IMAGE: University of Illinois researchers found that grooved surfaces help muscle grow into aligned fibers, which provides a track for neurons to follow. view more Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Growing muscle tissue on grooved platforms helps neurons more effectively integrate with the muscle, a requirement for engineering muscle in…
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The U.S. will lead three new global research projects, tackling some of the biggest challenges in cancer research, it was announced today by Cancer Research UK. The teams will: investigate how billions of microorganisms living in our bodies, called the microbiome, could be manipulated to treat colorectal cancer; find new ways to tackle cancers caused…
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AUDIO: What proportion of US adults obtain food at work, what foods do they obtain, and what is the dietary quality of these foods? view more Credit: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Philadelphia, January 22, 2019 — Nearly a quarter of employed adults obtain foods and beverages at work at least once a…
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IMAGE: This is Dr. Lawrence Layman. view more Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 22, 2019) — A percentage of females are born with a missing or underdeveloped vagina and uterus, and scientists are working to analyze the genes of hundreds of them to get a better idea about causes, improve genetic…
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Image A darkened Deciem storefront in New York City.CreditGabriella Angotti-Jones/The New York Times Brandon Truaxe, the founder of the disruptive Canadian cosmetics company Deciem, has died. He was 40. The death was confirmed by a spokeswoman at Estée Lauder Companies, which has a minority stake in Deciem, and in an Instagram post by the company.…
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WASHINGTON — Consumers who use expensive brand-name prescription drugs when cheaper alternatives are available could face higher costs under a new policy being proposed by the Trump administration. The proposal, to be published this week in the Federal Register, would apply to health insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act. Health plans have annual…
DetailsKetosis and ketoacidosis both involve the production of ketones in the body. However, while ketosis is generally safe, ketoacidosis can be life-threatening. Nutritional ketosis occurs when the body starts burning fat instead of glucose. Inducing ketosis is the aim of a ketogenic diet, or «keto» diet, which is a high-fat, very-low-carb diet that can help…
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PARIS — The kids will be all right. Hedi Slimane will see to that. The designer who almost single-handedly altered the shape of men’s wear when, in the early years of the century, he introduced the skinny suit at Dior Homme and who afterward rescued Saint Laurent from the slag heap of market irrelevance with…
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A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon removes a person’s uterus. However, the surgeon often leaves part or all of the ovaries intact, which means it might still be possible for an individual to get ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer starts when tumor cells develop in the ovaries or the surrounding tissues. The…
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By the time the tiny hut came into view, nestled high in a corrie in Scotland’s 1,748-square-mile Cairngorms National Park, I’d trekked for nearly nine miles, three of which, regrettably, I’d had to navigate after nightfall. The hike, through a broad valley in the Eastern Highlands called Glen Derry, carried me past groves of Scots…
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