Tag Archives: Down

“Blood test finds 50 types of cancer” – we’ve been down this path before

Shoddy, incomplete, fawning news coverage of screening tests is one of the most clearly established problems in health news coverage – something HealthNewsReview.org has revealed countless times over the past 15 years. A public relations news release 22 days ago – from “a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early” – touted study… Read More »

Put down the knife: A neurosurgeon explains the importance of a work-life balance

In his novel Buddhism Without Beliefs, Stephen Batchelor observed that “death alone is certain and the time of death is uncertain.” This knowledge should guide us in one of our most important decisions: How should we spend our limited amount of time on earth? Why do you work so hard? There are many different reasons… Read More »

Down Syndrome-associated gene suppresses age-related corneal clouding

An analysis of aging in Down syndrome and hypercholesterolemia mouse models has suggested that a Down syndrome-associated gene, DSCR-1, protects against abnormal vascularization of the cornea and associated corneal opacity (blindness) by suppressing oxidized LDL cholesterol production and new downstream angiogenic signaling in patients with chronic high cholesterol. Epidemiological data suggests that, while the neurological… Read More »

Gigi Hadid’s Dad Had Everyone Thinking She Gave Birth and Had to Take Down His Post

Gigi Hadid’s dad Mohamed Hadid had fans thinking she and Zayn had welcomed their baby. Mohamed wrote a sweet note to his grandchild on Instagram causing everyone to spiral. Today in dads being dads, Gigi Hadid’s father Mohamed Hadid managed to confuse the entire internet by hopping on Instagram and writing a sweet note to… Read More »