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Financial toxicity a major issue for patients with advanced prostate cancer

Fifty percent of patients with metastatic prostate cancer experience some level of financial hardship due to their treatment, according to a study in the August issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

7 Jul 2023

Researchers identify and characterize a key negative regulator of shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis

Plants have the unique ability to regenerate entirely from a somatic cell, i.e., an ordinary cell that does not typically participate in reproduction.

7 Jul 2023

Study uncovers three previously unknown membrane proteins in ovarian cancer

A study led by Nagoya University in Japan has identified three previously unknown membrane proteins in ovarian cancer.

7 Jul 2023

Pulse oximetry: A 50-year-old device gets an upgrade

A portable device used to detect blood oxygen levels revolutionized the medical field 50 years ago and is now receiving essential updates

7 Jul 2023

MRI may be more effective than CT with CTA in patients with dizziness

According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) after CT with CTA alone could have benefitted from an alternative or additional MRI evaluation, including using a specialized abbreviated protocol for the modality.

7 Jul 2023

MTB offers precision oncology strategy for advanced cancer patients

The collaborative group led by the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the Division of Clinical Pathology & Molecular Pathology, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH), have recently published their findings on the clinical importance of the Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumour Board (MTB) in delivering a Precision Cancer Medicine service.

7 Jul 2023

Viruses and bacteria frequently interact in man-made environments, study shows

Viruses in man-made environments cause public health concerns, but they are generally less studied than bacteria. A recent study led by environmental scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) provided the first evidence of frequent interactions between viruses and bacteria in man-made environments.

7 Jul 2023

Novel approach sheds light on the interactions between SARS-CoV-2 viruses and human placenta

Until now, scientific evidence has been inconclusive regarding the ability of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, to replicate in the human placenta.

7 Jul 2023

Study provides new insights into geographic differences in pain

The prevalence of moderate or severe joint pain due to arthritis varies strikingly across American states, ranging from 6.9% of the population in Minnesota to 23.1% in West Virginia, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher.

7 Jul 2023

Unique blood protein patterns in long COVID patients could reveal potential drug targets

Recently published in The Journal of Translational Medicine, a team at Lawson Health Research Institute has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with long COVID that could reveal potential drug targets to improve patient outcomes.

7 Jul 2023

Joha rice variety shows promise as an option for people with diabetes

A scented rice variety grown in India's remote northeast, known as Joha rice, not only prevents type 2 diabetes but is also rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which work against heart disease, scientists have found.

7 Jul 2023

ASBMB urges NIH to reconsider proposed policy on foreign researchers

On July 5, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology raised concerns regarding proposed changes to the National Institutes of Health "Grants Policy Statement."

7 Jul 2023

Birth control pills disrupt women's stress response, study shows

New study shows that birth-control pills negatively impact women's stress response.

7 Jul 2023

AI tool can rapidly decode brain tumor DNA during surgery

Scientists have designed an AI tool that can rapidly decode a brain tumor's DNA to determine its molecular identity during surgery - critical information that under the current approach can take a few days and up to a few weeks.

7 Jul 2023

Triple combination therapy shows promise in long-term treatment of cystic fibrosis

The mucus in the airways is not as sticky, inflammation in the lungs significantly reduced: Triple combination therapy can achieve these positive, lasting effects in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).

7 Jul 2023

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-center study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.

7 Jul 2023

Medicaid Expansion led to increased access to preventive care for low-income adults

People with low incomes who live in states that expanded Medicaid got more of the kind of health care that can keep them healthier in the long run, compared with similar people in non-expansion states, a new study finds.

7 Jul 2023

Ticks could be a new vector for chronic wasting disease

A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that ticks can harbor transmissible amounts of the protein particle that causes Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), implicating the parasites as possible agents in the disease's spread between deer in Wisconsin. Her findings were published in the journal Nature.

7 Jul 2023

Plant cells push away microtubules to control cell division, study finds

Every time a stem cell divides, one daughter cell remains a stem cell while the other takes off on its own developmental journey.

7 Jul 2023

Children with mitochondrial disorders have weaker antibody response to viral infections, study finds

In a new study, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found that altered B cell function in children with mitochondrial disorders led to a weaker and less diverse antibody response to viral infections.

7 Jul 2023

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Financial toxicity a major issue for patients with advanced prostate cancer

Researchers identify and characterize a key negative regulator of shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis

Study uncovers three previously unknown membrane proteins in ovarian cancer

Pulse oximetry: A 50-year-old device gets an upgrade

MRI may be more effective than CT with CTA in patients with dizziness

MTB offers precision oncology strategy for advanced cancer patients

Viruses and bacteria frequently interact in man-made environments, study shows

Novel approach sheds light on the interactions between SARS-CoV-2 viruses and human placenta

Study provides new insights into geographic differences in pain

Unique blood protein patterns in long COVID patients could reveal potential drug targets

Joha rice variety shows promise as an option for people with diabetes

ASBMB urges NIH to reconsider proposed policy on foreign researchers

Birth control pills disrupt women's stress response, study shows

AI tool can rapidly decode brain tumor DNA during surgery

Triple combination therapy shows promise in long-term treatment of cystic fibrosis

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

Medicaid Expansion led to increased access to preventive care for low-income adults

Ticks could be a new vector for chronic wasting disease

Plant cells push away microtubules to control cell division, study finds

Children with mitochondrial disorders have weaker antibody response to viral infections, study finds

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