Ortho Neuro disorders

The Indian pilot shot down and captured by Pakistani forces this week will be released on Friday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XscXp8

Analysis: Trump lost big at N. Korea summit, but it could've been worse

No deal was better than a bad deal. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SxCART

Kushner meets Saudi crown prince, Turkish leader to push Mideast peace plan

The president's son-in-law was given responsibility for Israel-Palestinian policy two years ago, but has not provided concrete details of U.S. efforts. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UbXfN7

Israel security forces should face justice for Gaza killings, U.N. report says

Israel rejected the report, which was released Thursday, as "hostile, mendacious and slanted." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BYydty

WATCH: Highlights from Trump's press conference after North Korea talks collapse

Following the Hanoi summit on denuclearization, President Donald Trump announced that there was no deal reached between the U.S. and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump explained that they could not reach an agreement over sanctions, but continued to call his relationship with Kim "very strong." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UbROhb

Trump on Otto Warmbier's death: Kim Jong Un wasn't to blame

The American college student died after being released from a North Korean prison in 2017 in an unconscious state. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BUaSJC

Michael Cohen speaks directly to Trump in scathing closing statement

The president's former lawyer unloads on his ex-boss, giving voice to what every critic would like to say. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2NFrGJb

Gaetz says he's apologized to Cohen

"Family members should be off-limits," the Florida Republican tweeted. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EmLxZh

Kraft's arrest shows how little we understand about sex trafficking or sex work

The case of the Patriots' owner highlights how many people don't see the trafficking victims before their own eyes. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GUU2i3

President Trump: I will take Kim Jong Un 'at his word' on the death of Otto Warmbier

President Trump was asked during his Hanoi press conference about the death of American Otto Warmbier following his detainment in North Korea. President Trump said "a lot of people, big country," and Kim Jong Un "tells me that he didn’t know about it, and I’ll take him at his word.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TgpbCc

WATCH: President Trump's full press conference in Hanoi

President Trump holds a nearly forty-minute press conference following announcement that a deal was not reached with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at second summit in Vietnam. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IIjcBU

Trump says Cohen didn't lie about everything, blasts 'fake hearing'

The president said he watched as much as he could of the explosive House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VsOaQi

Trump says Cohen didn't lie about everything, blasts 'fake hearing'

The president said he watched as much as he could of the explosive House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VsOaQi

Not all sleep is equal when it comes to cleaning the brain

New research shows how the depth of sleep can impact our brain's ability to efficiently wash away waste and toxic proteins. Because sleep often becomes increasingly lighter and more disrupted as we become older, the study reinforces and potentially explains the links between aging, sleep deprivation, and heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EktXVw

First semi-identical twins identified in pregnancy

Boy and girl twins in Brisbane, Australia, have been identified as only the second set of semi-identical, or sesquizygotic, twins in the world -- and the first to be identified by doctors during pregnancy. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H4hVCR

Newly identified drug targets could open door for esophageal cancer therapeutics

Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in the United States, according to new research. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VqhlmH

Opioid use in the family may influence adolescents' opioid risk after surgery

Having a family member with persistent opioid use may be a risk factor for young adults continuing prescriptions long after their own surgeries, a new study suggests. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Nwc1eU

Fast, flexible ionic transistors for bioelectronic devices

Researchers have developed the first biocompatible internal-ion-gated organic electrochemical transistor (IGT) that is fast enough to enable real-time signal sensing and stimulation of brain signals. The IGT provides a miniaturized, soft, conformable interface with human skin, using local amplification to record high quality neural signals, suitable for advanced data processing. This could lead to safer, smaller, and smarter bioelectronic devices that can be implanted in humans over long periods of time. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BUshSw

Smoking and alcohol: Double trouble for the brain?

Along with many other harmful health consequences, smoking tobacco causes chemical changes, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. Excessive alcohol use can have similar effects. Surprisingly, however, very few studies have examined the combined impact of smoking and alcohol on the brain. Now, researchers have shown that in rats, the joint use of tobacco and alcohol could increase neural damage in particular brain regions. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tFXV1r

A new method for precision drug delivery: Painting

Researchers are one step closer to delivering precise amounts of medication to exact location, repurposing an existing imaging ''painting'' method. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TnZyza

Thirty years of fast food: Greater variety, but more salt, larger portions, and added calories

Despite the addition of some healthful menu items, fast food is even more unhealthy for you than it was 30 years ago. An analysis of the offerings at 10 of the most popular US fast-food restaurants in 1986, 1991, and 2016, demonstrates that fast-food entrees, sides, and desserts increased significantly in calories and sodium and entrees and desserts in portion size over time. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IGvx9W

Infant sleep duration associated with mother's level of education and prenatal depression

A new study analyzing data from Canadian parents has found that babies sleep less at three months of age if their mothers do not have a university degree, experienced depression during pregnancy or had an emergency cesarean-section delivery. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xot3jI

Infectious diseases could be diagnosed with smartphones in sub-Saharan Africa

A new review has outlined how health workers could use existing phones to predict and curb the spread of infectious diseases. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Swa9Uv

Predictors that determine toxic fats in the liver

Researchers have discovered biomarkers in the blood that can predict the accumulation of toxic fats in the liver, which are a sign of early fatty liver disease. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XtiHiD

Yeast produce low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids

Synthetic biologists have created an enzymatic network in yeast that turns sugar into cannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, but also novel cannabinoids not found in the marijuana plant itself. The yeast factories would be more environmentally friendly and less energy intensive than growing the plant and separating out the psychoactive and non-psychoactive ingredients. They may also yield cannabinoid derivatives with unexpected medical uses. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H6fjo2

Medicating mosquitoes to fight malaria

Mosquitoes that landed on surfaces coated with the anti-malarial compound atovaquone were completely blocked from developing Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria, according to new research. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tFaBWe

Scientists devise strategies to counteract T cell exhaustion in CAR T cancer therapies

CAR T-cell therapies have saved lives in patients with blood cancers, but there has been a downside: T cells that enter solid tumors can stop working due to a phenomenon called T cell exhaustion. Now scientists have found a way of counteracting T cell exhaustion and making CAR T cell therapies more effective. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TcVz8T

New mechanism of bone growth discovered

Researchers report that bone growth in mice takes place in accordance with the same principles as when new cells are constantly produced in blood, skin and other tissue. This contradicts the previous understanding that bone growth depends on a finite number of gradually consumed progenitor cells. If the findings apply to humans, they could make an important contribution to the treatment of children with growth disorders. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IG0FGC

Why environmental cues make drug addiction extra hard to beat

Besides triggering the brain's emotional and stimulus-response systems, environmental cues activate areas where memories are processed, according to this study. Prompting these memory processing systems makes it extra difficult to counter addiction because the classic stimulus-response mechanisms are reinforced by the memory effects of environmental drug cues. While this double effect makes it hard to treat drug abuse, this finding may offer a way to use cues to improve cognitive behavioural therapy. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IU0V51

Latest anti-retroviral drug regimens provide 'Lazarus Effect' for HIV patients

Frailty related to HIV infection 'is rapidly becoming a specter of the past' and today it 'is possible to control HIV infection in all patients,' according to a perspective article. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Nw1gJG

What controls the tips of our chromosomes?

The tips of our chromosomes have structures called telomeres that prevent our genetic material from unfolding. When they do not work properly, it can lead to the total erosion of our genetic material and can trigger cancer and age-related diseases. Scientists have now discovered a key aspect of the regulation of telomeres. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GPPeKr

Comparing antioxidants levels in tomatoes of different color

Greater levels of specific antioxidants were associated with particular colorations of tomato fruit. These genotypes could be used either directly as food or in breeding programs to recover greater levels of functional compounds such as carotenoids, tocopherols, anthocyanins, and vitamin C. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Tqvtzn

How nerve fibers enter spinal cord during early development

New research could lead to regenerative therapies for people with injuries to their brachial plexus, a group of nerves that starts at the spinal cord and goes into the arm. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TjtA7f

New mothers reduce their alcohol intake, but this change is short-lived

Most women dramatically reduce their alcohol intake on learning they are pregnant, but by the time their child is five they are back to their pre-pregnancy drinking levels, a new international study has found. The research reported little change in the drinking patterns of men on becoming fathers. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EAR4ga

Researchers 'bait' pathological proteins underlying many neurodegenerative disorders

The vast majority of patients with neurodegenerative disorders do not have specific gene mutations, but a single misbehaving protein -- called TDP-43 -- seems to be at the heart of these diseases. Researchers have found a way to recreate and rescue TDP-43 pathology in a dish. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IDjPwJ

Resistance training even as little as once per week benefits older individuals

Resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when some people train as little as once per week. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H6gWSA

A gentle method for unlocking the mysteries of the deep brain

Serious diseases are directly linked to the subcortical areas of the brain. Existing treatments for regulating and measuring the activity of the subcortical areas are highly invasive. Researchers have decided to see whether a noninvasive method -- electroencephalography -- could be employed in tandem with mathematical algorithms to measure this brain activity externally. They proved for the first time that this technique is able to record signals usually only seen by implanting electrodes in the brain. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U8xHQM

Reprogramming the wonder drug rapamycin allows creation of new small-molecule drugs

In the new study, the authors aimed to reprogram rapamycin by keeping the parts of rapamycin and tacrolimus that bind FKBP12 and changing the remaining half of the molecule in order to target completely new disease-associated proteins beyond mTOR and calcineurin. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BZbUnD

Directed evolution builds nanoparticles

Directed evolution is a powerful technique for engineering proteins. Scientists now show that it can also be used to engineer synthetic nanoparticles as optical biosensors, which are used widely in biology, drug development, and even medical diagnostics such as real-time monitoring of glucose. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IExeoj

Detecting cyanide exposure

Cyanide exposure can happen occupationally or in low levels from inhaling cigarette smoke -- or from being poisoned by someone out to get you. The effects are fast and can be deadly. But because cyanide is metabolized quickly, it can be difficult to detect in time for an antidote to be administered. Now researchers report a new precise and accurate biomarker of cyanide exposure. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TlrnZ3

Using histones as bait: How do cells decide how to repair their DNA?

