Saying Goodbye to Bird

The fashion industry is in a state of emergency. This has been made clear not only by the mounting bankruptcies of big-name retailers, but also by the closure of beloved smaller businesses. These are shops that won’t bounce back. How many clogs did Bird sell in its two decades of business? “I don’t even know,”…

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Zoom Funeral Tips

In my family’s case, we were truly impressed by how videoconferencing, which can be so enervating in our daily work lives, enabled us to celebrate my dad’s full life in a beautiful and moving way. If you have to arrange a memorial service on a video platform, here are some tips. Go Pro We purchased…

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The role of T cells in fighting cancer

New research from CU Cancer Center member Jing Hong Wang, MD, PhD, and recent University of Colorado Immunology program graduate Rachel Woolaver, PhD, may help researchers develop more effective personalized immunotherapy for cancer patients. Working within Wang’s specialty of cancer immunology and head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), the researchers worked to establish a…

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Exposure to violence takes a toll on the socioemotional well-being of Californians

Researchers at the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) assessed the prevalence of exposure to violence, such as robbery or assault, and its impacts on the mental health and social functioning of California adults. Their study, published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, shows the far-reaching psychological effects an incident of gun violence can…

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Emotionally neglected or severely sexually abused girls report riskier sexual behavior

New York, NY (January 14, 2020) — Girls who are emotionally neglected or severely sexually abused early in their lives report riskier sexual behaviors during adolescence, Mount Sinai researchers report. The findings highlight the need–and suggest the potential for tailored approaches–to promote healthy sexual development in vulnerable populations. The researchers identified four distinct patterns of…

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UNH researchers discover new inhibitor drug combination for rare form of cancer

DURHAM, N.H.– Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare form of lymphoma, does not have any known cure and only one FDA-approved treatment making it challenging to treat patients. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire took the novel approach of targeting specific cell proteins that control DNA information using inhibitors, or drugs, that were effective in…

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