By REBECCA DYER (Artem Mikheev/Getty Images) Bone marrow cells in the skull have a distinct response to disease, and scientists say this means the skull could be a useful way to watch and potentially treat inflammation in the brain. A research team from Germany and the UK investigating this reaction proposes their findings could serve...
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Is Head and Shoulders Bad For Your Hair? Experts Discuss
Written by Cassandra Pardini, PharmD, MS | Reviewed by Maria Robinson, MD, MBAUpdated on May 17, 2023print_outlinedemail_outlined Key takeaways: Dandruff is a common skin condition. It causes white flakes of dead skin to shed from your scalp into your hair or onto your shoulders. Head and Shoulders is a popular brand of hair care products. Head and Shoulders...
Can hearing voices in your head be a good thing?
From The University of Manchester Sep 14 2006 The University of Manchester investigation – announced on World Hearing Voices Day (Thursday, 14th September) – comes after Dutch researchers found that many healthy members of the population there regularly hear voices. Although hearing voices has traditionally been viewed as ‘abnormal’ and a symptom of mental illness, the Dutch...
Research lets you meet (and treat) the voices in your head
Hearing critical and hostile voices in your head is a reality for many of us. But for those with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, these persistent hallucinations can be highly distressing and potentially life-threatening. New Swinburne research will test a promising new approach that recreates these voices as digital avatars using virtual reality technology, allowing...
Researchers identify head impact rates in four major high school sports
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, March 17, 2021 – As high school athletes return to practice and games for a variety of sports, the threat of concussions remains. A new study from researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) used head impact sensors in four different sports and studied male and female athletes to determine...
Cutting cancer off at the head
by Osaka City University Scattered graph of peripheral blood of a GC patient by FACS analysis. Circulating tumor cells with FGFR2 expression were determined by FACScan using 2ml of peripheral blood. A total of 17 CTCs with FGFR2 expression was detected in peripheral blood by FACS. Osaka City University detects cancer cells in 2ml blood...