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‘Deltacron’ is real, more cases pop up in the UK
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First woman reported cured of HIV after stem cell transplant
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Want fitter employees? Encourage them to take more vacations
“What we found is that people who vacation more frequently in the past 12 months have a lowered risk for metabolic syndrome and metabolic symptoms,” said Bryce Hruska, Assistant Professor at Syracuse University, US.
Working more than 10 hours can increase risk of stroke
“The association between 10 years of long work hours and stroke seemed stronger for people under the age of 50. This was unexpected. Further research is needed to explore this finding,” said Alexis Descatha, the author of the study.
Do your Facebook posts have God references? You are 15 times more likely to have diabetes
“As social media posts are often about someone’s lifestyle choices and experiences or how they’re feeling, this information could provide additional information about disease management and exacerbation,” Raina Merchant, an associate professor at University of Pennsylvania.
Some of the Facebook data that was found to be more predictive than demographic data seemed intuitive.
Be a smart manager: Resolving conflicts between employees can lead to higher productivity
“The data shows that companies reap the benefits when conflict among employees is reduced, there are certain types of conflict that can’t resolve themselves. This work can help managers identify those conflicts and actively step in to resolve them, ultimately leading to better performance,” said Brian Uzzi, Professor at Northwestern University in the US.
A drug that can cure cancer without chemotherapy and side effects!
The complex biological medicines, called antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), have been in development for decades, and are now generating renewed excitement because of the success of one ADC in late-stage testing, a breast cancer treatment called DS-8201.
How Internet may be changing your brain
The research, published in the journal World Psychiatry, found the Internet can produce both acute and sustained alterations in specific areas of cognition, which may reflect changes in the brain
Not Amazon, Instagram is likely to dominate the future of online retail
Retailers need to be where their customers are, and increasingly, that’s Instagram, which has 1 billion monthly users. Its fashion following also makes it a place to show off the hottest styles and in-season merchandise. That’s better for margins than selling on a platform where price is the main driver — another knock to Amazon.
Artificial Intelligence will double innovations, productivity in India by 2021: Microsoft study
As much as twenty four per cent of respondents chose higher competitiveness as number one driver for implementing AI initiatives.Accelerated innovation (21 per cent), better customer engagement (15 per cent), higher margins (14 per cent) as well as more productive employees (nine per cent) were some of the other drivers.
One-third of pancreatic cancer patients never see a medical oncologist, shows study
“We want to debunk the idea that it’s ‘not worth treating’ pancreas cancer. We want more people to access a medical oncologist so that they can have informed discussions about treatment options, symptom management and palliative care,” said co-author Dr Julie Hallet.
US approves world’s costliest drug to treat rare childhood disorder
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis said Zolgensma was a one-time treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that affects about 1 in 10,000 births and which results in death or the need for permanent ventilation by the age of two in 90 percent of cases.