A new study reveals a breast cancer treatment that includes the inexpensive and widely-available female hormone progesterone can be effective. Tumor growth slowed down by about 50 percent, and around half of cancer victims could benefit from the medication. Until now scientists were uncertain why hormone therapy using such drugs produced positive results in the ongoing search for a breast cancer cure.
There is a new dinosaur in town, one whose head frill features horns that curl forward, making it one of the most unique horned dinosaurs ever to be found. Wendiceratops pinhornensis - as the dinosaur is named - belongs to the family that includes the likes of the famous triceratops.
Many college students prefer alcohol to marijuana as soon as they attain the minimum legal age for drinking, a study in the Journal of Health Economics established.
Medicare, the United States federal program that insures senior and disabled Americans, announced on Wednesday a proposal that will reimburse doctors for end of life counseling. Such serious conversations with patients would be about how (and if) physicians should keep them alive if they are very sick and unable to speak.
Besides versions such as Facebook's Tetris Battle being tons of fun, a new study reveals the tile puzzle video game might also help to reduce the frequency of traumatic memories. The computer game could aid as a psychological treatment to erase bad memories after experiencing military combat, terrorist attacks, sexual assault, and other causes of flashbacks due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Silk farming in Tupur will be revived to help restore ancient silk products such as clothes found inside a tomb. Thirty-three clothes are included in the restoration project spearheaded by the Technological Protection Institute at the Academy of Turpan Studies in Tupur, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
The women federation of the Huayin District of Jinan, Shandong Province, recently launched a "wise steward" system, which aims to boost its servicing to the residents of the area. Nearly 140 women are participating in the scheme, which also taps the advantages of the Internet.
The China Religion Survey 2015 of the Renmin University of China’s National Survey Research Center revealed that most of those aged 61 and above are either Buddhists or Taoists, and most of those aged 29 and below are either Muslims or Catholics. The government expressed willingness to find solutions to existing religious conflicts.
Novartis has won FDA approval for a new heart failure drug which it hopes will change the way heart patients are treated the world over. The Swiss drug maker is particularly elated as the approval came a few weeks earlier than their earlier estimation which was in August.
The Palace Museum will limit daily visitors to 80,000 during the summer season. Museum authorities advise visitors to book tickets online in advance.
During the past decade heroin use in the United States has surged, and federal health officials noted on Tuesday that the spikes in the opioid drug's overdoses and addictions are closely linked to the current epidemic of prescription painkillers. Heroin drug use has recently increased almost two-thirds compared to a decade ago.
Orogen, China's last hunting tribe, is struggling to save its culture. Part of its efforts in keeping it alive is staging cultural performances.
A team of scientists from the United States, Great Britain, Israel, and New Zealand has learned that some people can stop or reverse the normal aging process while they are in their 30s. After measuring the effects of aging in almost 1,000 men and women during a 12-year period, they made the incredible discovery that three of the participants showed no signs of an older age.
The local government in Taiwan plans to reveal its first memorial hall for comfort women in Aug. 2015, Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou said at a meeting on June 30.
A new study shows that those who are foodies or adventurous eaters are more likely to have a healthier diet and have a lower BMI.