When DNA in the cell nucleus gets damaged, our cells can resort to a variety of repair mechanisms. A recent study elucidates the molecular basis by which a cell makes the choice between these repair mechanisms. The trick the scientists used: they developed a molecular bait to literally fish out the relevant proteins from the cell nucleus. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IFTIFs

Muscle gene mutations implicated in human nasal/sinus cancer

By sequencing the entire genomes of tumor cells from six people with a rare cancer of the nose and sinus cavity, researchers report they unexpectedly found the same genetic change -- one in a gene involved in muscle formation -- in five of the tumors. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Vjxrys

Cell mechanism delays and repairs DNA damage that can lead to cancer

Researchers have identified a specific mechanism that protects our cells from natural DNA errors -- an 'enemy within' -- which could permanently damage our genetic code and lead to diseases such as cancer. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2II6t2d

'Sometimes you have to walk,' Trump says as N. Korea nuke talks break down

"We had some options. At this time we decided not to do any of the options. We’ll see where that goes," Trump said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TjyQrx

Michael Cohen to Congress: 'I am not protecting Mr. Trump anymore'

The former Trump attorney, who called the president a 'racist' and 'con man,' testified that Roger Stone had told Trump in advance about a WikiLeaks emails release that would hurt Hillary Clinton's campaign. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TmBbCe

Cohen testimony suggests NY prosecutors pose major danger to Trump

ANALYSIS: No matter what Mueller finds, Cohen's statements reveal Trump has reason to worry about the wide-ranging New York probe. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2NvaWnN

‘You're a pathological liar’: The Cohen hearing in 3 minutes

President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen testified before the House Oversight Committee for nearly six hours on an array of topics. Here are some of the highlights. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ED4t7w

Heated racial dispute between Reps. Tlaib and Meadows mars Cohen hearing

Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, had to intervene to try to make peace. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EBPkDp

Not all of Cohen's allegations amount to crimes, but many are 'extraordinary'

MSNBC's chief legal correspondent, Ari Melber, reminds America that Cohen is the first Mueller witness to speak publicly under oath. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TdtrCz

Gaetz says he's apologized to Cohen

"Family members should be off-limits," the Florida Republican tweeted. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tHomUo

Can nuclear-armed Pakistan and India step back from the brink?

An outpouring of nationalist sentiment in both countries could make it difficult to defuse the confrontation, experts say. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GNt2kh

Senate investigators warn of Chinese state-run centers at more than 100 U.S. colleges

China’s government “controls nearly every aspect” of the Confucius Institutes, according to a new, bipartisan report. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TdtnCP

A European data privacy office has 15 open investigations. Ten are about Facebook.

The report underscores how much Facebook’s handling of sensitive personal data is dominating legal and policy debates about privacy. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Vo9C8L

Woman accused of assaulting man in MAGA hat faces possible deportation, ICE says

She was arrested and came to the attention of ICE after allegedly assaulting a man in a restaurant over his “Make America Great Again” hat. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Svl5Sb

Kraft case puts spotlight on illegal massage parlors

"Men need to have these conversations," says an author and sex-worker advocate. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IHr72n

Doctor shot by patient in wheelchair in VA hospital, FBI says

He was struck in the neck while trying to subdue double amputee in the emergency room, officials said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2H5gLqQ

12 treated after strange odor on Alaska Airlines flight

An airport spokesman said patients complained of "respiratory issues." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XusrZN

'Sometimes you have to walk,' Trump says as N. Korea nuke talks break down

"We had some options. At this time we decided not to do any of the options. We’ll see where that goes," Trump said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TjyQrx

Measles outbreaks: Lawmakers tackle anti-vaccine conspiracies

CDC director concedes that the pro-vaccine movements to counter misinformation campaigns have not been robust enough. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ECJLVd

Superintendent who defecated in public says police shouldn't have released mugshot

An attorney for Thomas Tramaglini, who resigned as the top administrator of the Kenilworth school district, said "his life has been ruined because of this.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XpYLwV

Trump inaugural committee hit with another subpoena

The action by the attorney general for Washington, D.C., means three government agencies are known to be scrutinizing the finances of the committee. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EgallC

Judge orders Texas to stop removing voters from rolls

The effort by Texas officials "exemplifies the power of government to strike fear and anxiety and to intimidate the least powerful among us,” the judge wrote. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IPN7Zg

Apple to lay off 190 employees from self-driving car division

The affected jobs — most of which are engineering positions — are in facilities in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, near the company’s main headquarters in Cupertino. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TdtgHp

Missouri Supreme Court extends LGBTQ protections in rulings

One of the cases dealt with employment rights and the other with transgender students’ access to public facilities. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IPN3J0

Colon cancer often misdiagnosed in younger patients

Some patients under 50 experience symptoms for up to a year before seeing a doctor prompting some experts to encourage earlier screening. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TkPMxL

French sports store pulls runner's hijab after political backlash

The retailer said it suspended the sale of the item after its staff members were insulted and threatened on social media. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IPN13Q

Democratic donor Ed Buck hit with wrongful death lawsuit

LaTisha Nixon, the mother of Gemmel Moore, claims Buck is responsible for her son’s 2017 overdose death. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Ti0zJj

House passes gun background check bill after GOP undocumented amendment

Democrats called the 240-190 vote a major step to end the gun lobby's grip on Washington. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IPMY8a

Not all sleep is equal when it comes to cleaning the brain

New research shows how the depth of sleep can impact our brain's ability to efficiently wash away waste and toxic proteins. Because sleep often becomes increasingly lighter and more disrupted as we become older, the study reinforces and potentially explains the links between aging, sleep deprivation, and heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EktXVw

First semi-identical twins identified in pregnancy

Boy and girl twins in Brisbane, Australia, have been identified as only the second set of semi-identical, or sesquizygotic, twins in the world -- and the first to be identified by doctors during pregnancy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H4hVCR

Don't panic: Lessons learned from Hawaii false alarm

People did not panic after receiving a false alarm text message about an impending ballistic missile. Instead they looked to others for what to do. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NweVjJ

Newly identified drug targets could open door for esophageal cancer therapeutics

Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in the United States, according to new research. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VqhlmH

Opioid use in the family may influence adolescents' opioid risk after surgery

Having a family member with persistent opioid use may be a risk factor for young adults continuing prescriptions long after their own surgeries, a new study suggests. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Nwc1eU

Mother's behavioral corrections tune infant's brain to angry tone

The same brain network that adults use when they hear angry vocalizations is at work in infants as young as six months old, an effect that is strongest in infants whose mothers spend the most time controlling their behavior, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H5b3VS

Fast, flexible ionic transistors for bioelectronic devices

Researchers have developed the first biocompatible internal-ion-gated organic electrochemical transistor (IGT) that is fast enough to enable real-time signal sensing and stimulation of brain signals. The IGT provides a miniaturized, soft, conformable interface with human skin, using local amplification to record high quality neural signals, suitable for advanced data processing. This could lead to safer, smaller, and smarter bioelectronic devices that can be implanted in humans over long periods of time. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BUshSw

Smoking and alcohol: Double trouble for the brain?

Along with many other harmful health consequences, smoking tobacco causes chemical changes, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. Excessive alcohol use can have similar effects. Surprisingly, however, very few studies have examined the combined impact of smoking and alcohol on the brain. Now, researchers have shown that in rats, the joint use of tobacco and alcohol could increase neural damage in particular brain regions. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tFXV1r

A new method for precision drug delivery: Painting

Researchers are one step closer to delivering precise amounts of medication to exact location, repurposing an existing imaging ''painting'' method. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TnZyza

Thirty years of fast food: Greater variety, but more salt, larger portions, and added calories

Despite the addition of some healthful menu items, fast food is even more unhealthy for you than it was 30 years ago. An analysis of the offerings at 10 of the most popular US fast-food restaurants in 1986, 1991, and 2016, demonstrates that fast-food entrees, sides, and desserts increased significantly in calories and sodium and entrees and desserts in portion size over time. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IGvx9W

Infant sleep duration associated with mother's level of education and prenatal depression

A new study analyzing data from Canadian parents has found that babies sleep less at three months of age if their mothers do not have a university degree, experienced depression during pregnancy or had an emergency cesarean-section delivery. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xot3jI

Infectious diseases could be diagnosed with smartphones in sub-Saharan Africa

A new review has outlined how health workers could use existing phones to predict and curb the spread of infectious diseases. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Swa9Uv

Predictors that determine toxic fats in the liver

Researchers have discovered biomarkers in the blood that can predict the accumulation of toxic fats in the liver, which are a sign of early fatty liver disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XtiHiD

Yeast produce low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids

Synthetic biologists have created an enzymatic network in yeast that turns sugar into cannabinoids, including tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol, but also novel cannabinoids not found in the marijuana plant itself. The yeast factories would be more environmentally friendly and less energy intensive than growing the plant and separating out the psychoactive and non-psychoactive ingredients. They may also yield cannabinoid derivatives with unexpected medical uses. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H6fjo2

Medicating mosquitoes to fight malaria

Mosquitoes that landed on surfaces coated with the anti-malarial compound atovaquone were completely blocked from developing Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria, according to new research. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tFaBWe

Scientists devise strategies to counteract T cell exhaustion in CAR T cancer therapies

CAR T-cell therapies have saved lives in patients with blood cancers, but there has been a downside: T cells that enter solid tumors can stop working due to a phenomenon called T cell exhaustion. Now scientists have found a way of counteracting T cell exhaustion and making CAR T cell therapies more effective. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TcVz8T

New mechanism of bone growth discovered

Researchers report that bone growth in mice takes place in accordance with the same principles as when new cells are constantly produced in blood, skin and other tissue. This contradicts the previous understanding that bone growth depends on a finite number of gradually consumed progenitor cells. If the findings apply to humans, they could make an important contribution to the treatment of children with growth disorders. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IG0FGC

Why environmental cues make drug addiction extra hard to beat

Besides triggering the brain's emotional and stimulus-response systems, environmental cues activate areas where memories are processed, according to this study. Prompting these memory processing systems makes it extra difficult to counter addiction because the classic stimulus-response mechanisms are reinforced by the memory effects of environmental drug cues. While this double effect makes it hard to treat drug abuse, this finding may offer a way to use cues to improve cognitive behavioural therapy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IU0V51

Latest anti-retroviral drug regimens provide 'Lazarus Effect' for HIV patients

Frailty related to HIV infection 'is rapidly becoming a specter of the past' and today it 'is possible to control HIV infection in all patients,' according to a perspective article. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Nw1gJG

What controls the tips of our chromosomes?

