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Double Duty: Repurposing Drugs for Novel Cancer Treatment

February 24, 2017

What do an anti-parasitic drug used to treat pinworms and a frequently used anti-malarial drug have in common? According to recent studies from the labs of Johns Hopkins and University of Kentucky investigators, both mebendazole and chloroquine could be promising medicines to combat cancer. Mebendazole has been in use as an anti-helminthic drug since 1971. […]

Adela Wu ⋅ Perspectives in Research cancer treatment, nutrition ⋅

Quote: Everyone has a unique home life, and even two public housing developments can have vastly different access to safe exercise spaces, grocery stores and public transportation, all of which make miles of differences in health care.

The Social Context of Health Care

February 20, 2017

In some ways, a hospital is a great equalizer. Once you’re admitted, things like employment status or race no longer matter — unless that happens to be medically relevant. What matters is that you’re sick enough to need a team of health professionals to take care of you. Whether you live in a gated community […]

Ruchi Doshi ⋅ A Day in the Life Baltimore, nutrition ⋅

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Willpower and Self-Control: Tools of the Trade

October 7, 2016

We confront challenges to our self-control every day. For those of us in the fields of science and medicine, the intense and fast-paced nature of our work only heightens the magnitude of these challenges. Do you leave early for happy hour or push through to finish setting up that last qPCR run? Do you break […]

Benjamin Bell ⋅ Perspectives in Research nutrition, Weight Loss ⋅

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