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Increased use of stereotactic body radiation therapy for NSCLC patients can reduce treatment disparities

The use of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for patients with non-small cell lung cancer can reduce treatment disparities between White and Black patients, according to research presented today at the IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer 2022 in Vienna.

8 Aug 2022

Study demonstrates the success rate of gene analysis using cytological specimens to be extremely high

Personalized medicine for lung cancer using molecular-targeted drugs is common but there have been no prospective validation studies done on the usefulness of lung cancer gene panel testing using cytology samples.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers examine the incidence of second primary lung cancers using National Lung Screening Trial data

Using data from the National Lung Screening Trial, researchers found that the incidence of second primary lung cancer was approximately 4% among the entire cohort of lung cancer patients and was as high as 8% among patients undergoing surgery for stage IA disease.

8 Aug 2022

College nutrition course increases healthier eating among students

Fast food and away-from-home meal consumption is associated with increasing obesity in adults; often an unhealthy dietary behavior established in the critical time frame of young adulthood.

8 Aug 2022

Biological sex differences may be the reason behind higher cancer risk among men than women

Rates of most types of cancer are higher in men than in women for reasons that are unclear. Results from a recent study published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, suggest that the cause may be underlying biological sex differences rather than behavioral differences related to smoking, alcohol use, diet, and other factors.

8 Aug 2022

Scientists find key molecular differences between breast cancer cells in initial and metastatic tumors

Studying a deadly type of breast cancer called triple negative, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have identified key molecular differences between cancer cells that cling to an initial tumor and those that venture off to form distant tumors.

8 Aug 2022

Every little bit helps: Light walking breaks can reduce the harmful effects of prolonged sitting

A new study reviewed changes in cardiometabolic markers with standing or light walking during a bout of sitting.

8 Aug 2022

Inhaled aprotinin found to reduce viral load in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

A recent paper describes the use of aprotinin, a protease inhibitor that works across several pathways, to reduce the severity of COVID-19.

8 Aug 2022

The impact of cold agglutinin syndrome on clinical presentations in COVID-19

Researchers presented two cases to highlight the impact of cold agglutinin syndrome on clinical presentations in COVID-19.

8 Aug 2022

Research progress on the three-dimensional interaction between virus and host genome

A recent study reviewed the current progress on 3D interactions between host and viral genomes.

8 Aug 2022

Fatigue and headache among the most common symptoms following COVID-19 infections

Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by individuals an average of more than four months out from having COVID-19, investigators report.

8 Aug 2022

Suicidal ideation may have increased significantly during COVID-19 lockdown

The lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant effect on levels of suicidal ideation, a new study finds.

8 Aug 2022

Sauna together with exercise is a viable preemptive combination for lowering cardiovascular disease risk

Eight weeks of regular sauna bathing and exercise was found to be superior to regular exercise alone for the improvement of three major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the general population.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers identify new therapies that could provide better protection against future COVID-19 variants

Researchers from the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK and the Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main have identified new therapies for COVID-19 that could provide better protection against future variants and outbreaks.

8 Aug 2022

Gait analysis in animals: Treadmill versus non treadmill system

This interview will look into talking about different systems used for analyzing gait in animals, in treadmill versus non-treadmill systems.

From Noldus Information Technology 8 Aug 2022

Human intestine-on-a-chip for modeling intestinal injury associated with a pediatric inflammatory disorder

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Cicely Fadel and Amir Bein about their latest research which involved the development of an Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) Chip that reveals the effects of nutrition and genetics on disease in children

8 Aug 2022

Sustainable Science; What does the future look like?

We speak to Ali Safavi, CEO and Founder of Grenova about sustainable science, the impact life sciences research is having on our planet, and the solutions they offer for laboratories to help reduce their plastic waste.

From Grenova 8 Aug 2022

What were the health effects of long COVID during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave?

A new study examined the health influences of long coronavirus disease during the 2021 to 2022 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron surge in Australia.

8 Aug 2022

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

In a growing number of U.S. states, people can both drink alcohol and legally smoke recreational marijuana. In others, they can use alcohol but not pot. But on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the opposite is true: Marijuana is legal, but booze is banned.

8 Aug 2022

Patients and doctors trapped in a gray zone when abortion laws and emergency care mandate conflict

Each week, Dr. Kim Puterbaugh sees several pregnant patients at a Cleveland hospital who are experiencing complications involving bleeding or infection.

8 Aug 2022

Research News and Research

Increased use of stereotactic body radiation therapy for NSCLC patients can reduce treatment disparities

Study demonstrates the success rate of gene analysis using cytological specimens to be extremely high

Researchers examine the incidence of second primary lung cancers using National Lung Screening Trial data

College nutrition course increases healthier eating among students

Biological sex differences may be the reason behind higher cancer risk among men than women

Scientists find key molecular differences between breast cancer cells in initial and metastatic tumors

Every little bit helps: Light walking breaks can reduce the harmful effects of prolonged sitting

Inhaled aprotinin found to reduce viral load in mild-to-moderate COVID-19

The impact of cold agglutinin syndrome on clinical presentations in COVID-19

Research progress on the three-dimensional interaction between virus and host genome

Fatigue and headache among the most common symptoms following COVID-19 infections

Suicidal ideation may have increased significantly during COVID-19 lockdown

Sauna together with exercise is a viable preemptive combination for lowering cardiovascular disease risk

Researchers identify new therapies that could provide better protection against future COVID-19 variants

Gait analysis in animals: Treadmill versus non treadmill system

Human intestine-on-a-chip for modeling intestinal injury associated with a pediatric inflammatory disorder

Sustainable Science; What does the future look like?

What were the health effects of long COVID during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron wave?

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

Patients and doctors trapped in a gray zone when abortion laws and emergency care mandate conflict

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