The tips of our chromosomes have structures called telomeres that prevent our genetic material from unfolding. When they do not work properly, it can lead to the total erosion of our genetic material and can trigger cancer and age-related diseases. Scientists have now discovered a key aspect of the regulation of telomeres. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GPPeKr

Comparing antioxidants levels in tomatoes of different color

Greater levels of specific antioxidants were associated with particular colorations of tomato fruit. These genotypes could be used either directly as food or in breeding programs to recover greater levels of functional compounds such as carotenoids, tocopherols, anthocyanins, and vitamin C. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Tqvtzn

How nerve fibers enter spinal cord during early development

New research could lead to regenerative therapies for people with injuries to their brachial plexus, a group of nerves that starts at the spinal cord and goes into the arm. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TjtA7f

New mothers reduce their alcohol intake, but this change is short-lived

Most women dramatically reduce their alcohol intake on learning they are pregnant, but by the time their child is five they are back to their pre-pregnancy drinking levels, a new international study has found. The research reported little change in the drinking patterns of men on becoming fathers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EAR4ga

Researchers 'bait' pathological proteins underlying many neurodegenerative disorders

The vast majority of patients with neurodegenerative disorders do not have specific gene mutations, but a single misbehaving protein -- called TDP-43 -- seems to be at the heart of these diseases. Researchers have found a way to recreate and rescue TDP-43 pathology in a dish. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IDjPwJ

Model to predict suicide risk in at-risk young adults

New research shows that fluctuation and severity of depressive symptoms are much better at predicting risk of suicidal behavior in at-risk young adults. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tIYoQG

Resistance training even as little as once per week benefits older individuals

Resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when some people train as little as once per week. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H6gWSA

A gentle method for unlocking the mysteries of the deep brain

Serious diseases are directly linked to the subcortical areas of the brain. Existing treatments for regulating and measuring the activity of the subcortical areas are highly invasive. Researchers have decided to see whether a noninvasive method -- electroencephalography -- could be employed in tandem with mathematical algorithms to measure this brain activity externally. They proved for the first time that this technique is able to record signals usually only seen by implanting electrodes in the brain. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U8xHQM

Reprogramming the wonder drug rapamycin allows creation of new small-molecule drugs

In the new study, the authors aimed to reprogram rapamycin by keeping the parts of rapamycin and tacrolimus that bind FKBP12 and changing the remaining half of the molecule in order to target completely new disease-associated proteins beyond mTOR and calcineurin. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BZbUnD

Directed evolution builds nanoparticles

Directed evolution is a powerful technique for engineering proteins. Scientists now show that it can also be used to engineer synthetic nanoparticles as optical biosensors, which are used widely in biology, drug development, and even medical diagnostics such as real-time monitoring of glucose. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IExeoj

Detecting cyanide exposure

Cyanide exposure can happen occupationally or in low levels from inhaling cigarette smoke -- or from being poisoned by someone out to get you. The effects are fast and can be deadly. But because cyanide is metabolized quickly, it can be difficult to detect in time for an antidote to be administered. Now researchers report a new precise and accurate biomarker of cyanide exposure. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TlrnZ3

A conversation between forms

Exercise specialist and classical dancer Vani Bhalla Pahwa on the science of dance and art of fitness from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/2BWADZT

New treatment offers potentially promising results for the possibility of slowing, stopping, or even reversing Parkinson's disease

A pioneering clinical trials program that delivered an experimental treatment directly to the brain offers hope that it may be possible to restore the cells damaged in Parkinson's disease. The study investigated whether boosting the levels of a naturally-occurring growth factor, Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF), can regenerate dying dopamine brain cells in patients with Parkinson's and reverse their condition, something no existing treatment can do. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VnYWY0

Biologists find the long and short of it when it comes to chromosomes

A team of biologists has uncovered a mechanism that determines faithful inheritance of short chromosomes during the reproductive process. The discovery elucidates a key aspect of inheritance -- deviation from which can lead to infertility, miscarriages, or birth defects such as Down syndrome. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GOvreD

Reddit co-founder on parental leave, artificial intelligence and 'hustle porn'

In an interview, Ohanian spoke about a variety of topics including his commitment to expanding parental leave policies. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2H7RjAT

Fat rat stuck in manhole cover captures the internet's heart

As pictures of the chunky rodent spread online, many people said they saw themselves in the heavyset sewer rat. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tGlK9B

The Morning Rundown: Today's top headlines

Cohen is expected to call the president a "racist," a "con man," and a "cheat" at a televised congressional hearing today. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2H3X6Y9

Man in viral photo buying $540 of Girl Scouts cookies arrested on drug dealing charges

An indictment issued last week says Detric Lee McGowan, also known as "Fat," is one of several suspects in an ongoing drug investigation. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T1DvPA

Trump dines with Kim in Vietnam just before Cohen goes nuclear on Capitol Hill

Cohen "did bad things unrelated to Trump. He is lying in order to reduce his prison time," the president tweeted from Hanoi, shortly before his sitdown with the North Korean leader. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VmXl4r

Colorado police search landfill for missing woman's remains

Berreth, the 29- year-old mother of a daughter with the suspected killer, was last seen near her home near Colorado Springs on Nov. 22. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2H78rGP

Train station fire kills at least 20, injures dozens in Cairo

"I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming, 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes’ before he jumped out." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tF5XHS

Trump is a 'con man' and 'a racist,' ex-lawyer Cohen plans to testify

A description of a conversation between Trump and adviser Roger Stone days before WikiLeaks released a trove of DNC emails is the big allegation. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IFxHGQ

House poised to pass first major gun bill in a generation

Legislation to strengthen background checks is expected to face stiff opposition in the Senate. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TmRLSg

SpaceX readies Crew Dragon spacecraft for first test flight to the space station

If successful, the flight will be a major milestone for the burgeoning commercial spaceflight industry. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XrmQna

How to stop bankrolling your adult kids — and feel OK about it

Cutting the money cord can be difficult, but if you’re risking your own financial security, it’s crucial. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tHRcEq

Iran's president rejects foreign minister's resignation

A split over the nuclear deal shows the tension between the elected government which runs Iran and a clerical establishment with ultimate power. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2H3Ahnz

Why Vietnam for Trump-Kim meeting?

Communism has prevailed in Vietnam, but so have elements of capitalism. Today, Vietnam is a global trade partner with a growing economy. The U.S. is hoping that Kim Jong Un will see it as something to aspire to. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SuhGms

A North Korea deal that benefits Trump's ambitions could be terrible for America

The operative question is whether Trump will give away too much in Hanoi just to get an agreement to trumpet. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XruspC

House passes measure blocking Trump's national emergency declaration

The measure, aimed at preventing the president from using billions to fund to the wall, will be taken up in the Senate in coming days. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ID8ywc

Chicago to get its 1st black woman mayor, as Lightfoot and Preckwinkle lead pack

Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle lead the field of 14 and will advance to a runoff election to become Chicago's next mayor. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2StZM3f

Cohen said to be ready to reveal Trump Org. check tied to porn star payment

Prosecutors say the payment was designed to buy Stormy Daniels' silence about an alleged affair with Donald Trump. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Nu6w0t

Deal, no deal or new referendum? Here's what might be next for Brexit

A new centrist option emerges amid the talk of a second referendum and worries over the impending, messy divorce. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XrRM6B

3 dead after two trains hit one vehicle

Officials say the vehicle was trying to get around the crossing gates when it was struck by trains going in opposite directions. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XlbqkV

GOP Rep. Gaetz apologizes for tweet targeting Cohen

"We will not respond to Mr. Gaetz's despicable lies and personal smears," Lanny Davis, an attorney for Michael Cohen, said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IEJMvW

Emma Thompson details why she won't work with disgraced John Lasseter

"It feels very odd to me that you and your company would consider hiring someone with Mr. Lasseter’s pattern of misconduct," Thompson wrote. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tCLT94

Pakistan says it downed 2 Indian jets in historic escalation between nuclear rivals

Both countries have ordered airstrikes over the last two days, the first time in history that two nuclear-armed powers have done so. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SqrduY

Trump approved operation that disabled Russian troll farm during 2018 midterms

The action against the Internet Research Agency was part of a larger effort to combat attempts to interfere in U.S. politics ahead of the elections. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ThBHRL

Journalist abducted, questioned for hours in Venezuela, broadcast network says

Daniel Garrido was kidnapped by a group of unidentified men who "forced him into a vehicle and covered his head with a hood," a Telemundo statement said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tO4nnn

Thousands of allegations of sexual misconduct toward migrant children reported

The documents show more than 4,550 allegations were reported to the Office of Refugee Resettlement between fiscal years 2015 and 2018. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ID8AEk

Drowned out by the algorithm: Vaccination advocates struggle to be heard online

On Facebook and YouTube, anti-vaccination proponents have spent more than a decade building audiences and developing strategies that ensure they appear high in search results and automated recommendations. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IF47B5

