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Autism enhances characteristics that help at home and at work, experts find

Autism enhances characteristics such as loyalty and focus which help those with the condition at work and in their relationships with others, experts have found.

5 Apr 2019

Using gene therapy strategies to rejuvenate aging cells and treat osteoarthritis

Aging is a risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis (OA), a chronic disease characterized by degeneration of articular cartilage leading to pain and physical disability.

28 Mar 2019

Mothers of fussy infants have greater odds of experiencing depressive symptoms

It's no secret that fussy newborns can be especially challenging for parents already facing physical and mental exhaustion from caring for a new baby.

26 Mar 2019

Researchers determine factors that cause stress development in the human body

In today's life, we often encounter situations when the organism's functions are overstrained, and the action of extreme factors causes the development of a stress response.

15 Mar 2019

Researchers discover previously unknown role for hippocampus during learning

Avid hikers know to be cautious of plants with leaves made up of three leaflets if they are red in the spring or fall. Parents worldwide know the precarious relationship between proximity to bedtime and roughhousing with their children.

6 Mar 2019

Muscle fatigue caused by overexertion can impair learning

Researchers have found that muscle fatigue caused by overexertion when practicing a skill can affect the task in hand and impair learning afterwards.

6 Mar 2019

Physicians still remain at higher risk for burnout compared to other professionals

The good news is that physician burnout appears to be improving, along with indicators for physician well-being. However, physicians remain at high risk for burnout, depression and depersonalization, compared to other professionals.

23 Feb 2019

Study finds modest decrease in burnout among physicians

The epidemic levels of physicians reporting burnout dropped modestly in 2017, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Association.

23 Feb 2019

Study reveals how helper T cells support memory cells to function optimally

The immune system's killer T cells are crucial in fighting viral infections. A fraction of them, called 'memory cells', live on once infection is controlled in order to fight re-infection by the same virus. They are of great interest as the basis of T cell-based vaccination and immunotherapies.

20 Feb 2019

Drug cocktail may help combat breast cancer

MYC, a gene with high cancer-initiating potential, is overexpressed in over 40% of breast cancers. While MYC programs breast cancer cells to build more macromolecules (anabolic metabolism) it also creates a metabolic vulnerability by making them more sensitive to a type of cell death known as apoptosis.

6 Feb 2019

Resuming sexual activity after childbirth can be difficult for many mothers

Resuming sexual activity after pregnancy isn't always like riding a bike, especially for mothers experiencing postpartum pain, fatigue and stress.

5 Feb 2019

New study suggests vital exhaustion as risk factor for dementia

A new study suggests that vital exhaustion - which can be perceived as an indicator of psychological distress - is a risk factor for future risk of dementia.

18 Jan 2019

Research into mental health first aid prompts practical guidance and resources for workplace

Concerns about how businesses use employees to support colleagues with mental health issues, highlighted by University of Nottingham research, have prompted new guidance for bosses.

18 Dec 2018

Scientists develop new stem cell line to study conversion of stem cells into muscle

To help patients with muscle disorders, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have engineered a new stem cell line to study the conversion of stem cells into muscle. Findings appeared in Cell Reports.

13 Dec 2018

Physician-scientists present updated efficacy data on CAR T-cell gene immunotherapy

Physician-scientists from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia presented updated efficacy and safety data on Kymriah--the first-ever U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved personalized CAR T-cell gene immunotherapy for aggressive blood cancers at the 60th American Society of Hematology annual meeting, as well as first-of-its-kind research on overcoming CAR T-cell resistance.

5 Dec 2018

Cessation fatigue predicts relapse rate after attempts to quit smoking

Although there is good news about smoking -- only 14 percent of Americans smoke, the lowest number ever, according to a 2017 National Health Interview Survey -- challenges remain. In a given year, more than 40 percent of smokers make no attempt to quit.

20 Nov 2018

Exhaustion News and Research

Autism enhances characteristics that help at home and at work, experts find

Using gene therapy strategies to rejuvenate aging cells and treat osteoarthritis

Mothers of fussy infants have greater odds of experiencing depressive symptoms

Researchers determine factors that cause stress development in the human body

Researchers discover previously unknown role for hippocampus during learning

Muscle fatigue caused by overexertion can impair learning

Physicians still remain at higher risk for burnout compared to other professionals

Study finds modest decrease in burnout among physicians

Study reveals how helper T cells support memory cells to function optimally

Drug cocktail may help combat breast cancer

Resuming sexual activity after childbirth can be difficult for many mothers

New study suggests vital exhaustion as risk factor for dementia

Research into mental health first aid prompts practical guidance and resources for workplace

Scientists develop new stem cell line to study conversion of stem cells into muscle

Physician-scientists present updated efficacy data on CAR T-cell gene immunotherapy

Cessation fatigue predicts relapse rate after attempts to quit smoking

Almost 60% of truck drivers experience musculoskeletal pain, finds Canadian study

Researchers develop new app that reminds users to relax and prevent stress

EKF introduces new hand-held lactate analyzer for rapid sports performance monitoring

LJI and UC San Diego awarded $ 4.5 million as part of NCI's Cancer Moonshot initiative

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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