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Baylor College of Medicine study: Fighting cancer with rejection-resistant, ‘off-the-shelf’ therapeutic T cells

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR wrote in the Medicine Net article, Medical Definition of T cell:

T cell: A type of white blood cell that is of key importance to the immune system and is at the core of adaptive immunity, the system that tailors the body’s immune response to specific pathogens. The T cells are like soldiers who search out and destroy the targeted invaders.

Immature T…

University of South Australia: When you’re smiling, the whole world really does smile with you

Medical News Today described health in What is good health?

Fast facts on health Here are some key points about health. More detail is in the main article. • Health can be defined as physical, mental, and social wellbeing, and as a resource for living a full life. • It refers not only to the absence of disease, but the ability to recover and bounce back from illness and other problems. •…

Washington State University study: Poor hygiene is significant risk for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria colonization

JAMA published “Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011” led by Katherine Fleming-Dutra, MD, estimated portions of antibiotic use that may be inappropriate in adults and children in the United States. – See more at: http://www.ajmc.com/newsroom/understanding-inappropriate-prescribing-of-antibiotics#sthash.lYnWSCqB.dpuf 

This study found:…

ETH Zurich study: Restoration helps forests recover faster

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) wrote about the benefits of prescribed burning:

Definition Prescribed burning is the deliberate use of fire to help manage a forest. It is a complex management tool and should be used by only those who are trained and experienced in its use.

Benefits Hazard Reduction Prescribed burning helps to eliminate fuels such as pine needles, hardwood…

Ohio State University study: Young children would rather explore than get rewards

Children are not “mini mes” or short adults. They are children and they should have time to play, to dream, and to use their imagination. Alison Gopnik wrote an excellent article which appeared in Slate reporting about the results of two studies, Why Preschool Shouldn’t Be Like School:

In the first study, MIT professor Laura Schulz, her graduate student Elizabeth Bonawitz, and their colleagues…

University of Southern California study: Forty percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life

Kathleen Fifield wrote in the AARP Journal article, Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s: Which Is It? How to understand the difference — and why it matters:

What it is

Dementia 

In the simplest terms, dementia is a decline in mental function that is usually irreversible. It’s a syndrome, not a disease, notes neurologist Ron Petersen, director of the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the…

Massachusetts General Hospital study: Large study confirms vitamin D does not reduce risk of depression in adults

Science Daily reported in Mental health issues increased significantly in young adults over last decade: Shift may be due in part to rise of digital media, study suggests:

The percentage of young Americans experiencing certain types of mental health disorders has risen significantly over the past decade, with no corresponding increase in older adults, according to research published by the…

Michigan State University, University of South Florida, St. John’s University, and American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) paper: The costs and benefits of addressing customer complaints

Guy Winch Ph.D. wrote in the Psychology Today article, Complaint Handling: Where Companies and Customers Both Fail: Why companies fail at complaint handling:

Consumers whose complaints are handled well by a company become loyal customers and spread positive word-of-mouth. Yet too many companies fail at complaint handling and then fail again in responding to these failures. Here’s why:

How Our…

University of East Anglia study: Understanding why some children enjoy TV more than others

Let’s make this short and sweet. Park your kid in front of the television and you will probably be raising an overweight idiot. Tara Parker-Pope has a great post at the New York Times blog. In the post, TV For Toddlers Linked With Later Problems Parker-Pope reports:

Toddlers who watch a lot of television were more likely to experience a range of problems by the fourth grade, including lower…

American Institute of Physics: The problem with microwaving tea

The United Kingdom Tea Council has some fascinating facts about the history of tea in The History of Tea:

Tea is so much a part of everyday life in Britain that we might never stop to think about how a unique plant from faraway China became the nation´s favourite drink. But the history of tea is fascinating, and in this section we can follow its story from the earliest times in Imperial China rig…

Tufts University study: Sweat science: Engineers detect health markers in thread-based, wearable sweat sensors

Helen Albert wrote in the Forbes article, Sweat Sensing Next Step For Health Tracking Devices:

Could chemicals in our sweat be the next thing activity trackers start to measure? Researchers are ramping up efforts to refine this technology so they can.

Many of us already wear some form of activity tracker or smartwatch, but these devices are still fairly limited as to how much they can really tell…

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München study: Predicting your personality from your smartphone data

A 2013 MIT Paper theorized that personality type could be predicted using cell phone data:

Predicting Personality Using Novel Mobile Phone-Based Metrics

Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye1,, Jordi Quoidbach2,∗, Florent Robic3,∗, and Alex (Sandy) Pentland1 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology – The Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA 2 Harvard University – Department of Psychology, Cambridge, MA 3 Ecole…

American Education Research Association study: More than half of US students experience summer learning losses five years in a row

In Location, location, location: Brookings study of education disparity based upon neighborhood https://drwilda.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/location-location-location-brookings-study-of-education-disparity-based-upon-neighborhood/ moi said:

The increased rate of poverty has profound implications if this society believes that ALL children have the right to a good basic education. Moi blogs about…

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center study: Will telehealth services become the norm following COVID-19 pandemic?

The Mayo Clinic explained Telehealth in Telehealth: Technology meets health care: See how technology can improve your health care:

What is telehealth?

Telehealth is the use of digital information and communication technologies, such as computers and mobile devices, to access health care services remotely and manage your health care. These may be technologies you use from home or that your doctor…

BMJ study: Dietary Guidelines are not compatible with global health and environmental targets

Michael Bastasch wrote in the Daily Caller article, The Green New Deal Isn’t Just About Energy, It’s Also About Controlling What Americans Eat:

The Green New Deal seems to embrace the anti-beef and dairy industry sentiment of the environmental left.

Green New Dealers want to remake American society, including how to produce and eat food. 

“I think it’s pretty clear they want to change…

Education Next: Homeschoolers more likely than public-school peers to attend community events, visit museums, and more: New analysis of Education Department data

Parents and others often think of school choice in terms of public school or private school. There is another option and that is homeschooling. Homeschooling is one option in the school choice menu.  What is Homeschooling?

Family Education defines homeschooling.

Homeschooling means learning outside of the public or private school environment. The word “home” is not really accurate, and neither is…

University of California – Davis study: Domestic violence increased in the great recession

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

Tolstoy may not have been specifically talking about domestic violence, but each situation is unique. There is a specific story and specific journey for each victim, each couple, and each abuser. There is no predicted endpoint for domestic violence; each situation will have its own outcome.

H…