...speaking in tongues or possessions? Many Christians claim that people speaking in tongues or possessions is proof that supernatural exists but has there even been any real proof or investigations into it?
A potential gene therapy for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA (MPSIIIA) is a metabolic disorder in which the body is missing an enzyme that is required to break down long chains of sugars known as glycosaminoglycans. Over time, the glycosaminoglycans collect in the...
An ACE in the hole for hypertension There are multiple environmental triggers that contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension), including aging, obesity, stress, alcohol intake, and excess dietary salt; however, the physiological mechanisms that are regulated by these triggers are not fully...
I used to watch this series when I was little, and I know it was canceled after a year of airing but I still would like to purchase what came out. Does anyone know where I can buy the full series? I can't find it anywhere.. Thank you!
One of the world's leading producers of diagnostic tests has been falsely marketing one of their products, an investigation by the BMJ shows. Oxoid, owned by US diagnostics giant Thermofisher, has been selling antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) discs that do not always contain the...
We already knew the NCAA was looking into the recruitment of Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel. Now we have an idea that the investigation has extended beyond the point of a routine inquiry.
Two NCAA enforcement officials traveled to Noel's New Hampshire prep school for a three-hour meeting...
Thousands of glaringly empty VIP seats at supposedly sold-out events -- including swimming and tennis -- during the first full morning of Olympic competitions has prompted the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to launch an investigation. It was especially...
ONCOLOGY A new target in acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia, a common leukemia in adults, is characterized by aberrant proliferation of cancerous bone marrow cells. Activating mutations in a protein receptor known as FLT3 receptor are among the most prevalent mutations observed in...
Breathing easy: keeping airways open Asthma is an increasingly common chronic disorder characterized by wheezing and shortness of breath. Symptoms are caused by excessive airway smooth muscle contraction; however mechanisms serving to keep airways open are not fully understood. Dean Sheppard...
Oh Dr. Drew, you sneaky little psychology hack you. How far the once-great advice guru has fallen. He won our hearts with what seemed like honest and informative straight-talk about sex on Loveline. Then he started diagnosing celebrities he's never met and encouraged a whole host of mental...
ALLERGY AND ASTHMA Evidence for a new therapeutic target for inflammatory skin diseases Many chronic inflammatory diseases, including atopic dermatitis and asthma, are initially triggered by an allergic reaction. However, the mechanism through which an allergic reaction becomes a chronic...
A beloved, longtime hockey coach and former star at the University of Minnesota resigned from his post leading a high school program in suburban Minneapolis so he could speak out against "bullying" from "helicopter parents" that he claimed had him on the brink of losing his sanity.
As...
ONCOLOGY Harnessing the power of angiogenesis inhibitors The development of new blood vessels, known as angiogenesis, is critical for processes such as wound healing, but is exploited by tumors to enable more robust growth. Therapeutics targeting tumor angiogenesis have long been heralded as...
The Heartland Institute, a smallish Libertarian "Think" Tank recently made famous by the leak of a rather embarrassing set of incriminating documents, is now slated for investigation by the Congress of the United States.
The chair and ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee...
ONCOLOGY: KRAS provides maintenance for pancreatic cancer The outlook for individuals diagnosed with the most common form of pancreatic cancer, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), is very poor; the average time of survival after diagnosis is less than 6 months. New therapeutic approaches...
Thieves who broke into Unviersity of East Anglia computers in 2009, stealing thousands of private emails thus compromising years of expensive scientific research and causing a fabricated and unnecessary political doo-doo storm, as part of a much larger campaign of harassment, are being pursued...
One of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries is about to get a second act. The Los Angeles Sheriff's homicide bureau is taking another look at the 1981 death of Rebel Without a...
...of interest in BC? Does anyone have knowledge of the procedure required to obtain a copy of the RCMP investigation file (where the investigation is "ongoing") but, after more than 2 years, no one is being charged.