Day February 25, 2017

In times of terror, like these, one thing we never lost from our ancestors is the necessity to dream. We know how to hold onto the belief that the arc of justice will eventually find its way home – we…

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If you’re one of many Canadians who opt for chicken sandwiches at your favourite fast food restaurant, you may find the results of a CBC Marketplace investigation into what’s in the meat a little hard to swallow. A DNA analysis…

Doctors at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax are using 3D printed models of hearts to get a better look at congenital heart disease in children and rehearse complex surgical procedures. The models are based on scans from an infant…

Some researchers call it a miracle drug: one blue pill that can dramatically reduce the risk of contracting HIV if taken every day as prescribed. But one year after pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, was approved by Health Canada, Toronto Public Health…

It’s been exactly two months since Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal almost froze to death walking across the border into Manitoba from the United States, and while they’re grateful to be in Canada, they’re struggling to cope. Arriving with frostbite…

/ o comments Scientists recently published a paper explaining why some meteors create strange sounds. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with researcher Bill Sweatt about what creates this “sizzling” sound.

Today Dr. Kaw Bing Chua is a scientist at Temasek Life Sciences in Singapore. When he discovered the Nipah virus, he was a graduate student at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sanjit Das for NPR hide caption…

Two things experts can agree on: It’s easy to get caught in a constant-noshing mode that sabotages weight loss or maintenance, and keeping a food journal is the best way to regain control. So we asked one woman who struggles…

Sure, talking openly about anal sex isn’t as gasp-worthy as it used to be, but many aspects of doing it in the butt are still shrouded in mystery—namely, what to do after anal sex to make sure your booty and…

You may have low estrogen levels. Especially if it’s accompanied by a lighter-than-usual flow, or if you’re an avid runner, says New York-based functional medicine nurse practitioner Margaret Romero. Studies have found that excessive exercise can lower estrogen levels, which…

Well @realDonaldTrump, from one Republican to another, this is a disaster. You made a promise to protect the LGBTQ community. Call me. pic.twitter.com/XwYe0LNUOq — Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) February 24, 2017 Last summer, Caitlyn praised Trump for his stance on women’s…

Many kids say they love their mom and dad equally, but there are times when even the best prefers one parent over the other. The same can be said for how the body’s cells treat our DNA instructions. It has…

Decoding the exposome through breath biomarkers Prof. Joachim D. Pleil The human exposome is probably best defined as “everything that is not the genome.” This is a bit tongue in cheek, but basically, the exposome is comprised of all of…

People living in neighbourhoods with more birds, shrubs and trees are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and stress, according to research by academics at the University of Exeter, the British Trust for Ornithology and the University of Queensland.…

Sometimes cells resist medication by spitting it back out. Cancer cells, in particular, have a reputation for defiantly expelling the chemotherapy drugs meant to kill them. Researchers at The Rockefeller University have shed new light on a molecular pump that…

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Small study in 16 people suggests technique is safe and might help improve mood, anxiety and wellbeing, while increasing weight. Deep brain stimulation might alter the brain circuits that drive anorexia nervosa symptoms and help improve patients’ mental and physical…

Economic Study Finds Solitaire Stent Retriever Highly Cost-Effective Data presented today on Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) Solitaire stent retriever at the International Stroke Conference (ISC) in Houston demonstrate that the results from the four pivotal randomized controlled trials – SOLITAIRE™ FR With…

February 25, 2017, 7:38 AM|In our Morning Rounds, Dr. Jon LaPook and Dr. Tara Narula discuss rare diseases that affect an estimated 25 million Americans, healthy eating habits for children, and a trial vaccine for mosquito-borne viruses.

Three decades ago, a massive stellar explosion sent shockwaves not only through space but also through the astronomical community. SN 1987A was the closest observed supernova to Earth since the invention of the telescope and has become by far the…

Efforts are currently underway around the world to create materials that are friendly to both society and the environment. Among them are those that comprise different materials, which exhibit the merits of each component. Hokkaido University researchers, led by Professor…

A team of researchers has succeeded in measuring the brightnesses and temperatures of Saturn’s rings using the mid-infrared images taken by the Subaru Telescope in 2008. The images are the highest resolution ground-based views ever made. They reveal that, at…

In the early 1990s, Jacqueline Barton, the John G. Kirkwood and Arthur A. Noyes Professor of Chemistry at Caltech, discovered an unexpected property of DNA–that it can act like an electrical wire to transfer electrons quickly across long distances. Later,…

When Geoffrey Coates, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, gives a talk about plastics and recycling, he usually opens with this question: What percentage of the 78 million tons of plastic used for packaging – for…

We all do it. Some of us do it quite loudly. Others do it not once, but several times in a row. Sneezes are everywhere these days, during this, the height of cold and flu season. The chorus of achoos…

Physician-based screening for melanoma is associated with higher rates of physician-detected melanoma and detection of thinner melanoma, according to a report published Online First today by Archives of Dermatology, one of …

These days, it’s a territory mostly dominated by the likes of Raffi and the Wiggles, but there’s new evidence that lullabies, play songs, and other music for babies and toddlers may have some deep evolutionary roots.

Premature babies often spend the first several weeks of life in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), where, ideally, they are protected from too much noise stimulation. However, researchers at Washington University School …

(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, novel oral glucose lowering drugs (GLDs) are associated with reduced risks of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and hypoglycemia, compared with insulin use, …

The deadly fungus, Candida auris, which has been found in hospitals, is resistant to entire classes of antimicrobial drugs, limiting treatment options for those infected. First reported in 2009, the fungus has been linked to invasive infections in nine countries,…

Five players with the Vancouver Canucks are sitting out Saturday’s game because they have or are suspected to have the mumps, the team said Friday. So far only one player, Troy Stecher, has been confirmed to have the virus, said Canucks general…

Researchers call it a miracle drug: one blue pill, taken every day, that can reduce the risk of contracting HIV by almost 90 per cent. But one year after it was approved by Health Canada, Toronto Public Health is concerned…

AH is a wild herb cultivated in India, Myanmar, Nepal, and China. AH is mainly used as food supplement and medicinal food. Since, AH is introduced in South Korea, the beneficial effects of AH has been extensively investigated including, anti-oxidant…

PSMalpha3 cross-alpha amyloid fibrils secreted by S. aureus are toxic to human cells. Credit: Dima Abelski, Dimedia The highly pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is one of the five most common causes of hospital-acquired infections. In the US alone, approximately 500,000…

“Too much salt will sabotage your efforts no matter how much you worked out. Eat foods that are great for shedding water weight, like lean meats, veggies and fruits. Enjoy your carbs in the morning and afternoon but try to…

“I have big Botticelli ringlets that caused me a lot of frustration growing up. As a kid, I never understood what to do with it. All I ever knew was that you were supposed to brush your hair so it…

Check out Women’s Health’s FitGIF Friday every week for fun and challenging new moves to make your sweat sesh really count. Here’s this week’s exercise: Reverse lunge with pulse: Many are quick to dismiss the reverse lunge as an easy alternative…

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In a significant advance in improving the safety of donor stem cell transplants, a major clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has shown that a novel agent can protect against the…