An intrauterine device (IUD) is a form of physical contraceptive. The two types of IUD are hormonal and copper. Discover…
Medical News Today: How to help people with cancer stop smoking
Quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis can improve survival rates. A recent study tests a tailored tobacco treatment program for…
Tension around autonomy increases family conflict at end of life
Conflict within families can be stressful and confusing, and it can lead to feelings of sadness. It also is incredibly…
Manipulating specific brain waves in sleep shifts balance between learning or forgetting a new skill
Distinct patterns of electrical activity in the sleeping brain may influence whether we remember or forget what we learned the…
Three-dimensional structure of the genome replication machine discovered
Researchers have discovered how the enzyme DNA polymerase delta works to duplicate the genome that cells hand down from one…
Engineered viruses could fight drug resistance
Biological engineers can program bacteriophages to kill different strains of E. coli by making mutations in the protein that the…
Breakthrough in sex-chromosome regulation
Researchers have uncovered a chromosome-wide mechanism that keeps the gene expression of sex chromosomes in balance in our cells. The…
Targeting regulator of mitochondrial cell death delivers anticancer activity
A novel anticancer molecule created by researchers showed therapeutic activity in preclinical models of various cancer types.
Virtual reality may help foster learning and collaboration across health professions
One of the biggest challenges to implementing interprofessional education for health professions students is scheduling. Could virtual reality education help?…
Exposure to air pollution increases violent crime rates
Breathing dirty air can make you sick. But according to new research, it can also make you more aggressive. That’s…