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Category Archives: Science of Us
Most Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Don’t Need Chemotherapy
A new study shows the vast majority of women do well on endocrine therapy alone
A much anticipated study comparing the long-term survival of women with early-stage breast cancer who received chemotherapy with women who did not has just been released. The results, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 3, 2018, … Continue reading
Writing Heals the Mind and Body
Patients willing to write can change their outcomes
There is no denying that writing can heal. A 1999 University of Texas study reported that willingly writing about important personal experiences for as little as 15 minutes over the course of three days brings about improvements in mental and physical … Continue reading
New Study Suggests Night Owls Have Higher Risk of Early Mortality
People who stay awake late at night have 10 percent higher risk of dying sooner than early risers
It appears the classic adage “the early bird gets the worm” may be beneficial for our health, not just for seizing the day. A new study finds that night owls (people who stay up late into the night and have … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronotype, Lark, Morning, Night, Night Owl, Night Owls, Research, Science of Us, scientific study, Sleep
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Chimeras: Our Closest Lost Loved Ones May Be Assimilated Into Our DNA
What immunology can teach us about the grieving process
Early in his remarkable essay “Chimera,” Gerald N. Callahan, a professor of immunology at Colorado State University, grapples with the loss of his wife and the odd occurrence of, what seems to him, her reappearance before his very eyes. Professor … Continue reading
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Tagged Chimera, Gerald M. Callahan, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Immune system, Immunonlogy
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Light-Activated Platinum: A New Approach to Cancer Chemotherapy
A novel new drug uses an inactive platinum compound to target cancer cells
A Ph.D. student working with the Monash Warwick Alliance has made a pioneering discovery about a prospective new cancer drug. The platinum-based compound goes by the chemical name trans,trans,trans-[Pt(N3)2(OH)2(py)2], and was developed by a research group led by Professor Peter … Continue reading
Diabetes Drug Shown To Reverse Memory Loss In Mice With Alzheimer’s
The drug could eventually be used to treat humans with dementia
Researchers from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom have found that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reverses memory loss in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Though the benefits have only been seen in mice so far, researchers believe that the … Continue reading
