Salk researchers create functional human beta cells in the lab
The production of pancreatic beta cells in the laboratory using the latest genetic and stem cell technology had failed to produce a beta cell that could produce insulin....
Older people may live longer if they feel younger
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Dealing With Negative Emotions and Depression From Lyme and Other Illnesses
When journeying through the maze of Lyme disease, it is as if you are journeying through innumerable diseases all at once -MS, A.L.S., depression, anxiety, A.D.H.D., schizophrenia, chronic...
Old is new again, immunity and teaching the body
Recent research has some interesting implications for the direction of modern medicine when in comes to the complex area of immunity. The human immune system keeps people healthy...
Future dental visits could include diabetes screening using oral blood
A recently released study from New York University shows that a test for diabetes performed on blood excreted from your gums (gingival tissues) is a reliable source for...
Study: Structures discovered in brain cancer patients can help fight tumors
Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered lymph node-like structures close to the tumour in brain cancer patients, where immune cells can be activated to attack the tumour. They...
New study shows Medicaid expansion means lower death rates and better...
From Medicine Today, the results of a new study published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds that state expansions of the Medicaid health program reduced...
Stress does not lead to loss of self-control in eating disorders,...
A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control – leading to binge-eating – in response to stress....
Older frail patients often don’t do well after hospital discharge
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New study gives hope for sight recovery in stroke survivors
Scientists have used MRI imaging to map visual brain activity in stroke survivors with sight loss that gives new hope for rehabilitation and recovery.
Scientists from the University of...
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Star Dan Walker quits BBC’s Football Focus after 12 years
Dan Walker has announced he is quitting Football Focus after 12 years presenting show.
The BBC Breakfast star, who has been a staple of the sports show, shared the news on Twitter.
Walker has expressed...
Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash
Cher has apologised for a tweet she made about George Floyd on Friday (April 2), in which she suggested she could have prevented his death.
Expressing her feeling that the events leading to Floyd’s death...
Star Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Embarrassed’ by New Documentary
Britney Spears lamented how she is portrayed in the recently released New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” admitting that she found it embarrassing.
The documentary which explored her life in detail premiered in February...
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies aged 81
Actor Yaphet Kotto, who is best known for his role in Alien and James Bond villain Mr. Big, has passed away at age 81.
“I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my...
Corinne Masiero: French actress strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony
French actress Corinne Masiero protested naked at the César Awards (March 12th) to demand the government do more to support culture during the coronavirus pandemic.
Corinne Masiero, best known for her lead role in the...