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Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

In April 2021, during the Leaders Summit on Climate, President Biden announced his goal to drastically reduce the United States' greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

9 May 2022

Discovery provides critical clues to why many immunotherapies trigger dangerous side effects

It's not often that a failed clinical trial leads to a scientific breakthrough. When patients in the UK started showing adverse side effects during a cancer immunotherapy trial, researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) Center for Cancer Immunotherapy and University of Liverpool went back through the data and worked with patient samples to see what went wrong.

5 May 2022

UCSF surgeons demonstrate the feasibility and efficacy of novel scarless Adam's apple surgery

Feminizing chondrolaryngoplasty, also known as "tracheal shave," improves the neck appearance of trans women by effectively reducing the prominence of the Adam's apple and is performed through an incision across the front of the neck.

4 May 2022

UNC researcher working with NASA to study blood clot formation in astronauts during space missions

Are astronauts more likely to develop blood clots during space missions due to zero gravity? That's the question NASA is trying to answer with help from UNC School of Medicine's Stephan Moll, MD, professor in the UNC Department of Medicine.

3 May 2022

Understanding dysphagia symptoms after spine surgery can help improve patients' quality of life

Difficulty swallowing is one of the most common complications of anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS).

3 May 2022

Exploring changes in non-COVID-19 hospitalization rates before and during COVID-19

Researchers assessed the trends in non-COVID-19 hospitalizations before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States between 2017 and 2021.

2 May 2022

Researchers discover molecular mechanisms underlying extreme need for amino acids in neuroblastoma

Certain childhood tumors have an extreme need for amino acids. Scientists at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the University of Heidelberg, and HI-STEM gGmbH have now discovered the molecular mechanisms underlying this and how the cancer cells could be turned off.

28 Apr 2022

MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell growth, can also make the cancer vulnerable.

28 Apr 2022

Study describes ultra-structure of Nipah virus surface glycoprotein

A team of US-based scientists has recently demonstrated the cryo-electron microscopic structure and antigenicity of the attachment glycoprotein of the Nipah virus.

27 Apr 2022

A potential way for overcoming immunotherapy resistance in patients with mucosal melanomas

The development of the anti-cancer immunotherapy drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors has improved treatment for many cancer patients, but patients with mucosal melanomas -; melanomas that occur not on the skin but in the mucous membranes in the head, neck, eyes, respiratory tract, and genitourinary region -; are particularly resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors for reasons researchers don't fully understand.

25 Apr 2022

Study determines how much U.S. hospitals mark up the price of cancer therapies

U.S. spending on cancer therapies has risen sharply in recent years. Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital analyzed data on drug pricing from 61 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers to determine how much U.S. hospitals mark up the price of cancer therapies for patients with private health insurance.

24 Apr 2022

Lifelong excess weight almost doubles the risk of developing womb cancer, shows study

New research shows that lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman's risk of developing womb cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published today in BMC Medicine.

19 Apr 2022

WEB device found to be safe and effective in treating sidewall brain aneurysms

A novel mesh plug that has been traditionally used to treat brain aneurysms occurring where the blood vessels branch out was found to be equally effective in treating aneurysms on the side of the vessel, according to a study in the journal Radiology.

19 Apr 2022

New therapeutic option for HPV-positive head and neck carcinoma discovered

The various manifestations of head and neck carcinomas rank sixth in frequency worldwide and are fatal for about half a million people every year. In a quarter of cases, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) and, currently, is not always treatable.

19 Apr 2022

Brown adipose tissue is less active in boys with obesity, study finds

A study at McMaster University has found that brown adipose tissue (BAT) is less active in boys with obesity compared to boys with a normal body mass index (BMI).

14 Apr 2022

Case of probable transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus from an unvaccinated mother to an infant through breast-feeding

A recent study discusses a case report of the probable vertical transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) from an unvaccinated mother to her newborn via breast milk.

13 Apr 2022

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, James Perkinson’s voice was raspy. In February, he’d just been taken off ECMO, the last-ditch life support treatment in which a machine outside the body does the work of the heart and lungs.

7 Apr 2022

NYU Langone Health launches new program to address hearing loss among low-income immigrants

In the United States, 5 out of every 1,000 children experience hearing loss. After accounting for immigrant children from Mexico and China, that figure increases by at least 7.5 percent. Hearing loss affects a child's quality of life and can delay their ability to learn a language, perform well in school, and socialize with peers.

5 Apr 2022

Middle ear effusion common among tracheostomy-dependent kids requiring ventilatory support

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy – a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems – are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when on a ventilator.

4 Apr 2022

Case study of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children in a fully vaccinated teenager

A new preprint describes the importance of recognizing this complication, reporting a case of MIS-C without a prior history of this infection.

4 Apr 2022

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Research suggests some solutions to combat cancer surgery-induced climate change

Discovery provides critical clues to why many immunotherapies trigger dangerous side effects

UCSF surgeons demonstrate the feasibility and efficacy of novel scarless Adam's apple surgery

UNC researcher working with NASA to study blood clot formation in astronauts during space missions

Understanding dysphagia symptoms after spine surgery can help improve patients' quality of life

Exploring changes in non-COVID-19 hospitalization rates before and during COVID-19

Researchers discover molecular mechanisms underlying extreme need for amino acids in neuroblastoma

MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

Study describes ultra-structure of Nipah virus surface glycoprotein

A potential way for overcoming immunotherapy resistance in patients with mucosal melanomas

Study determines how much U.S. hospitals mark up the price of cancer therapies

Lifelong excess weight almost doubles the risk of developing womb cancer, shows study

WEB device found to be safe and effective in treating sidewall brain aneurysms

New therapeutic option for HPV-positive head and neck carcinoma discovered

Brown adipose tissue is less active in boys with obesity, study finds

Case of probable transmission of tick-borne encephalitis virus from an unvaccinated mother to an infant through breast-feeding

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

NYU Langone Health launches new program to address hearing loss among low-income immigrants

Middle ear effusion common among tracheostomy-dependent kids requiring ventilatory support

Case study of multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children in a fully vaccinated teenager

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