A Nobel Prize Medal for medicine awarded to German Jewish refugee Hans Krebs is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s to raise money to train scientists, the auction house said on Thursday. Krebs won the medal in 1953 when the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was divided equally between Krebs, for his discovery of the citric acid cycle, and Fritz Lipmann, for work on enzymes. The proceeds are to be
(Reuters) – Health insurers Anthem Inc and Cigna Corp were moving ahead to sign a merger deal as Cigna backed down on its differences over governance issues, CNBC tweeted, citing sources. The tweets also quoted sources as saying that UnitedHealth Group Inc was looking to bid for Cigna. Cigna shares were up 3 percent at $155.08 in early trading on the Nasdaq.
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Middle-aged and older adults with torn cartilage or painful arthritis in their knee are not likely to benefit from so-called arthroscopic surgery, and could be harmed by it, a review of past studies suggests. Researchers reviewed nine previous studies with a combined 1,270 patients and found the surgery no better than other options like exercise for improving physical function, and only temporarily more effective
By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Investing up to 3.5 percent of a nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in science, technology and innovation can be “the game changer” for development, leading experts said on Thursday. Science, technology and innovation (STI) can help alleviate poverty, reduce inequalities, increase income and improve health, scientists advising U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on sustainable development said. “If countries wish to break the poverty
Yiannis Kaloidas, a 61-year-old pensioner with bone cancer, needs costly medicine to keep his otherwise fatal disease at bay. “For the past six months they’ve been unable to give me the medicine here,” Kaloidas says angrily, as he waits in line in an Athens public hospital. If — as many now fear — a “Grexit”, or Greece exit from the euro, happens, access to medicine purchased from suppliers abroad would
Yoga star Kathryn Budig is known for her ability to make yoga accessible and playful through her teaching and writings, but her skills extend beyond the yoga mat — all the way to the kitchen. Below, she shares her recipe for salmon. We ate at ABC Kitchen and they served us gorgeous farm-to-table food that made healthy seem un-healthy and simple seemingly decadent. My favorite course was this amazing salmon
Somnophilia is a clinically diagnosable fetish. And a new motion filed by Cosby’s first accuser uses this word as a possible reason to why he allegedly drugged and raped women.
Your morning oatmeal was a comforting winter breakfast, but now that it’s hot out, it’s time to switch up the oat recipes!
The brain function that underlies anxiety and depression is inherited, a new study finds — but there is still plenty of space for experience and environment to reduce the risk of a full-blown mental disorder.
Got wrinkles around your eyes but not on your forehead? The age-old question as to why is finally answered by science.