Calif. man sentenced to more than 15 years for trying to help terrorists

Amer Alhaggagi and his attorneys tried to portray the 23-year-old as a pot-smoking internet "troll." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tHILJg

Nigeria's president wins second term

Muhammadu Buhari poised to get another chance to tackle gaping corruption, widespread insecurity and a limping economy. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TjUlsi

Evacuations ordered as waters rise in storm-pummeled California

"We’re just getting an atmospheric river of rain coming in," a National Weather Service forecaster said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EiFrcc

Woman drops toddler then jumps herself from 2nd story

The toddler boy's infant sister was found unresponsive in an apartment; she was declared dead at a hospital. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Eeo7W0

Heat-related illness affects ethnic groups disproportionately

Over the course of a decade, heat-related emergency department visits rose by an average of 67 percent for African Americans and 53 percent for Asian Americans. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T29kHX

Famed thoroughbred racing track investigates rash of horse deaths

PETA had planned to protest at the track but cancelled it, saying track officials were taking their concerns seriously. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XnS4LS

'Arrest Ed Buck': petition with 30,000 signatures delivered to L.A. district attorney

Democratic donor Ed Buck is accused by activists of having a role in the deaths of two black men who died in his apartment. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Vilfhq

Fairbanks becomes latest Alaska city to pass LGBTQ protections

The bill extends protections in employment, housing and public accommodations to those discriminated against due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EyBZvy

Chicago to get its 1st black woman mayor, as Lightfoot and Preckwinkle lead pack

Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle lead the field of 14 and will advance to a runoff election to become Chicago's next mayor. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2StZM3f

Woman apologizes after confrontation with mixed-race couple on photoshoot

"I let my emotions overtake my better self,” Houston woman says in video she posted on YouTube. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XtsSn4

Former Chris Christie aide says of Bridgegate that he had 'wanted to please' his then-boss

"I wanted to be on the team," Bill Baroni said at his resentencing. "But I chose to get sucked into his cult and culture." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IDob71

Spaghetti Western fans love Spain. Here's why.

The restoration of a cemetery in Spain used in the filming of a Clint Eastwood Western is now a documentary, “Sad Hill Unearthed.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TmugIY

Medicare For All bill unveiled: 'Complete transformation' of health care

The legislation's most controversial provision would end private health insurance and replace it with a government system. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Tmufoo

Worldwide estimates suggest that nearly 1 in 2 children with cancer are left undiagnosed and untreated

A modelling study estimates that there are almost 400,000 new cases of childhood cancer annually, while current records count only around 200,000. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TjQlYK

Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair

Scientists are blasting E. coli bacteria with ionizing radiation once a week to watch evolution happen in real time as the bacteria become radiation resistant. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TisokE

New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Scientists have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably, making it accessible to more children in remote locations worldwide. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Eey85p

Cellular alterations increase vulnerability of obese and diabetic individuals to infection

A study identifies changes to neutrophils that appear to explain why people suffering from obesity and type 2 diabetes are more likely to contract infectious diseases. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UaCm4L

Engineers create rubbery 'smart' material to treat open wounds, infections and cancer

Researchers have developed a material -- a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP) -- that could have major implications for health care. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GNMNZ7

Infants exposed to corticosteroids in utero are smaller at birth

Infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroid therapy (ACT) to accelerate lung maturation have a clinically significant reduction in birth size, according to a new of study of 278,508 births. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UaRqiK

Lowering lactose and carbs in milk does not help severely malnourished children

Treating hospitalized, severely malnourished children with a lactose-free, reduced-carbohydrate milk formula does not improve clinical outcomes, according to a new study. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BQx4nS

Machine learning could eliminate unnecessary treatments for children with arthritis

Machine learning algorithm was able to sort children with arthritis into seven distinct types of disease according to the location of painful joints in the body in a way that was predictive of disease outcome. This will help physicians to better tailor treatment so that patients who are more likely to develop milder form of disease can be spared medications that can have serious side effects. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tCCvT3

Study reveals that night and weekend births have substantially higher risk of delivery complications

As if expecting mothers didn't have enough to worry about, a new study has found that the quantity of delivery complications in hospitals are substantially higher during nights, weekends and holidays, and in teaching hospitals. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SsLkZq

An existing drug may have therapeutic potential in mitochondrial disease

New preclinical findings from extensive cell and animal studies suggest that a drug already used for a rare kidney disease could benefit patients with some mitochondrial disorders -- complex conditions with severe energy deficiency for which no proven effective treatments exist. Future clinical research is needed to explore whether the drug, cysteamine bitartrate, will meaningfully benefit patients. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ua8jKo

The secret to bats' immunity

Bats' ability to host deadly viruses without getting sick could help shed light on inflammation and aging in humans. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tERID9

THC found more important for therapeutic effects in cannabis than originally thought

Researchers recently solved a major gap in scientific literature by using mobile software technology to measure the real-time effects of actual cannabis-based products used by millions of people every day. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2St3WZc

First common risk genes discovered for autism

A study has found the first common genetic risk variants for autism and uncovered genetic differences in clinical subgroups of autism. The discovery means that we will in future be able to determine the genes which separate the diagnostic groups, make more precise diagnoses, and provide better counseling for the individual person suffering from autism disorders. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XkvJip

Mechanism behind DNA damage control uncovered

Researchers have identified a mechanism that is critical for the survival of cells under genotoxic stress. New finding could help develop novel anti-cancer approaches to improve the cancer cell killing effects of chemotherapy. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2St3TfY

Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases risk of ADHD among offspring up to 3-fold

The higher the cotinine levels were in the mother's blood during pregnancy, the greater was the child's risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in life, showed an epidemiological study. Globally, it is the first study in which the connection between fetal nicotine exposure and diagnosis of ADHD was shown by measuring cotinine levels from pregnant maternal serum specimens. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XmaRXY

New clue for cancer treatment could be hiding in microscopic molecular machine

Researchers have discovered a critical missing step in the production of proteasomes -- tiny structures in a cell that dispose of protein waste -- and found that carefully targeted manipulation of this step could prove an effective recourse for the treatment of cancer. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SsXFgb

Improved outlook for people of African descent with treatment-resistant schizophrenia

A new study means that more people of African descent who have treatment-resistant schizophrenia could be safely given the drug best proven to manage their symptoms. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2T1EAHa

Cancer genes' age and function strongly influence their mutational status

Researchers have provided new insight on why some genes that formed during the evolution of the earliest animals on earth are particularly impaired (or dysregulated) by specific mechanisms during cancer development. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XnNoWh

Cancer survivors see mostly positives in how they have changed

Two years after diagnosis, breast cancer survivors have four times more positive than negative thoughts about changes they experienced because of their illness, a new study found. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H4Hnbt

New insight on how the nose adapts to smells

Our noses may be able to adapt themselves to tell the brain, as efficiently as possible, about the most typical smells in our environment, suggests new research. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UbWmUE

Stem cells provide greater insight into rotator cuff disease

New research explores stem cells in the rotator cuff in hopes of understanding why fatty accumulation happens at the tear site, instead of proper muscle healing. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BUm1Ku

Inhibiting cancer-causing protein could prevent scleroderma fibrosis

Examining the autoimmune disease at the molecular level led researchers to a specific molecule that could be contributing to the disease progression in patients. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xmh9XA

Drug interactions in ER's common but preventable

In a recent study, 38 percent of patients discharged from the emergency department had at least one drug interaction resulting from a newly prescribed medicine. The study identified the most common prescription drug combinations that may result in a negative interaction. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U9hkUh

Inherited mutations may play a role in pancreatic cancer development

A small, retrospective study has found that, in patients with particular pancreatic duct lesions, the presence of an inherited mutation in a pancreatic cancer susceptibility gene may increase the patients' risk of developing pancreatic cancer. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2E92DJO

'Silent-type' cells play greater role in brain behavior than previously thought

Brain cells recorded as among the least electrically active during a specific task may be the most important to doing it right. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IEADU9

Study traces the origins of Chikungunya in Brazil

New evidence suggests that Chikungunya virus arrived in Brazil at least one year earlier than it was detected by public health surveillance systems. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XpRaPa

CRISPR reveals the secret life of antimicrobial peptides

Using CRISPR, scientists have carried out extensive work on a little-known yet effective weapon of the innate immune system, antimicrobial peptides. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SrTAsH

Working long hours linked to depression in women

Women who work more than 55 hours a week are at a higher risk of depression but this is not the case for men, according to a new study. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TkxfSu

Worldwide estimates suggest that nearly 1 in 2 children with cancer are left undiagnosed and untreated

A modelling study estimates that there are almost 400,000 new cases of childhood cancer annually, while current records count only around 200,000. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TjQlYK

Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair

Scientists are blasting E. coli bacteria with ionizing radiation once a week to watch evolution happen in real time as the bacteria become radiation resistant. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TisokE

New method uses AI to screen for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Scientists have developed a new tool that can screen children for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) quickly and affordably, making it accessible to more children in remote locations worldwide. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Eey85p

How economic inequality shapes mobility expectations and behavior in disadvantaged youth

By integrating the methods and techniques of economics and psychology, an inventive framework reveals how rising economic inequality can weaken the motivating belief that achieving socioeconomic success is possible, which reduces the likelihood that young people from low socioeconomic status backgrounds will engage in behaviors that could improve their chances of upward mobility. Based on this interdisciplinary approach, policy recommendations that would advance mobility opportunities are proposed. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BW62vi

Cellular alterations increase vulnerability of obese and diabetic individuals to infection

A study identifies changes to neutrophils that appear to explain why people suffering from obesity and type 2 diabetes are more likely to contract infectious diseases. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UaCm4L

Engineers create rubbery 'smart' material to treat open wounds, infections and cancer

Researchers have developed a material -- a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP) -- that could have major implications for health care. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GNMNZ7

Infants exposed to corticosteroids in utero are smaller at birth

Infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroid therapy (ACT) to accelerate lung maturation have a clinically significant reduction in birth size, according to a new of study of 278,508 births. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UaRqiK

