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Politicians must treat citizens with respect
It is like a recurring decimal, it never fails. Once the general election bell is rung, we begin to see our politicians in our faces regularly. With a listening ear, some with pen and paper, they want to know all your concerns. They promise that once they get into office, for sure, your concerns will
January 7, 2024
Targeting TUG1 gene to treat brain tumors and replication stress
In a recent research form Nagoya University breakthrough, researchers have uncovered a vital connection between cancer cells’ response to replication stress and Taurine Upregulated Gene 1 (TUG1) function. They regulated brain tumor growth in mice by employing a drug to target TUG1. This discovery offers a promising approach for tackling aggressive brain tumors like glioblastomas.
October 17, 2023
We need consistency in how we treat financial crimes. Sentencing guidelines are a good place to start
By Lisa Marriott* of File image. Photo: Gaj Rudolf/123 RF Opinion - As it stands in Aotearoa New Zealand, beneficiary fraud (fraud by people on benefits) is largely dealt with under the Crimes Act, while tax evasion is prosecuted under the Tax Administration Act. This, among other factors, means beneficiaries engaging in financial fraud face
April 15, 2023
What is sundowning, and what can be done to treat it?
Published March 2, 20237 min readWhen evening approaches, caregivers of dementia patients know to be on their guard for sundowning: a constellation of behaviors that can include restlessness, agitation, aggression, confusion, and wandering.“Nurses will talk about it like almost a light switch,” says Trey Todd, a neuroscientist at the University of Wyoming who wrote a
March 2, 2023
How Companies Treat Customers Too Often Resembles Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’
In the movie "Don't Look Up," which recently broke a Netflix viewership record, scientists' discovery of an approaching Earth-destroying comet is met with indifference. Are many companies making a similar mistake when it comes to customers?The comet in this scenario is one of the most disruptive business forces in history: the shift to primarily digital…
February 4, 2022
ADHD medication may treat symptoms of genetic movement disorder in children
KCNMA1-linked channelopathy is a rare movement disorder in which patients slump forward with their arms and legs appearing rigid. The symptoms are abnormal, involuntary movements from collapsing episodes. These episodes can occur up to 300 times per day, putting patients at risk of serious injury. Currently, no one standard treatment or set of treatments is…
February 3, 2022
Treat the symptoms but not the disease — phrase of the week
January 14, 2022
Context The Xi’an lockdown caused an outpouring of tales of despair and anguish on social media. One incident in particular, where an eight-month-pregnant woman was barred from entering a hospital due to COVID-19 protocols, and spent hours bleeding until she miscarried, led to widespread outrage on the Chinese internet. In an epidemic prevention and control…
Halloween Treat – Alice: Madness Returns
A community blog by JRusell We’ve been curious to hear about your favorite games to play in October for Halloween, and in this blog, Destructoid reader JRusell reminds us that Alice: Madness Returns is, well, worth remembering. And cherishing! —Jordan As the leaves go orange and the purple clouds of the north begin to replace…
October 8, 2021
Trick ‘r Treat Star “Couldn’t Say No” to Starring in Sequel
Another October, another Halloween season without a proper sequel to the 2007 cult horror movie Trick 'r Treat. A follow-up has been in the cards for a few years now with writer/director Michael Dougherty routinely noting he'd still love to work on the project, but alas still nothing. One cast member from the original film…
October 6, 2021
Kea Parrots Treat Physical and Virtual Worlds as Continuous and Equivalent, Study Shows
Using touchscreen laptops, a team of researchers from the University of Auckland has tested whether kea (Nestor notabilisa) — a large species of parrot endemic to the Southern Alps of New Zealand — behave as naive realists and so expect physical processes to be continuous between the physical and virtual worlds. Their results appear in…
September 29, 2021