On the back of beating Germany's B team in a friendly last weekend, The USA took a 2-1 win in a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica to avenge their painful loss there in the previous round of qualifying. After the USA surrendered the lead built by a 30th-minute Jozy Altidore goal in the 89th...
Re-routing anti-cancer drugs to the "power plants" that make energy to keep cells alive is a promising but long-neglected approach to preventing emergence of the drug-resistant forms of cancer - source of a serious medical problem, scientists are reporting. That's the conclusion of a new study...
It doesn’t happen often in professional sports, so when a team comes back from a 0-3 deficit in a playoff series, it’s cause for much celebration. There will be plenty of celebrating in Wilkes-Barre as the AHL's Penguins achieved the feat over the Providence Bruins Wednesday night.
After a...
A study that aimed to understand how the cancer drug everolimus helps overcome the resistance breast cancers can develop to trastuzumab has left researchers contemplating a puzzle. The study showed a statistically non-significant benefit in clinical response rates for some patients with early...
Don’t get me wrong here, the Oakland A’s are thrilled to have Yoenis Cespedes and his game-changing ability back in the lineup following a two-week stint on the disabled list. Look no further than his four RBI night on Tuesday for an illustration of the impact he has the potential of making on a...
Ok soooo I was hanging out with my friend and she mentions up a person at her school. She decided to go on my phone and add him. For some weird reason, he accepted the request. But me and him never talked. Ever. But I want to start talking to him, one thing stopping me though is the fact that...
If you're interested in yoga or addiction recovery, you might want to clear your schedule for this weekend's Recovery 2.0 Beyond Addiction Conference. The conference, which is free and happens completely online, is designed for people to "get inspiration + tools for successful recovery, optimal...
Jack Rodwell only made 17 appearances for Everton last season due to hamstring troubles that also kept him out of Euro 2012 and the Olympics, yet Man City paid £12 million for the 21-year-old midfielder in August. This season, the problems have persisted, but after changing his car, house and...
For the second straight game, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers, allowing his team to put up more than 30 points on an NFC East opponent. Washington's 38-31 Thanksgiving win over the Dallas Cowboys was not nearly as...
Michael Turner's three-yard touchdown run with 14:21 to play in the fourth quarter broke a 6-6 tie and propelled the Atlanta Falcons to a 19-13 win over the Dallas Cowboys, keeping the Falcons a perfect 8-0 on the 2012 season.
Held to just 23 yards rushing on 11 carries, including 18 yards on...
The Pittsburgh Steelers overcame two first-half turnovers, multiple dropped passes, and the absence of five key players, including four starters, to pull back to .500 and move into sole possession of second place in the AFC North with a 24-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night...
Score and situation: The Detroit Tigers walked the tightrope early and then nearly saw the entire game slip away thanks to Jose Valverde's ninth inning meltdown. Yet somehow, someway, they averted a complete disaster escaped with a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees in 12 innings on Saturday...
A new drug combination could offer hope to children with neuroblastoma - one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer - by boosting the effectiveness of a promising new gene-targeted treatment. Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research in London have found a way to overcome the...
Patients with head and neck cancer and a low haemoglobin (Hb) level do not respond well to radiotherapy and therefore both control of their tumour and disease-free survival are compromised. Now researchers from The Netherlands have found that the problems caused by low Hb in these patients can...
When combined with other treatments, the drug cetuximab - which works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells - has been shown to extend survival in certain types of cancer, including metastatic colorectal cancers. Unfortunately, about 40 percent of colorectal cancer patients -...
Researchers in Japan have discovered how a patient's neural stem cells could be used as an alternative source of the beta cells needed for a regenerative treatment for diabetes. The research, published in EMBO Molecular Medicine, reveals how harvesting stem cells could overcome a lack of beta...
how i'ma do the next? I think i'm having a little crush on my close guy friend. We used to be the closest in our gang (im the closest girl to him while he is the closest guy to me) and now we're still close. But since i found myself feel more than friends with him i tried hard to keep myself...
I'm 15 years old, and all my friends learned to ride when they were very young, but I just can't do it. I never had a bike when I was younger, but my dad bought a second hand one for me about a year ago. I'm just really scared of riding it, and I don't know why. Whenever I get on it and try to...
...HR, leadership and managements? We have two different cultures, the italian culture and the American culture, so how did Chrysler and Fiat overcome cultural differences, especially in HR, leadership and managements?
My dog has developed a severe fear of this little bell we ring. We rang the bell during a loud party which scared my dog and now she associates the bell with the loud party and scary noises.
I managed to put the bell on the ground and slowly lure her closer with a treat. If I ring the bell she...