Lowering lactose and carbs in milk does not help severely malnourished children

Treating hospitalized, severely malnourished children with a lactose-free, reduced-carbohydrate milk formula does not improve clinical outcomes, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BQx4nS

Savoring ... It's not just for dinner

Just as we can savor a decadent dessert, so, too, can we savor a meaningful conversation. And the latter may be better for us. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BTPzro

Machine learning could eliminate unnecessary treatments for children with arthritis

Machine learning algorithm was able to sort children with arthritis into seven distinct types of disease according to the location of painful joints in the body in a way that was predictive of disease outcome. This will help physicians to better tailor treatment so that patients who are more likely to develop milder form of disease can be spared medications that can have serious side effects. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tCCvT3

You recognize your face even when you don't 'see' it

Given the limited capacity of our attention, we only process a small amount of the sights, sounds, and sensations that reach our senses at any given moment -- what happens to the stimuli that reach our senses but don't enter awareness? Research suggests that certain stimuli -- specifically, your own face -- can influence how you respond without you being aware of it. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Sp3Gux

Study reveals that night and weekend births have substantially higher risk of delivery complications

As if expecting mothers didn't have enough to worry about, a new study has found that the quantity of delivery complications in hospitals are substantially higher during nights, weekends and holidays, and in teaching hospitals. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SsLkZq

An existing drug may have therapeutic potential in mitochondrial disease

New preclinical findings from extensive cell and animal studies suggest that a drug already used for a rare kidney disease could benefit patients with some mitochondrial disorders -- complex conditions with severe energy deficiency for which no proven effective treatments exist. Future clinical research is needed to explore whether the drug, cysteamine bitartrate, will meaningfully benefit patients. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Ua8jKo

Being surrounded by green space in childhood may improve mental health of adults

Children who grow up with greener surroundings have up to 55 percent less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life. This is shown by a new study emphasizing the need for designing green and healthy cities for the future. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NuLeQi

The secret to bats' immunity

Bats' ability to host deadly viruses without getting sick could help shed light on inflammation and aging in humans. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tERID9

THC found more important for therapeutic effects in cannabis than originally thought

Researchers recently solved a major gap in scientific literature by using mobile software technology to measure the real-time effects of actual cannabis-based products used by millions of people every day. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2St3WZc

First common risk genes discovered for autism

A study has found the first common genetic risk variants for autism and uncovered genetic differences in clinical subgroups of autism. The discovery means that we will in future be able to determine the genes which separate the diagnostic groups, make more precise diagnoses, and provide better counseling for the individual person suffering from autism disorders. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XkvJip

Mechanism behind DNA damage control uncovered

Researchers have identified a mechanism that is critical for the survival of cells under genotoxic stress. New finding could help develop novel anti-cancer approaches to improve the cancer cell killing effects of chemotherapy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2St3TfY

Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases risk of ADHD among offspring up to 3-fold

The higher the cotinine levels were in the mother's blood during pregnancy, the greater was the child's risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in life, showed an epidemiological study. Globally, it is the first study in which the connection between fetal nicotine exposure and diagnosis of ADHD was shown by measuring cotinine levels from pregnant maternal serum specimens. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XmaRXY

New clue for cancer treatment could be hiding in microscopic molecular machine

Researchers have discovered a critical missing step in the production of proteasomes -- tiny structures in a cell that dispose of protein waste -- and found that carefully targeted manipulation of this step could prove an effective recourse for the treatment of cancer. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SsXFgb

Neuroscientists discover neural mechanisms of developmental dyslexia

Neuroscientist show that people with dyslexia have a weakly developed structure that is not located in the cerebral cortex, but at a subcortical processing stage; namely the white matter connectivity between the left auditory motion-sensitive planum temporale (mPT) and the left auditory thalamus (medial geniculate body, MGB). from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IBMYIA

Improved outlook for people of African descent with treatment-resistant schizophrenia

A new study means that more people of African descent who have treatment-resistant schizophrenia could be safely given the drug best proven to manage their symptoms. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2T1EAHa

Cancer genes' age and function strongly influence their mutational status

Researchers have provided new insight on why some genes that formed during the evolution of the earliest animals on earth are particularly impaired (or dysregulated) by specific mechanisms during cancer development. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XnNoWh

Electronic 'word of mouth' useful in detecting, predicting fashion trends

According to new research, social media hashtags could be the tool fashion designers use to forecast trends in the industry to better connect with consumers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Vp3oWq

Cancer survivors see mostly positives in how they have changed

Two years after diagnosis, breast cancer survivors have four times more positive than negative thoughts about changes they experienced because of their illness, a new study found. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H4Hnbt

New insight on how the nose adapts to smells

Our noses may be able to adapt themselves to tell the brain, as efficiently as possible, about the most typical smells in our environment, suggests new research. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UbWmUE

Stem cells provide greater insight into rotator cuff disease

New research explores stem cells in the rotator cuff in hopes of understanding why fatty accumulation happens at the tear site, instead of proper muscle healing. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BUm1Ku

Inhibiting cancer-causing protein could prevent scleroderma fibrosis

Examining the autoimmune disease at the molecular level led researchers to a specific molecule that could be contributing to the disease progression in patients. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xmh9XA

Drug interactions in ER's common but preventable

In a recent study, 38 percent of patients discharged from the emergency department had at least one drug interaction resulting from a newly prescribed medicine. The study identified the most common prescription drug combinations that may result in a negative interaction. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U9hkUh

How genetic background shapes individual differences within a species

Study reveals how genetic background influences trait inheritance laying the grounds for predicting personal risk of disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EpcyLN

Tobacco plants transformed into 'green bioreactors' to benefit human health

Researchers are using tobacco plants as 'green bioreactors' to produce large quantities of a human protein called Interleukin 37, or IL-37. The protein is naturally produced in the human kidney in very small quantities and has powerful anti-inflammatory and immune-suppressing properties, providing potential for treating a number of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders like type 2 diabetes, stroke, dementia and arthritis. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SYjVnr

How the immune system maintains a healthy gut microbiota

Researchers have uncovered a critical mechanism that controls immune reactions against microorganisms in the intestine. The results of the international study may contribute to the development of new therapies for chronic inflammatory bowel disease. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2TiQdZA

Few kids' multivitamin products supply recommended daily vitamin D dose

Few multivitamin products for children supply the recommended dose of 400 IU a day of vitamin D, suggest the results of a survey of 91 different products. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2T0VrtQ

How genetic background shapes individual differences within a species

Study reveals how genetic background influences trait inheritance laying the grounds for predicting personal risk of disease. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EpcyLN

Tobacco plants transformed into 'green bioreactors' to benefit human health

Researchers are using tobacco plants as 'green bioreactors' to produce large quantities of a human protein called Interleukin 37, or IL-37. The protein is naturally produced in the human kidney in very small quantities and has powerful anti-inflammatory and immune-suppressing properties, providing potential for treating a number of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders like type 2 diabetes, stroke, dementia and arthritis. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SYjVnr

House prepares to rebuke Trump by repealing emergency declaration

The vote Tuesday was to take place as the measure appeared on the verge of capturing enough support in the Senate to pass when it votes on it next month. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BR69Za

Top Dem, Republican demand reason for using Pentagon funds for border wall

A Democrat and Republican on the House Armed Services Committee said it would hurt troop readiness and efforts to fix the military's aging infrastructure. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VsGKwr

5 surprising ways to use club soda beyond removing stains

Good Housekeeping's Meaghan Murphy has 5 clever uses for soda water that go beyond stain removal. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EAiJhn

Democratic hopefuls embrace new meaning of reparations for slave descendants

Julián Castro addressed the issue on MSNBC's "Hardball" and said it's something that needs to be discussed. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GMrd7m

Bill targeting transgender athlete policy fails in South Dakota

It's the fourth bill critics have labeled anti-transgender that state lawmakers have rejected this session. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TavDL5

Amtrak travelers stranded for more than 24 hours after hitting fallen tree

“We’ve had two people have anxiety, heart-related issues. We have just had to take care of each other," a passenger said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T3vdH4

Democratic hopefuls embrace new meaning of reparations for slave descendants

Julian Castro addressed the issue on MSNBC's "Hardball" and said it's something that needs to be discussed. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TgwVUz

Sounds of sirens: Noise-weary New York ponders European-style emergency vehicle alarm

The European-style siren is less shrill and annoying and contributes less to noise pollution. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Edsmkv

Facebook bans U.K. far-right activist Tommy Robinson over hate speech

The company said in a blog post Tuesday that Robinson had posted content that "uses dehumanizing language and calls for violence targeted at Muslims." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IEjXMB

Trump lands in Vietnam for North Korea summit as shadow of Mueller, Cohen loom over him

Analysis: The president's critics say they're worried domestic pressures may force him into an unwise deal with Kim Jong Un. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2U8m9gz

Racism, not a lack of assimilation, is the real problem facing Latinos in America

Analysis: Telling Latinos to assimilate focuses on the wrong issue, which is centuries of discrimination and exclusion, experts say. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BVQoA2

Today's national emergency vote is about a lot more than the border

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2U9Zf8r

Kim's epic train journey to Trump summit is a nod to his grandfather

North Koreans grow up seeing images of Kim Il Sung traveling by train, which he took to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Ubooj6

The Morning Rundown: All eyes on Hanoi

Paul Manafort's lawyers ask for leniency, saying their client's case is "not about murder." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VolBDr

The far-right and far-left flock to France's 'yellow vests.' But can they win votes?

