Mothers play an important role in determining how much fathers get involved in taking care of their infants, according to new research. A study of 97 couples found that fathers were more involved in the day-to-day care of their infants when they received active encouragement from their wife or partner.
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Researchers have uncovered what may be the key to understanding how prostate tumors eventually become resistant to androgen-deprivation therapy. New findings suggest that androgen production occurs within metastatic prostate tumors.
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Ecosystems are constantly exchanging materials through the movement of air in the atmosphere, the flow of water in rivers and the migration of animals across the landscape. People have also established themselves as another major driver of connectivity among ecosystems. A new article looks at how human influences interact with natural processes to influence connectivity at the continental scale.
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New evidence for the first time suggests that people suffering from hay fever will over time experience a progressive worsening of their nasal passage functioning, depending on how long they have the disorder.
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Three new studies published in Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery focus on what role gender plays in the prognosis of oral tongue cancer, chronic ear infections in children, and the success rates of hearing aid implants in the elderly.
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Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one’s thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist attack.
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The “Freshman 15,” the notion that students gain 15 pounds during their first year of college, may overstate students’ actual weight gain, according to new research. In a sample of 116 first-year female students, the average weight gain was 5.29 pounds.
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Disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors may make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a pilot study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Melanoma often affects people on their extremities, with a common scenario being a mole that appears on the foot and then spreads up the leg.
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Researchers in the melanoma and skin cancer program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute combined two biotherapies, high-dose interferon alfa-2b and tremelimumab, and found the combination may be beneficial for patients with inoperable melanoma. The study has since moved into the second stage, where it will enroll 21 additional patients.
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have established a human cell-based system for studying sickle cell anemia by reprogramming somatic cells to an embryonic stem cell like state. Publishing online on May 29, the team describes a faster and more efficient method of reprogramming cells that might speed the development of stem cell therapies.
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