To advance understanding of psoriasis—the most common autoimmune disease in the country, affecting up to 7.5 million Americans—and help scientists and clinicians improve treatments and patient outcomes, the National Psoriasis ...
President Nixon funded research to wage a war on cancer, a long battle that we're still fighting today. While the last 40 years haven't brought us a cure, we have made some meaningful progress in developing tools and knowledge to take a ...
Tags: cancer risk, lifestyle changes, preventive screenings, healthy choices
More than a week after marijuana prohibition came to an end in Colorado, the joy has faded as residents adjust to the new normal of having the most liberal marijuana laws in the U.S. Long lines are gone from the 37 -- and counting -- pot ...
Cilia—short, hair-like fibers—are widely present in nature. Single-celled paramecia use one set of cilia for locomotion and another set to sweep nutrients into their oral grooves. Researchers at Brown have discovered that those ...
Tags: Cilia, Single-celled paramecia, locomotion, fibers
How do severe temperatures impact winter wheat? According to Bob Fanning, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Field Specialist, the current winter wheat crop in South Dakota is doing well because it either received enough moisture early on in ...
Tags: Winter Wheat, Agriculture
New game challenges kids to draw their own hero LeapFrog has kick started its 2014 with the launch of a new action hero game franchise called Adventure Sketchers. Boosting the firm's expanding game portfolio, Adventure Sketchers is a ...
Tags: LeapFrog, Adventure Sketchers, new action hero game, new fantasy game
Panasonic 85-inch Life+Screen Ultra HD LED LCD TV will launch later this year. Panasonic kicked off its new LCD-centric TV phase by showing an expanded lineup of step-up models, including additional Ultra HD TVs and an advanced ...
Tags: Panasonic, LCD-centric TV phase, Ultra HD TVs, Beyond Smart TV
As ultramarathons become more popular, researchers have launched a long-term study of the runners who participate in these extremely long races. Keeping tabs on the runners' health and psychological makeup could help reduce their risk of ...
Tags: Ultramarathoners, long races, Health
When it comes to finding the right stone machinery service, a client is required to consider a number of things that are likely to help them come up with the best. These are not the kind of things that can just be sought anyhow considering ...
Activity Date: January 10th ~ January 31st (GMT+8:00) Happy New Year! Thank you for joining in our activity. Good luck for you to win a wonderful new year gift during the lucky draw! We will update the previous quiz answer every ...
Tags: Trade Knowledge, New Year Gifts, Trading Quiz, Lucky Draw
Never mind girls and boys—adults who refuse to grow up are being increasingly targeted by a toy industry promoting adolescence as a lifestyle choice, say industry watchers. Among the "Smart-Tech" toys at this week's Hong Kong Toys & ...
Tags: toy industry, "Smart-Tech"toys, Hong Kong Toys&Games Fair, kidults
Smartphones, laptops, tablets and video games were happily crossed off many the wish lists of many young children and teens this Christmas. But for parents, giving children electronic devices has to be about more than just saving Christmas, ...
Tags: electronic devices, children health, limit screen time, physical ailments
Scientists at The University of Nottingham are leading the world in exploiting MRI technology to assist in the treatment and diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a condition that causes serious inconvenience and discomfort to ...
Tags: MRI technology, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, University of Nottingham
A new study of migraine sufferers suggests that what you're told when your doctor prescribes medication can influence your body's response to it. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston ...
Tags: Power of Suggestion, Migraine Drug
Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) What is gastric bypass surgery and how many people undergo it? Gastric bypass surgery is a type of bariatric operation that results in weight loss and stimulates metabolic ...
Tags: Interview, gastric bypass surgery, cardiovascular disease