"The 'yellow vests' are probably the purest example of the populism we’ve been seeing throughout the world," one expert said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ExsSLs

Mother, daughter arrested on suspicion of killing 5 family members

The women are expected to be charged with five counts of homicide, according to the district attorney's office. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2NvqEiu

Michael Cohen will give Congress evidence of Trump criminal conduct since becoming president

A knowledgeable source told NBC News Trump's ex-attorney will detail what he will describe as the president's lies, racism and cheating as a private businessman. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Ta5xb5

German arena cancels R. Kelly concert after sex abuse charges

R. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all times, was arrested Friday on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four females. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GLznN4

'Unbelievable scene' as plane crashes into Florida home, killing flight instructor

"One guy is dead and one lady is stuck in the wall," a man said in a 911 call. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2H2UsSH

Trump says American held captive in Yemen has been freed

In a statement, Trump thanked the United Arab Emirates for its role in reuniting Burch with his family. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EyRnrW

Here's how to tackle dreaded tasks that go against your personality type

Six expert tips that will help you jump on professional tasks that aren't in your wheelhouse — and get the job done. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IQG9Dl

Supreme Court to decide dispute over giant concrete cross

The case raises a question that has vexed the justices for decades: What is the proper place for religion in American public life? from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BVvn8C

Kim Jong Un takes smoke break at train station on way to Trump summit

Despite pushing an anti-smoking campaign in North Korea, the dictator is frequently seen with a cigarette in his hands. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2U9GcuX

Mom, daughter accused of killing 5 family members

Shana Decree, 45, and daughter Dominique Decree, 19, are in custody after five family members were found dead inside an apartment in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T1yLJR

Tesla's Elon Musk's tweet gets him in hot water with the SEC

“Musk did not seek or receive pre-approval to publishing this tweet, which was inaccurate and disseminated to over 24 million people,” the SEC said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tEQveN

At-home colon cancer test as effective as colonoscopy

The stool test is cheaper and less invasive, experts say. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ICGtVR

Vietnam, site of next Trump-Kim summit, model for growth

As the economy has grown, poverty rates have fallen and life expectancy has risen, to 76 years. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BVi4VI

Netflix lost the best picture battle, but its war with Hollywood is just getting started

"It doesn't really matter that 'Roma' didn't win best picture. Netflix has unleashed the power of a new business model that will be with us for a long time." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Tk842g

Paul Manafort's lawyers ask for leniency: This is 'not about murder'

In statements from character witnesses, his daughter said her father was “worthy of forgiveness.” from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tDyzS4

White House press corps abruptly ordered out of hotel ahead of North Korea summit

Such a move would be highly unusual because the White House had approved of and supported the use of the space by media who cover the president. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BOyQWr

In Virginia, Amazon faces some New York-style pushback

The “For Us, Not Amazon” coalition is calling for transparency from Amazon and politicians over their plans for the East Coast headquarters. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Tn25Kl

Most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with sex abuse is convicted

The Vatican's economy minister was convicted of molesting two choir boys in 1996. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2H6WpgZ

Federal judge upholds Trump administration's ban on rapid-fire bump stocks

People still in possession of the devices will be required to destroy or turn them over to a local office of the ATF. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GKq7sz

Rosenstein seems to lower hopes for what public will see of Mueller report

The deputy attorney general who launched the Russia probe appeared to pour cold water Monday on expectations. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IA6B3H

N.J. mansion fire: Man accused of killing brother's family was allegedly losing his salary

The office manager for the brothers' business told investigators she had been instructed to stop sending money to the suspect's wife. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Tf2qyt

ACLU says records show racial profiling, mocking of Marine detained by ICE

"Here is an officer who sees someone who is Latino, who has a Latino sounding name, and contacts ICE," a staff attorney at the ACLU of Michigan said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IAwctt

The Oscars finally felt fun again and not even 'Green Book' could ruin it

We may be witnessing the dawn of a new and very improved Academy Awards ceremony. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T9eQbh

James Harden's 30-point streak ends after 32 games

James Harden isn’t exactly lamenting the end of his impressive scoring run. He had 28 points while the Houston Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 119-111 on Monday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SrrHkz

Pakistan says Indian jets dropped bombs in its territory

It's the latest escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals since a deadly attack on Indian troops in the disputed Kashmir region sent tensions soaring. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GJbHZL

Brazil's right-wing government asks schools to read president's slogan

President Jair Bolsonaro has openly praised the 1964-85 dictatorship. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tDoVP2

San Francisco uses tech to clear more than 8,000 pot cases

“Prosecutors should act to address the inherent unfairness of penalizing people for activity that is no longer illegal,” an official said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IA6tBf

Original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer still missing from Oregon

Original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer Dennis Day was last seen in July of 2018 in Phoenix, Oregon. The Phoenix Police Department is investigating his disappearance. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TfmxMT

U.K's Labour Party will back new referendum on Brexit

Corbyn told his party's lawmakers that Labour "will do everything in our power" to prevent Britain from leaving the EU without a deal. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ThYpJw

Woman in immigration custody gives birth to premature, stillborn baby

ICE says on its website that it has “ended the presumption of release for all pregnant detainees” following a January 2017 order. It now assesses case by case if there are "special factors." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ICBa99

GOP lawmaker backtracks on anti-gay bill after daughter publicly shames him

Kansas Republican Ron Highland is withdrawing his support for a bill that calls gay unions “parody marriages” following an open letter from his LGBTQ daughter. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T9eP7d

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif announces resignation on Instagram

"I am very grateful and thankful towards the nation and officials of this brave nation," Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IBb5Hp

Trans athletes make great gains, yet resentment still flares

“As soon as they start winning, that’s when the vitriol comes out about how they’re really still a man." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Tjs9Wv

Jon Stewart: Congress 'failed' 9/11 survivors

Stewart: "It's ironic. First responders pride themselves on response time. Yet every time they have a need, our response is inadequate, slow and apathetic." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ICB9SD

Oprah's stake in Weight Watchers has shrunk by half a billion dollars

Since Weight Watchers announced a name change and a new tagline in September, the company’s stock has dropped by 60 percent. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TjskkD

In Chicago, Afro-Latinos carve a space to express their identity

“For Latinos, we are too black and for African-Americans we are not black enough,” says a scholar. "We really need to design strategies to get to know each other." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IL9bnQ

Drag queens protest at border wall to raise money for LGBTQ asylum-seekers

Performers from across the Rio Grande Valley gathered in front of an existing border structure in Brownsville, Texas, to host a No Border Wall Drag Protest. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2TkcwxW

House Dems gear up for Tuesday vote to nullify Trump's emergency declaration

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the latest Republican to indicate that she'll likely vote for the resolution once it reaches the Senate. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2U858Df

New parents face 6 years of disrupted sleep

The birth of a child has drastic short-term effects on new mothers' sleep, particularly during the first three months after birth. Researchers have also found sleep duration and satisfaction is decreased up to six years after giving birth for both parents. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U8wskG

Annual noninvasive stool test effective for colon cancer screening

A new study provides the strongest evidence to date to support recommendations that average risk patients can safely opt for an annual, easy-to-use home stool test instead of a screening colonoscopy. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GJnuqT

For young adult cancer survivors, debt and work-related impairments

One of the largest-ever studies of work-related risks in young adult cancer survivors finds that of 872 survivors, 14.4 percent borrowed more than $10,000 and 1.5 percent said they or their family had filed for bankruptcy as a direct result of illness or treatment. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XmuaAi

Keeping active in middle age may be tied to lower risk of dementia

Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of developing dementia decades later, according to a new study. Mental activities included reading, playing instruments, singing in a choir, visiting concerts, gardening, doing needlework or attending religious services. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EbT4de

New form of hereditary osteoporosis

Researchers have identified a new gene whose variants cause hereditary childhood-onset osteoporosis. The gene defect was first found in two Finnish families. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U3KCmV

New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood

Researchers have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GIsagN

Robust and specific gene regulation tool developed for primary brain neurons

A powerful neuroscience tool is available to investigate brain development, mechanisms of memory and learning, and brain dysregulation in neuropsychiatric diseases like addiction, depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. This molecular biology tool can selectively and robustly turn on genes in vitro and in brain neurons of living adult rats. It can turn on a single gene or multiple genes at the same time, and it can control the amount of increased gene expression. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BUElmy

A new sequencing method to detect DNA modifications of relevance to cancer

Scientists report a new and improved method to detect chemical modifications to DNA. These modifications -- or 'epigenetic' marks -- help control gene expression and their aberrant distribution across the genome contributes to cancer progression and resistance to therapy. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U2CbZc

Manipulating gene expression in neurons with CRISPR

Neuroscientists have used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology to regulate genes in the rat brain. This technique paves the way for researchers to probe genetic influences on brain health and disease in model organisms that more closely resemble human conditions. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SYj8CS

New protein 'switch' could be key to controlling blood-poisoning and preventing death from sepsis

Scientists have discovered a new protein 'switch' that could stop the progression of blood-poisoning, or sepsis, and increase the chances of surviving the life-threatening disease. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tDD7aP

Immune system's unknown messenger

A previously unknown messenger which alarms nearby cells when the immune system recognizes a bacterial or viral infection has been uncovered. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BPOpNO

Researchers discover 'chromosome scanner' that protects against cancer

Researchers have identified one of the main mechanisms behind the repair of serious damage to the human DNA. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NtvUTY

Artificial lung cancer tissue could help find new drug treatments

A 3D hydrogel is helping researchers to quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs for their ability to fight highly invasive cancers. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VkwsOF

Breakthrough shines light on disease-fighting protein

A combination of X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy assisted in a collaborative effort to obtain the highest-resolution structure of the fungal protein Hsp104, which may serve to hinder the formation of certain degenerative diseases. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IDPUo5

Researchers invent a needle that knows where to go

Syringes and hollow needles have been used to deliver medication for more than a century. However, the precise implementation of these devices depends on the operator, and it can be difficult to deliver medication to delicate regions such as the suprachoroidal space at the back of the eye. Investigators have developed a highly sensitive intelligent-injector for tissue-targeting (i2T2) that detects changes in resistance in order to properly and safely deliver medication in preclinical testing. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tD1TYT

Key differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic RNA silencing Argonaute enzyme unveiled

