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Researchers have made a breakthrough in more precisely targeting drugs to cancers. Using ultrasound and lipid drug carriers (liposomes), a multi-disciplinary team of biomedical engineers, oncologists, radiologists and anaesthetists at the University of Oxford have developed a new way to improve the targeting of cancer drugs to tumours. The new technology has been used in […]
If you want to learn to walk a tightrope, it’s a good idea to go for a short run after each practice session. That’s because a recent study in NeuroImage demonstrates that exercise performed immediately after practicing a new motor skill improves its long-term retention. More specifically, the research shows, for the first time, that […]
The current whooping cough vaccine was universally adopted in the US in 1996 to replace the original vaccine based on killed Bordetella pertussis because of a stronger safety profile. The new formulation was found to be effective in preventing whooping cough during vulnerable stages in the lifespan but the kind of pertussis vaccine used to […]
FRIDAY, July 6, 2018 — If you use a wire-bristle grill brush to clean your grill, beware. Bristles can break off and stick to the grill and cooked food, posing a serious health risk, according to the American Medical Association (AMA). “When ingested, wire bristles have been known to cause injury and in some cases […]
Every day, women live with the risk of being physically attacked. It’s not one of those dangers that is regularly blown out of proportion – such as being in an aeroplane crash or getting bitten by a shark. Attacks on women are common. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights surveyed 42,000 women and concluded that […]
Jeanyung Chey, of the Seoul National University in Korea, started the research by asking herself, “Why do some people feel younger or older than their real age?” More intriguingly, could it be that how young or old they feel accurately reflects how their body ages? Potential answers to the first question “include depressive states, personality […]
With one swipe at your Instagram feed, it’s obvious that there is a number of fitness bloggers to aim to encourage “fitness” and health as such, however, not everyone is interested about realistic depictions. Well, one one fitness blogger has changed the game with her refreshing approach to using the medium to share useful calorie-based tips. […]
Amna Karra-Hassan just took home an InStyle & Audi Women of Style award for her incredible contribution to AFL as co-founder of the Auburn Tigers women’s team. Her parents migrated from Lebanon before she was born in search of better opportunities in Australia. Growing up in Sydney’s west, Karra-Hassan started the Auburn Tigers women’s AFL team in […]
EPFL scientists have discovered two small-molecule compound series that can effectively block a central pathway of the innate immune system, offering a promising new way for treating autoinflammatory diseases. The study is published in Nature. The innate immune system is the first line of defense, with cells that quickly identify “foreign” motifs from viruses and […]
People who have been exposed to paint, varnish and other solvents and who also carry genes that make them more susceptible to developing multiple sclerosis (MS) may be at much greater risk of developing the disease than people who have only the exposure to solvents or the MS genes, according to a study published in […]