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Study reveals safety and acceptability of very low calorie diets in teenagers with obesity

Short-term very low calorie diets are safe for teenagers living with moderate to severe obesity when closely monitored by an experienced dietitian, new research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024), has found.

18 Mar 2024

Rare condition post-orgasmic illness syndrome explored in depth

Comprehensive review synthesizes current knowledge on post-orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS), a rare condition marked by a range of symptoms following ejaculation, highlighting the need for further research to understand its causes and develop effective treatments.

17 Mar 2024

Drainless surgery improves outcomes in patients undergoing left-sided pancreatic resection

Research led by Amsterdam UMC across ten Dutch hospitals and two Italian hospitals has found that not placing a drain during surgery improves outcomes in patients undergoing a left-sided pancreatic resection, also known as 'distal pancreatectomy'.

15 Mar 2024

99mTc-maraciclatide holds potential as a non-invasive test for early-stage endometriosis

The presentation summarized the preliminary findings from patients with known or suspected endometriosis who were imaged with a SPECT-CT camera and subsequently underwent planned laparoscopic surgery, a key-hole surgical procedure to establish the presence, absence and location of endometriotic lesions.

15 Mar 2024

Eating fatty food before surgery may affect memory-related cognitive function in older adults

Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults – and, new research in animals suggests, even in young adults.

15 Mar 2024

AI model developed by SOPHiA GENETICS and UroCCR predicts post-operative outcomes in kidney cancer study

SOPHiA GENETICS, a cloud-native software company and a leader in data-driven medicine, and the French Kidney Cancer Research Network collaborated on a study using a multimodal algorithm to help predict post-operative outcomes for those facing renal cell carcinoma, with the results recently published in npj Precision Oncology.

15 Mar 2024

Study highlights growing burden of neurological disorders worldwide

Globally, the number of people living with, or dying from, neurological conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and meningitis has risen substantially over the past 30 years due to the growth and aging of the global population as well as increased exposure to environmental, metabolic, and lifestyle risk factors.

15 Mar 2024

Innovative CAR T cell therapy targets two proteins to combat aggressive brain tumor growth

Breakthrough in Brain Cancer Treatment: Dual-Target CAR T Cell Therapy Shows Promise in Early Clinical Trial.

15 Mar 2024

Intravascular imaging during PCI in heart disease patients improves survival, reduces adverse outcomes

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided PCI alone, the most commonly used method.

14 Mar 2024

Ultra-processed foods: The new silent killer

From fizzy drinks to cereals and packaged snacks to processed meat, ultra-processed foods are packed with additives.

14 Mar 2024

Identifying social determinants influencing breast cancer screening in the U.S.

There is a pressing need to explore and understand which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health inequities act as significant influential factors that contribute to low breast cancer screening behaviors in the United States.

14 Mar 2024

Cedars-Sinai expert explains new treatment options for pediatric patients with sarcomas

Leo Mascarenhas, MD, MS, has an important message for parents whose children have been diagnosed with sarcoma, a type of cancer that develops in the bones or soft tissues.

14 Mar 2024

Study finds decline in breast cancer diagnoses during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic

Several studies have described the distinct ways the COVID-19 pandemic adversely impacted cancer care, but less is known about the specific ways the pandemic disrupted breast cancer, the most common non-skin cancer diagnosed in women.

14 Mar 2024

Study highlights how bariatric surgery substantially improves heart health

Bariatric surgery may result in significant cardiometabolic improvements, particularly among younger, female, or white people and those without comorbidities, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

14 Mar 2024

Researchers identify T-cell subsets as effective therapeutic target for preventing transplant rejection

Houston Methodist researchers identified a troublesome subset of T-cells in transplant recipients that may be a more effective therapeutic target for preventing transplant rejection in patients.

14 Mar 2024

Novel dual-target CAR T cell therapy shows promise in treating recurrent glioblastoma

Targeting two brain tumor-associated proteins - rather than one - with CAR T cell therapy shows promise as a strategy for reducing solid tumor growth in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to early results from the first six patients treated in an ongoing Phase I clinical trial led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center.

13 Mar 2024

Study offers new hope for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease and obesity

A collaborative study between a bariatric and transplant surgery team has introduced new hope for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are also struggling with obesity.

13 Mar 2024

Collaborative care intervention provides cost savings and health benefits for cancer patients

Cancer patients who received specialized mental health support as part of their treatment plan are more likely to see improvements in their quality of life and reductions in pain, depression and fatigue, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

12 Mar 2024

Rethinking recovery timelines for robotic lung surgery patients

Are surgeons giving patients unrealistic expectations about recovery after robotic lung surgery? That's what CU Department of Surgery faculty member Robert Meguid, M.D., MPH, and surgery resident Adam Dyas, M.D., set out to discover after realizing the guidance they were offering patients might be based on outdated or anecdotal information.

12 Mar 2024

Discovery of new organelle could improve the understanding of chronic liver diseases

Scientists have identified a new organelle in liver cells called the mitochondria-lysosome-related organelle (MLRO).

12 Mar 2024

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Study reveals safety and acceptability of very low calorie diets in teenagers with obesity

Rare condition post-orgasmic illness syndrome explored in depth

Drainless surgery improves outcomes in patients undergoing left-sided pancreatic resection

99mTc-maraciclatide holds potential as a non-invasive test for early-stage endometriosis

Eating fatty food before surgery may affect memory-related cognitive function in older adults

AI model developed by SOPHiA GENETICS and UroCCR predicts post-operative outcomes in kidney cancer study

Study highlights growing burden of neurological disorders worldwide

Innovative CAR T cell therapy targets two proteins to combat aggressive brain tumor growth

Intravascular imaging during PCI in heart disease patients improves survival, reduces adverse outcomes

Ultra-processed foods: The new silent killer

Identifying social determinants influencing breast cancer screening in the U.S.

Cedars-Sinai expert explains new treatment options for pediatric patients with sarcomas

Study finds decline in breast cancer diagnoses during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic

Study highlights how bariatric surgery substantially improves heart health

Researchers identify T-cell subsets as effective therapeutic target for preventing transplant rejection

Novel dual-target CAR T cell therapy shows promise in treating recurrent glioblastoma

Study offers new hope for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease and obesity

Collaborative care intervention provides cost savings and health benefits for cancer patients

Rethinking recovery timelines for robotic lung surgery patients

Discovery of new organelle could improve the understanding of chronic liver diseases

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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