The Argonaute (Ago) enzyme complex plays a critical role in DNA and RNA target cleavage for a process known as RNA silencing in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, making them a target for future gene-editing technology. The present study unravels key differences between prokaryotic Ago (pAgo) and eukaryotic Ago (eAgo) enzymes in the cleavage reaction and may provide important clues on their evolutionary past. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XpWbXF

New skeletal disease found and explained

Researchers have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. They describe the molecular mechanism of the disease, in which small RNA molecules play a role that has never before been observed in a congenital human disease. The results are important for affected patients but can also help scientists to understand other rare diagnoses. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Sm5HHO

'Star Wars' characters' costumes reflect shift from power to romance

Changes in costume in the female leads -- Padmé and Leia -- in 'Star Wars' Episodes I through VI parallel shifts in the characters' positions of power, a new study suggests. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NxbvO0

New parents face 6 years of disrupted sleep

The birth of a child has drastic short-term effects on new mothers' sleep, particularly during the first three months after birth. Researchers have also found sleep duration and satisfaction is decreased up to six years after giving birth for both parents. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U8wskG

Annual noninvasive stool test effective for colon cancer screening

A new study provides the strongest evidence to date to support recommendations that average risk patients can safely opt for an annual, easy-to-use home stool test instead of a screening colonoscopy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GJnuqT

Tweets tell scientists how quickly we normalize unusual weather

What kinds of weather do people find remarkable, when does that change, and what does that say about the public's perception of climate change? A study examined those questions through the lens of more than 2 billion US Twitter posts. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EaBEOe

For young adult cancer survivors, debt and work-related impairments

One of the largest-ever studies of work-related risks in young adult cancer survivors finds that of 872 survivors, 14.4 percent borrowed more than $10,000 and 1.5 percent said they or their family had filed for bankruptcy as a direct result of illness or treatment. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XmuaAi

Keeping active in middle age may be tied to lower risk of dementia

Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of developing dementia decades later, according to a new study. Mental activities included reading, playing instruments, singing in a choir, visiting concerts, gardening, doing needlework or attending religious services. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EbT4de

New form of hereditary osteoporosis

Researchers have identified a new gene whose variants cause hereditary childhood-onset osteoporosis. The gene defect was first found in two Finnish families. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U3KCmV

New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood

Researchers have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GIsagN

Some personal beliefs and morals may stem from genetics

Researchers found that while parents can help encourage their children to develop into responsible, conscientious adults, there is an underlying genetic factor that influences these traits, as well. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2StE5Rf

Robust and specific gene regulation tool developed for primary brain neurons

A powerful neuroscience tool is available to investigate brain development, mechanisms of memory and learning, and brain dysregulation in neuropsychiatric diseases like addiction, depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. This molecular biology tool can selectively and robustly turn on genes in vitro and in brain neurons of living adult rats. It can turn on a single gene or multiple genes at the same time, and it can control the amount of increased gene expression. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BUElmy

A new sequencing method to detect DNA modifications of relevance to cancer

Scientists report a new and improved method to detect chemical modifications to DNA. These modifications -- or 'epigenetic' marks -- help control gene expression and their aberrant distribution across the genome contributes to cancer progression and resistance to therapy. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U2CbZc

Manipulating gene expression in neurons with CRISPR

Neuroscientists have used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology to regulate genes in the rat brain. This technique paves the way for researchers to probe genetic influences on brain health and disease in model organisms that more closely resemble human conditions. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SYj8CS

ADHD drug Ritalin has no effect on primate prefrontal cortex

In contrast to studies of mice and rats, new research investigating the effect of methylphenidate (Ritalin) on neuronal activity in monkeys has found no effect of the drug on the prefrontal cortex. The study leaves open the question of how and why Ritalin improves attention in humans. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GIL33f

New protein 'switch' could be key to controlling blood-poisoning and preventing death from sepsis

Scientists have discovered a new protein 'switch' that could stop the progression of blood-poisoning, or sepsis, and increase the chances of surviving the life-threatening disease. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tDD7aP

Immune system's unknown messenger

A previously unknown messenger which alarms nearby cells when the immune system recognizes a bacterial or viral infection has been uncovered. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BPOpNO

Researchers discover 'chromosome scanner' that protects against cancer

Researchers have identified one of the main mechanisms behind the repair of serious damage to the human DNA. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NtvUTY

Artificial lung cancer tissue could help find new drug treatments

A 3D hydrogel is helping researchers to quickly screen hundreds of potential drugs for their ability to fight highly invasive cancers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2VkwsOF

Breakthrough shines light on disease-fighting protein

A combination of X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy assisted in a collaborative effort to obtain the highest-resolution structure of the fungal protein Hsp104, which may serve to hinder the formation of certain degenerative diseases. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IDPUo5

Researchers invent a needle that knows where to go

Syringes and hollow needles have been used to deliver medication for more than a century. However, the precise implementation of these devices depends on the operator, and it can be difficult to deliver medication to delicate regions such as the suprachoroidal space at the back of the eye. Investigators have developed a highly sensitive intelligent-injector for tissue-targeting (i2T2) that detects changes in resistance in order to properly and safely deliver medication in preclinical testing. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2tD1TYT

Urban parks could make you happier

Researchers found spending 20 minutes in an urban park will make someone happier -- whether they are engaging in exercise or not during the visit. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Sqied9

Money-savers focus attention -- and eyes -- on the prize

Why can some people patiently save for the future, while others opt for fewer dollars now? A new study reaches some surprising conclusions. Saving takes patience -- forgoing instant rewards for larger, delayed rewards. Yet 'patient savers' don't slowly weigh options and aren't necessarily better at resisting temptation. Instead, choosing between less money now or more later, savers focus on the dollar amounts, quickly ruling out other factors -- as their eye movements reveal. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GYlUAW

Key differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic RNA silencing Argonaute enzyme unveiled

The Argonaute (Ago) enzyme complex plays a critical role in DNA and RNA target cleavage for a process known as RNA silencing in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, making them a target for future gene-editing technology. The present study unravels key differences between prokaryotic Ago (pAgo) and eukaryotic Ago (eAgo) enzymes in the cleavage reaction and may provide important clues on their evolutionary past. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XpWbXF

New skeletal disease found and explained

Researchers have discovered a new and rare skeletal disease. They describe the molecular mechanism of the disease, in which small RNA molecules play a role that has never before been observed in a congenital human disease. The results are important for affected patients but can also help scientists to understand other rare diagnoses. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Sm5HHO

An educational program designed to lessen the risk of falls in children

The programme Safe Fall- Safe Schools© establishes a methodology that is suitable for different ages of students, centred on progression by levels and types of fall (backwards, sideways and forwards), in which the child, goes from being a passive to an active participant. The program is designed to be implemented in PE classes, with between five and ten minutes in each PE class being given over to doing exercises simulating falls. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IBIaTG

Marvel's 'Spider-Verse' Oscar: A win for Latino, black representation

The animated film centers on 13-year-old Brooklynite Miles Morales' origin story and how he becomes Marvel's half black, half Latino Spider-Man. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BRKoZ0

Supreme Court rules judges might serve for life, but not eternity

In order for a vote to count, a judge must be actively serving on the court when a ruling is rendered, the Supreme Court said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2ICYsLS

Epilepsy: Triangular relationship in the brain

When an epileptic seizure occurs in the brain, the nerve cells lose their usual pattern and fire in a very fast rhythm. The cause is a complex interplay of various factors. Scientists have now discovered the important role of one of the participants. It is a puzzle piece that plays a decisive role in the development of epilepsies and is a possible starting point for therapies. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IBUbbx

Secret to making immune cells better cancer killers

Scientists have discovered a defect in immune cells known as 'killer T cells' that explains their inability to destroy cancer tumors. The researchers believe that repairing this defect could make the cells much better cancer killers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Tb3hjK

Life's transitions easier with a sense of a well-rounded ending

We are more likely to have positive feelings about transitioning from one stage of life to the next if we have a 'well-rounded ending' -- or one marked by a sense of closure -- finds a team of psychology researchers. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Tb4Lup

Be yourself at work -- It's healthier and more productive

At work, it's healthier and more productive just to be yourself, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2H0Alo8

Live long and prosper: Mongooses enjoy lifelong benefits of 'silver spoon effect'

The benefits of the 'silver spoon effect' in mongoose pups extend across their lifetime, a new study has shown. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IBRKG9

An educational program designed to lessen the risk of falls in children

The programme Safe Fall- Safe Schools© establishes a methodology that is suitable for different ages of students, centred on progression by levels and types of fall (backwards, sideways and forwards), in which the child, goes from being a passive to an active participant. The program is designed to be implemented in PE classes, with between five and ten minutes in each PE class being given over to doing exercises simulating falls. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IBIaTG

Brain scans shine light on how we solve clues

Partnered with machine learning, brain scans reveal how people understand objects in our world. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GICGob

Cause of rare pediatric brain disorder

Physician-scientists have identified the cause of a devastating pediatric brain disorder paving the way for the first step in developing potential therapies for this rare neurodegenerative condition. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IzJ9DR

Doctors eradicate Hepatitis C in patients after heart transplants from infected donors

Nine patients have recently been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease, according to a new study. The results highlight the potential for expanding the use of HCV-infected organs, including hearts, to broaden the donor pool for the more than 100,000 Americans currently on a transplant waitlist. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xi7Vvz

Ultrasound can assess bone health, increase early screening for osteoporosis

The findings could lead to lower costs and increased screening for populations at-risk for bone diseases, which study authors say extends well beyond postmenopausal women. Prior research has demonstrated strong correlations between education level and socioeconomic status and bone quality. Because of its low-cost, mobility and safety, ultrasound is a promising tool for assessing more people, across multiple demographics. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SqFKXn

Is the most effective weight-loss strategy really that hard?

