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New Approach To Rehabilitation Using Robot Simulation
Your body goes to a lot of trouble to make sure you stay upright. But when the brain's neural pathways are impaired through injury, age or illness, muscles are deprived of the detailed sensory information they need to perform the constant yet delicate balancing act required for normal movement and standing.
Body's Own Stem Cells Could Trigger Cancer Spread
Your body's own stem cells could trigger alterations in cancer cells which facilitate their spreading around the body, say scientist from the Whitehead Institute, USA. They found that human breast cancer in mice have a higher chance of spreading if they are blended with bone marrow stem cells. Fortunately, say the scientists, it is perhaps feasible to reverse the process, undermining the deadliness of the cancer. You can read about this study in the journal Nature.
31.8% Of American Children Take Dietary Supplements
Almost one third of US children, people aged 18 and younger, take some kind of dietary supplement, mostly multiminerals and multivitamins, says an article in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (JAMA/Archives). Approximately 57% of American women and 47% of American men take dietary supplements, the writers explain.