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The position of the crown like structure in the human anatomy. Credit: University of SouthamptonA new research study from the University of Southampton has discovered that ‘crown-like structures’ surrounding breast tumors in overweight and obese patients could hinder their response to therapy.These new findings could potentially be used to improve personalized treatment for patients with HER2 positive overexpressed breast cancer.Adipose tissue, or body fat, is an important component of the healthy human breast and yet…

Finding joy through repetition was a keynote of Brighton rockers Porridge Radio’s wondrous second album, Every Bad. The band’s majestically unfettered singer-guitarist Dana Margolin would take a refrain and repeat it until it became unavoidable, unforgettable, while the other three players summoned a storm behind her. Sadly, Every Bad was released just as we all discovered the pleasures of queuing outside supermarkets because there was nowhere else to go. The album’s relentless brilliance was confined to headphones and…

 A few hours after Tom (not his real name) was born, he became restless and did not want to be breastfed. His mother noticed that his left arm and leg were shaking rhythmically – something was not right.Tom was immediately transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. An MRI scan revealed that he had suffered a severe stroke. Doctors told Tom's parents that there was no treatment they could give the child. He would probably be disabled.Most people think of stroke as something that mainly affects the elderly, but it can…

Stem cell therapies are showing huge promise in a lot of areas, but one application that has scientists particularly excited is in next-generation treatments for Parkinson's disease. A team experimenting in this area has demonstrated how implanting carefully cultivated stem cells into rats can bring about remarkable recovery from motor symptoms typical of the disease, and are now setting their sights on upcoming human trials.Parkinson's disease is considered a prime target for innovative stem ell therapies because the…

It’s been more than 6 years, that iconic US boy band ‘One Direction’ are on a hiatus. 6 years and fans of the boy band all around the world are still heartbroken, hoping to get news of the band’s reunion sometime soon. If you’ve ever stanned 1D, you’d know how the members of the band, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson, shared a relationship more than just fellow bandmates. Their close bond was admired by their fans more than anything, and perhaps, even the news of their disbandment…

Singer Camila Cabello was honoured at Variety`s Power of Women event, presented by Lifetime, for her work with the Movement Voter Fund to launch the Healing Justice Project. Alongside fellow honourees Drew Barrymore, Kim Cattrall, Queen Latifah and Amanda Seyfried, Cabello took to the white carpet ahead of the event and used the opportunity to talk about the ongoing debate over abortion rights - it was revealed earlier this week that the United States Supreme Court has privately voted to overturn Roe v Wade, striking down…

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on air when the latter made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, shaved head. Aftermath, Smith has been banned from the Academy for 10 years following the incident and recently made a trip to India, reportedly to visit spiritual leader Sadhguru. His actions have affected his professional as well as his personal life. The projects that he was a part of, have either been postponed or cancelled. There has been a lot of talk about Will Smith on the internet this year since the Oscar 2022…

Google will allow ads for stem cell treatments that are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration — a change from its previous policy, which banned all ads for this experimental category of medical care. The policy update was first reported by Gizmodo and will go into effect in July. The company said in the policy update that it will also allow cell or gene therapy ads that are “exclusively educational or informational in nature,” even if they reference products or applications that are not approved by the FDA.…

Psychiatrists and psychologists once ran their own practices. Now the local therapist office could be controlled by a buyout king.Venture capitalists and private-equity firms are pouring billions of dollars into mental-health businesses, including psychology offices, psychiatric facilities, telehealth platforms for online therapy, new drugs, meditation apps and other digital tools. Nine mental-health startups have reached private valuations exceeding $1 billion last year, including Cerebral Inc. and BetterUp Inc. Demand…

Microscopy images reveal significant differences in size and structure between brain organoids derived from a patient with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome (right) and from a control (left). Credit: UC San Diego Health SciencesUniversity of California San Diego (UCSD) study uses lab-grown human brain tissue to identify neural abnormalities in Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome and test gene therapy tools.In a study published on May 02, 2022, in the journal Nature Communications, scientists at the University of California San Diego School of…