‘Locking’ an arthritis drug may be key to improving it
Attaching a removable lock to an arthritis drug can make it safer and more effective,…
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Hidden brain signals behind working memory
Making a specific type of brain pattern last longer improves short-term memory in rats, a…
Fetal genome involved in triggering premature birth
Mutations in the gene that codes for SLIT2, a protein expressed in fetal cells in…
New model more accurately predicts choices in classic decision-making task
A new mathematical model that predicts which choices people will make in the Iowa Gambling…
Environmental oxygen triggers loss of webbed digits
Free fingers have many obvious advantages on land, such as in locomotion and grasping, while…
Prenatal entertainment, coming to a screen near you – Maclean’s
Prenatal entertainment, coming to a screen near you Maclean’s In the age of Instagram, 3D ultrasounds…
Mills Signs Bill Requiring All Insurers Who Cover Prenatal Care To Also Cover Abortions – Maine Public
Mills Signs Bill Requiring All Insurers Who Cover Prenatal Care To Also Cover Abortions Maine Public…
Research evaluates prenatal care providers’ understanding of alcohol exposure and screening practices – News-Medical.net
Research evaluates prenatal care providers’ understanding of alcohol exposure and screening practices News-Medical.net There is no…
Pregnant women’s ‘safety bubble’ expands during third trimester to ‘keep danger at arm’s length’ – The Independent
Pregnant women’s ‘safety bubble’ expands during third trimester to ‘keep danger at arm’s length’ The Independent…
Father’s smoking during pregnancy tied to asthma in kids – Reuters
Father’s smoking during pregnancy tied to asthma in kids Reuters (Reuters Health) – Children who are…
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Is nutrition research implausible?
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New cervical cancer guidelines
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Voting and opioid use
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Early symptoms of anxiety among women
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Setting Goals to be More Active Slows Memory Decline in Older African Americans
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Participating in the Arts Creates Paths to Healthy Aging
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Gene Expression Signatures of Alzheimer’s Disease
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Scam Susceptibility May Signal Risk for Cognitive Decline
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What Do We Know About Healthy Aging?
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Facts & Statistics: Physical Activity
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CDC Healthy Schools: Physical Activity Facts
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American Heart Association Recommendations for Physical Activity in Children
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Candida auris infection
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Transcranial Doppler ultrasound
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The UN is almost 75: Does it have the support it needs to survive?
Who wants the death of the UN? This provocative question is the title – translated into…
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PODCAST: Peace, prosperity? We’ve never had it so good, Steven Pinker tells UN
We’ve never had it so good – that’s the data-driven message delivered at UN Headquarters…
The Baldwins talk healthy eating, and a healthy planet
The Baldwins talk healthy eating, and a healthy planet Read Original Article: The Baldwins talk…
PODCAST: ‘Willing to die for the truth’ – lessons of hidden Jewish archive live on today
Writer-director-producer Roberta Grossman, and executive producer, Nancy Spielberg were recently at UN Headquarters for the screening…
PODCAST: How to beat the opioid epidemic
In late January, David Sheff and Vicky Cornell joined a panel discussion on addiction organised…
‘Language death’ a ‘symptom’ of struggle to save indigenous identity
As the UN’s International Year of Indigenous Languages begins, ancient mother-tongues under threat of extinction…
Lights, camera, action: new TV pilot shines spotlight on UN women
Award-winning producer James Manos, Jr. has written a pilot for a new television series focused on…
Spirit of Anne Frank celebrated with tree planting at UN headquarters
The chestnut tree that Anne Frank could see from her famous attic hiding place in Amsterdam during the Second World…
UN optimistic Uganda’s Ebola preparations will shut down outbreak fast
With news that Ebola virus disease has now surfaced in Uganda, where it has claimed two…
News in Brief 13 June 2019
Guterres strongly condemns latest attack on oil tankers in Gulf ‘Heated clashes’ lead to 17 deaths…
‘Huge’ scale of mental health problems in emergencies is bigger than a decade ago: WHO
Mental health problems are “huge” in conflict or emergency settings, with more than one in…
News in Brief 12 June 2019
Sudan sliding into ‘human rights abyss’, warn UN independent experts Key overseas investment data show…
News in Brief 11 June 2019
UN Security Council offers Yemen Special Envoy ‘their full support’ Macron leads EU-wide minimum wage…
Internet pioneer: Education, smart regulation needed for digital future
Senior Google executive and internet pioneer, Vint Cerf, is a member of the UN High Level Panel…
Understanding of LGBT realities ‘non-existent’ in most countries, says UN expert
Policymakers in most parts of the world are taking decisions in the dark when it…
More than one million sexually transmitted infections occur every day: WHO
The global scale of sexually transmitted infections (STI) should be a “wake-up call” to governments,…
FROM THE FIELD: Balancing Morocco’s indigenous culture and conservation
The delicate balance between indigenous farming practices and conservation in Morocco is under threat, but according to the UN, local…
In Afghanistan, attacks against schools have tripled in one year
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities…
In Christchurch, UN chief calls for tolerance, solidarity to extinguish ‘wildfire’ of hate speech
On a three-day visit to New Zealand, UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid his respects to…
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African elephants under continued threat of poaching, warns UN-backed report
An updated assessment by a United Nations Environment Programme-administered treaty has confirmed that poaching continues…
FROM THE FIELD: ‘Race is on’ to halt biodiversity loss in Indonesia
The “race is on” in Indonesia to halt the illegal trade in wildlife and the…
Sudan: top UN official demands cessation of violence and rape against civilians by security forces
Following recent reports of attacks and rape by security forces and paramilitaries against the pro-democracy…
Sexual abuse of elderly likely to ‘grow dramatically’, UN expert says
As the world prepares to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day this Saturday, the UN independent human rights expert mandated with defending…
Second Ebola death confirmed in Uganda as UN health agency mulls global emergency call
Together with Uganda, UN humanitarian agencies are racing to contain deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD)…