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In a recent discovery by University of Minnesota Medical School, researchers uncovered a new way to potentially target and treat late-stage colorectal cancer—a disease that kills more than 50,000 people each year in the United States. The team identified a novel mechanism by which colorectal cancer cells evade an anti-tumor immune response, which helped them

Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer to affect men between the ages of 15 and 49, and around 95% of these cases are caused by testicular germ cell tumors. Although testicular germ cell tumors typically manifest after puberty, problems in the embryonic development of germ cells can transform them into cancer cells

Bonding with her baby! Scheana Shay breast-fed her newborn daughter, Summer, in a sweet shot on Tuesday, April 27. BiP’s Krystal Nielson and More Celeb Moms Share Breast-Feeding Pictures The Vanderpump Rules star, 35, smiled down at her infant in the social media upload. Summer nursed while wearing a white shirt, diaper and matching hat.

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The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a variant of COVID-19 feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India has been found in over a dozen countries. The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19 first found in India had as of Tuesday been detected in over 1,200 sequences

The National Institutes of Health has jointly awarded a $3.9 million grant to Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., director and CEO of the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), and Rami Oklu, Ph.D., M.D., of the Mayo Clinic. The grant will be used to develop innovative drug delivery methods to treat liver cancer. TIBI, a leader in

Related story College Basketball Coach Adia Barnes Pumped Her Way Through the NCAA Championship Game For those of you who aren’t WNBA fans, here’s one way to sum up who Parker is: a two-time Olympic gold medalist, broadcast sports analyst, WNBA Champion, MVP, and All-Star who just left the Los Angeles Sparks after 13 years

Peloton is pushing back against a U.S. government warning about the safety of its pricey home-use treadmill. Experts wonder if it’s a case of dangerous design flaws — or the need for individual users to be accountable. It’s being followed closely as the at-home, artificial-intelligence-assisted fitness machines get more popular — and as gyms reopen

As the founder and CEO of Love Squad, a Peloton instructor, and host of the Brooklyn Nets, Ally Love has a lot to get done on any given day. That’s why she strives to start every morning the same way—to set herself up to conquer the day with peace of mind and joy in her

Telemedicine CEO Sam Johnson found himself in hot water after a video of the VisuWell exec harassing a Tennessee high school senior Dalton Stevens went viral, according to Newsweek. In the video captured by Stevens’ boyfriend Jacob Geittmann, the teen couple and Johnson seem to be caught in the middle of an altercation over the

Finland is seeking to tighten its already tough restrictions on public smoking and tobacco advertising in the next few years, in line with the national goal to phase out the habit almost completely by 2030. The Nordic country’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Health said that the proposal unveiled Monday will further tighten restrictions on

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the coronavirus response The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated mask guidance for people who are fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. In a White House COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, said science shows there are “many situations” where fully

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has continued to ravage much of the world since it first emerged in December 2019. An interesting poster, just presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2021, reports an association between the

Researchers are developing a new sensor that can detect Ebola in a single drop of blood and provides results in just an hour. With further development, the technology might also enable fast and inexpensive detection of other viruses, including the virus that causes COVID-19. Ebola is one of the deadliest of all known viruses, killing

Costco’s food court is known for three delicious treats: their larger-than-life hotdogs, their chicken bakes stuffed with chunky chicken, bacon and a creamy Caesar dressing; and their sugary, soft, irresistible churros. And while these items are a must-grab on your way out of the wholesale retailers’ stores, some days we wish we could keep ’em stocked

Root Sciences and Ecodyst have joined forces to provide hi-speed evaporators to the market for solvent recovery in cannabinoid applications. Solvent recovery is a common bottleneck in many cannabis processing operations. The unique line of products manufactured by Ecodyst provides single equipment solutions for solvent recovery, decarboxylation, and devolatilization to prepare crude oil for molecular

When I tested HIV positive in 1985, I thought I was going to die – and my family did too. That’s what people thought back then. But although there have been times when I’ve been so ill and in such pain that I really couldn’t care about living or dying – I’d just had enough

The current outbreak of a rapidly spreading global disease has caused an urgent need for effective therapies. Many vaccines, however, pose logistical challenges; they must often be transported and stored at very low temperatures, and aren’t always available. One solution may be a low-cost, low-tech method of producing neutralizing antibodies, facilitating global access to preventative

You probably live near a dollar store like Dollar Tree, Dollar General, or Family Dollar. You might even stop at your local dollar store to pick up some specific items like greeting cards, gift wrapping supplies, seasonal decorations, and pregnancy tests, which are actually great deals (via Insider). Shopping expert Michelle Madhok told Insider that

Anemia rates among children and teenagers in India may be 20 per cent lower than currently reported as diagnosis is based on ethnically inappropriate blood count thresholds, a study argues. The study of hemoglobin concentrations in healthy Indian children aged zero to 19 found that the hemoglobin thresholds — or cut-offs — used to define