the day. So, it’s entirely possible that while you were running around, you missed a major […]
A child who is restless, hyperactive and can’t concentrate could have a problem rooted in a source parents might not suspect: a sleep disorder. That’s according to a new study by Case Western Reserve researchers at the School of Dental Medicine, who found that about 7 percent of children between ages 9 and 17 in […]
MONDAY, Aug. 20, 2018 — Maybe it’s time to retire the office cubicle. A new study suggests that open workspaces without partitions between desks encourage employees to be more active and help curb stress. “We are becoming an increasingly sedentary workforce, and anything that we can do, even passively, to nudge physical activity up will […]
Adolescent girls and young women in Mombasa, Kenya are more likely to experience higher risks of HIV and gender-based violence when they are involved with sex work venues or have sexual experiences at a young age, suggests a study co-led by St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Manitoba in Canada. Published in the Journal […]
Left to Right: The ASPCA’s Susana Villa and Miguel Torres with Cindy Birchall and her dog, Blanche, at the East L.A. National Night Out event. For the third straight year, ASPCA representatives joined police officers to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7. ASPCA staff and volunteers participated in a total of 16 events […]
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TUESDAY, Aug. 7, 2018 — Efforts to prevent childhood obesity probably should begin at birth to have any hope of success, according to new results from a pair of clinical trials. First-time moms taught good nutrition strategies during their baby’s first year wound up with 3-year-olds who were less likely to be overweight or obese, […]
Mindy Kaling has been pretty mum (heh) on the subject of single motherhood, but we’re getting the clear feeling from the few things she has shared that she is simply rocking life with baby. Her daughter, Katherine, was born in December, and in case you were wondering, Kaling still declines to reveal the paternity of […]
(HealthDay)—One in five parents say they have not made plans with their children about what to do if they became separated at an amusement park or carnival, according to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health at the University of Michigan. In a survey that included more than 1,200 parents of children […]