Oncologists may soon have an accurate and inexpensive way of differentiating between types of ovarian cancer that will improve how patients are treated, thanks to […]
Research clarifies role of posterior parietal cortex in decision-making
Researchers at the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have provided new insights into the functional role of the PPC in decision-making. […]
Phage therapy treats patient with drug-resistant bacterial infection
The patient, a 15-year-old girl, had come to London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for a double lung transplant. It was the summer of 2017, and […]
Social media has limited effects on teenage life satisfaction
Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, used an eight-year survey of UK households (Understanding Society, part of the […]
A barrier that keeps cancer at bay
Activins are proteins involved in a number of important biological functions, including the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, metabolism, homeostasis, immune […]
Does hormone therapy for prostate cancer raise dementia risk?
(HealthDay)—When men with prostate cancer have to take drugs that block the testosterone fueling their tumors, they can suffer a host of side effects that […]
Five things to know about physician suicide
Physician suicide is an urgent problem with rates higher than suicide rates in the general public, with potential for extensive impact on health care systems. […]
Fitness may affect risk of lung, colorectal cancer and survival likelihood after diagnosis
In a recent study, adults who were the most fit had the lowest risk of developing lung and colorectal cancer. Also, among individuals who developed […]
Mozambique records first cholera cases after Cyclone Kenneth
Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Credit: Wikipedia Fourteen cholera cases have been confirmed in northern Mozambique following floods caused by a powerful cyclone […]
Platelets: The chameleons of cancer biology
Have you ever been in a classroom and wondered to yourself whether the information being presented could be wrong? During graduate school, I audited a […]
Removal of gene prevents development of pancreatic cancer in mice
The action of a gene called ATDC is required for the development of pancreatic cancer, a new study finds. The work builds on the theory […]
Open heart surgery outperforms stents in patients with multivessel disease
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be the best treatment option for most patients with more than one blocked heart artery, according to research […]
Tumor cells’ drug addiction may be their downfall
Blocking the processes that drive cancer cell growth is at the heart of many new anti-cancer therapies. Unfortunately, after initial success, cancer cells are generally […]
Primary findings from first-in-human immunotherapy trial show promise in treating neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid cancer in children, and patients with high-risk disease are challenging to treat. In a promising development, researchers at […]