Egypt: UN human rights chief condemns brutality against protesters Protesters in Cairo, Egypt The United Nations human rights chief today strongly condemned what she described as the “brutal suppression” of demonstrations by the military and security forces in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, saying the violence reportedly left at least 11 people dead and more than […]

Health reform in the crosshairs More system revisions appear inevitable, panelists say Robert Blendon (from left), HSPH professor of health policy and political analysis, David Cutler, the Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics and professor in the HSPH Department of Global Health and Population, and Gail Wilensky, an economist and director of Medicare and Medicaid under […]

UNICEF welcomes Israel’s release of Palestinian child detainees Israeli soldier arresting 12 year-old Palestinian youth at Nablus checkpoint The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the release of 55 Palestinian child detainees by Israel yesterday as part of a prisoner swap deal struck two months ago, and said it looked forward to more advancements on […]

Celebrities Give HEADRUSH a Boost Madison, Wisconsin – What do Scarlett Johansson, Gerard Butler, Justin Timberlake and Eva Longoria all have in common? Darren Tieste, photographer of The Beauty Book, and Eva Longoria Along with other celebrities, they each recently posed for a new book to benefit “HEADRUSH,” a brain cancer research fund at the […]

The Beauty Book for Brain Cancer.   The Beauty Book is a hard cover coffee table book with images of your favorite celebrities, musicians and top models. All the monies raised, will go directly to Brain Cancer via two charities called SNOG & HEADRUSH. These charitable organizations are non- profit and both rely on donations […]

Most Stillbirths Caused by Placental, Pregnancy Conditions Half of all stillbirths result from pregnancy disorders and conditions that affect the placenta, according to a new report. Risk factors already known at the start of pregnancy—such as previous pregnancy loss or obesity—accounted for only a small proportion of the overall risk of stillbirth. Stillbirth is the […]

Gene Therapy Helps Patients with Hemophilia A single dose of an experimental gene therapy boosted production of a missing blood-clotting factor in people with hemophilia, a new study shows. The therapy might give patients a long-term solution for preventing dangerous bleeding episodes. Hemophilia is a rare, inherited disorder in which blood is unable to clot […]

Rats Show Empathy, Too A new study shows that empathy may drive rats to help each other. The finding gives insight into the biological roots of our urge to assist others in need. The model the researchers developed will also provide an opportunity for further study. Empathy motivates us to take action. We feel distressed […]

Slowing neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Increase in regulatory enzyme may offer protection University of Tennessee “Diseases such as Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease have different causative factors, but they share common themes — such as aggregation of misfolded proteins — and a unifying end point, the degenerative loss of neurons,” says Harvard Medical School Professor of […]

UN launches Decade on Biodiversity to stem loss of ecosystems The United Nations today launched the Decade on Biodiversity with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging humanity to live in harmony with nature and to preserve and properly manage its riches for the prosperity of current and future generations. “Ensuring truly sustainable development for our growing human family depends […]