Dietary self-monitoring is the best predictor of weight-loss success. But the practice is viewed as so unpleasant and time-consuming, many would-be weight-losers won't adopt it. New research shows for the first time how little time it actually takes: 14.6 minutes per day on average. The frequency of monitoring, not the time spent on the process, was the key factor for those in the study who successfully lost weight. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XlTma6

How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick

Researchers have uncovered the unique way in which a type of Gram-negative bacterium delivers the toxins that make us sick. Understanding this mechanism may help design better ways to block and eventually control those toxins. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SqFF61

Estrogen made by neurons important to making memories

Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, scientists report. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SpPp0z

Early life stress alters helping behavior of meerkat offspring

Parents make sacrifices to allow their children to have better lives than they did, but this isn't the case for Kalahari meerkat mothers, according to a new study. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2U62OMN

Fat cells work different 'shifts' throughout the day

Fat cells in the human body have their own internal clocks and exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, new research finds. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XmDDb0

Likelihood of tick bite to cause red meat allergy could be higher than previously thought

The original hypothesis was that humans developed the red meat allergy after being exposed to the alpha-gal protein through a tick that had fed previously on a small mammal. But new data suggests ticks can induce this immune response without requiring the mammal blood meal, which likely means the risk of each bite potentially leading to the allergy is higher than doctors had anticipated. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SmE0yw

Exclusive breastfeeding lowers odds of some schoolchildren having eczema

Children exclusively breastfed for the first three months of life had significantly lower odds of having eczema at age 6 compared with peers who were not breastfed or were breastfed for less time, according to preliminary research. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XmDyEe

Immunotherapy for egg allergy may allow patients to eat egg safely long after treatment

After completing up to four years of egg oral immunotherapy (eOIT) treatment, certain participants were able to safely incorporate egg into their diet for five years. from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SpPlhl

Secret to making immune cells better cancer killers

Scientists have discovered a defect in immune cells known as 'killer T cells' that explains their inability to destroy cancer tumors. The researchers believe that repairing this defect could make the cells much better cancer killers. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Tb3hjK

Doctors eradicate Hepatitis C in patients after heart transplants from infected donors

Nine patients have recently been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease, according to a new study. The results highlight the potential for expanding the use of HCV-infected organs, including hearts, to broaden the donor pool for the more than 100,000 Americans currently on a transplant waitlist. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Xi7Vvz

Ultrasound can assess bone health, increase early screening for osteoporosis

The findings could lead to lower costs and increased screening for populations at-risk for bone diseases, which study authors say extends well beyond postmenopausal women. Prior research has demonstrated strong correlations between education level and socioeconomic status and bone quality. Because of its low-cost, mobility and safety, ultrasound is a promising tool for assessing more people, across multiple demographics. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SqFKXn

Is the most effective weight-loss strategy really that hard?

Dietary self-monitoring is the best predictor of weight-loss success. But the practice is viewed as so unpleasant and time-consuming, many would-be weight-losers won't adopt it. New research shows for the first time how little time it actually takes: 14.6 minutes per day on average. The frequency of monitoring, not the time spent on the process, was the key factor for those in the study who successfully lost weight. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XlTma6

How a certain bacterium communicates and makes us sick

Researchers have uncovered the unique way in which a type of Gram-negative bacterium delivers the toxins that make us sick. Understanding this mechanism may help design better ways to block and eventually control those toxins. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SqFF61

Tennessee woman arrested for fatal hit-and-run of rookie officer

Nicholas Galinger, 38, had graduated from the academy in January, police said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2E9sqBQ

A parent-to-parent campaign to get vaccine rates up

In 2017, Kim Nelson started a vaccine advocacy group in Greenville, South Carolina, to help reach vaccine-hesitant families. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Xpiug8

News crew robbed, retired cop shot while covering Oakland teachers strike

The retired police officer is in stable condition. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GJiVgo

Rami Malek honors Freddie Mercury after winning Best Actor Oscar

"We made a film about a gay man, an immigrant, who lived his life just unapologetically himself," Malek said during his acceptance speech from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T3fCHD

Brain scans shine light on how we solve clues

Partnered with machine learning, brain scans reveal how people understand objects in our world. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2GICGob

Cause of rare pediatric brain disorder

Physician-scientists have identified the cause of a devastating pediatric brain disorder paving the way for the first step in developing potential therapies for this rare neurodegenerative condition. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2IzJ9DR

Estrogen made by neurons important to making memories

Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, scientists report. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SpPp0z

Fat cells work different 'shifts' throughout the day

Fat cells in the human body have their own internal clocks and exhibit circadian rhythms affecting critical metabolic functions, new research finds. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XmDDb0

Likelihood of tick bite to cause red meat allergy could be higher than previously thought

The original hypothesis was that humans developed the red meat allergy after being exposed to the alpha-gal protein through a tick that had fed previously on a small mammal. But new data suggests ticks can induce this immune response without requiring the mammal blood meal, which likely means the risk of each bite potentially leading to the allergy is higher than doctors had anticipated. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SmE0yw

Exclusive breastfeeding lowers odds of some schoolchildren having eczema

Children exclusively breastfed for the first three months of life had significantly lower odds of having eczema at age 6 compared with peers who were not breastfed or were breastfed for less time, according to preliminary research. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2XmDyEe

Immunotherapy for egg allergy may allow patients to eat egg safely long after treatment

After completing up to four years of egg oral immunotherapy (eOIT) treatment, certain participants were able to safely incorporate egg into their diet for five years. from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SpPlhl

The Morning Rundown: Oscars glam to the Korea Summit

"Green Book" may have won best picture, but Spike Lee won best victory hug. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XoqVsj

Terrence Howard defends 'Empire' co-star Jussie Smollett

"The Jussie I know could never even conceive of something so unconscious and ugly," the actor said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2BSIasB

High-stakes trial over Roundup cancer claim to begin

A jury in federal court in San Francisco will decide whether Roundup weed killer caused a California man’s cancer in a trial starting Monday. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Sq373k

'Dragon aurora' dancing over Iceland captured in stunning photo

It even seems to be breathing fire! from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Xn2PhC

Taliban dispatches its A-team to peace talks with the U.S.

At least 2,300 American troops have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001, and U.S. commanders have referred to the conflict as a "stalemate." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T15xLc

Vice Pres. Pence to announce 'clear actions' against Venezuela's Maduro

"We are going to show the world and Maduro that the United States stands with the people of Venezuela and that the United States stands with Guaidó," an administration official told reporters. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2tB0929

California man cleared after 40 years in prison gets $21M

"While no amount of money can make up for what happened to Mr. Coley, settling this case is the right thing to do for Mr. Coley and our community," one official said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2E8BlmZ

Woman finds python hiding in her shoe after trip to Australia

"She said she's not so keen to come back and visit," the woman's son-in-law said. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2SXrPxq

Love connection: Why intel officials are worried about the Trump-Kim summit

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2NtyFEH

Spike Lee blasts 'Green Book' win: 'The ref made a bad call'

"Every time somebody is driving somebody, I lose," said Lee, whose "BlacKkKlansman" won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, but lost best picture. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GJbjug

A better way to deal with anger

Psychologists say skip the rage rooms. Think about the words you use to express anger instead. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2NqILGq

President Trump tweets that Spike Lee is 'racist' against him

Lee called on viewers to "mobilize" in the 2020 election during his Oscar acceptance speech Sunday night. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2XoNLjl

Kim doesn't want to give Trump a list of nuke sites. So can their summit succeed?

South Korean and other foreign assessments say Kim Jong Un likely possesses 60-70 nuclear warheads. The North also has more than 1,000 ballistic missiles. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GJqUdg

Ahead of North Korea summit, concern about Trump's gamble

Senior U.S. officials and North Korea experts are expressing mounting concerns that Trump will give away more than he gets in return. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2GIrIiz

No joke: A comedian leads the presidential race in a country in Putin's sights

The political novice's popularity with voters has left pundits scratching their heads — and some critics fearing he's biting off more than he can chew. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2IDAro2

Fewer Americans are opting for careers at the State Department

The number of Americans taking the State Dept. exam to become diplomats has dropped to the lowest level since 2008, according to data obtained by NBC News. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VelYjO

173,000 lbs. of frozen meals recalled after glass or hard plastic found in meat

Bellisio Foods, which is based in Jackson, Ohio, recalled the Boston Market pork rib frozen meals after extraneous material was found inside the meat. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EuUfWx

Second billionaire faces charge after Florida massage parlor bust

John W. Childs, the 77-year-old Massachusetts billionaire who founded a Waltham-based private equity firm, is facing a charge of solicitiation of prostitution. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2VibPT8

Yoga to strengthen your eyes

Yoga to keep the windows to the world healthy from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/2IyRqYH

The feel-good road-trip drama "Green Book" drove through a cloud of controversy to score a surprise best picture victory at the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday, edging out top competitors like Netflix's "Roma" and Marvel's "Black Panther." from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2E8bcVs

Peter King: These college players could soon be NFL household names

The first day of the week-long NFL Scouting Combine is Tuesday in Indianapolis. It’s a good time to start learning the new names that will be household names in pro football world by the NFL draft in late April. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2T0iF2W

Are probiotic beverages good for health?

For someone who became health-conscious only recently, probiotic beverages evoked curiosity and I picked a set of five tiny bottles from a supermarket from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/2GY5XdQ

Why people should flee Delhi

Fleeing has been a long-standing part of Delhi tradition. Throughout its thousand-year history, the residents of Delhi have been massacred regularly, from The Hindu - Fitness https://ift.tt/2BQRGw6

Federal judge finds male-only draft unconstitutional

Because women are no longer excluded from combat duty, the "time has passed" for Selective Service to differentiate between men and women, the judge found. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2EuLITG

The 2019 Oscars were a celebration of black women and their brilliance

Black women conquered the night with big wins for Regina King, Hannah Beachler and Ruth E. Carter. from NBC News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Xo0fIi

See this year’s Oscar winners who made history