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Clinically significant cataract associated with greater mortality risk from vascular causes

Clinically significant cataract is associated with an increased risk of death from vascular causes, such as stroke and heart attack, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

26 Oct 2021

New treatment for HPV-associated oropharynx cancer leads to excellent disease control, less side effects

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a new, shorter treatment for patients with HPV-associated oropharynx cancer leads to excellent disease control and fewer side effects, compared to standard treatment.

26 Oct 2021

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Novel obesity treatments such as modulation of the gut microbiome and gene therapy are underutilized and could help fight the obesity epidemic, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrine Reviews.

26 Oct 2021

Analysis: A procedure that cost $1,775 in New York was $350 in Maryland. Here’s why.

For the past 18 months, while I was undergoing intensive physical therapy and many neurological tests after a complicated head injury, my friends would point to a silver lining: "Now you'll be able to write about your own bills." After all, I'd spent the past decade as a journalist covering the often-bankrupting cost of U.S. medical care.

26 Oct 2021

Direct primary care, with a touch of Robin Hood

Britta Foster and Minerva Tiznado are in different leagues as far as health care is concerned.

26 Oct 2021

Intervention erases Black-white survival gaps in early-stage lung and breast cancer patients

A new study shows that system-level changes to the way cancer care is delivered can also eliminate Black-white disparities in survival from early-stage lung and breast cancer.

25 Oct 2021

CODA trial: Antibiotics now accepted as first-line treatment for people with appendicitis

Antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis, according to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial, and an updated treatment guideline for appendicitis from the American College of Surgeons.

25 Oct 2021

Predictive language models' underlying function more closely resembles the human brain

In the past few years, artificial intelligence models of language have become very good at certain tasks. Most notably, they excel at predicting the next word in a string of text; this technology helps search engines and texting apps predict the next word you are going to type.

25 Oct 2021

Fewer, higher doses of post-prostatectomy radiation therapy does not increase long-term side effects

Using fewer - but higher - doses of radiation to treat men with prostate cancer who had their prostates removed does not increase long-term side effects or lower their quality of life compared to conventional radiation treatment, a new, multi-institutional clinical trial shows.

25 Oct 2021

UC study finds coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with loss of smell

One of the most common and disturbing side effects of COVID-19 is the loss of the sense of smell. New research from the University of Cincinnati found some common coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with a lessened sense of smell, which severely impacts the sense of taste.

25 Oct 2021

Researchers collate data to help breast cancer patients understand well-being outcomes after surgery

When a woman receives a breast cancer diagnosis, she may have many questions about her immediate future – the stage of the disease, what treatment she'll receive, where it will happen.

25 Oct 2021

Men with Stage IV breast cancer who are receptive to systemic therapy benefit from surgery

Men with Stage IV breast cancer and known estrogen (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) status benefit from surgical intervention and from trimodal therapy (systemic therapy, surgery, and radiation), according to a study presented at the virtual American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2021.

25 Oct 2021

Nanoparticle-mediated, slow-release delivery of TT-10 enhances heart attack recovery in mouse model

A heart attack kills heart muscle cells, leading to a scar that weakens the heart, often leading to eventual heart failure. The lack of muscle repair is due to the very limited ability of mammalian heart muscle cells to proliferate, except for a brief period around birth.

25 Oct 2021

Telemedicine approach remains a viable alternative for lung cancer screening

A novel telemedicine lung cancer screening effort during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that virtual single-visit screenings are just as effective as single-visit screenings done in person at the hospital, according to a study presented at the American College of Surgeons Virtual Clinical Congress 2021.

25 Oct 2021

Decreasing length of hospitalization increases post-discharge complications for surgical patients

New study results suggest the national trend toward decreasing length of hospitalization after surgical procedures may come at the expense of an increasing proportion of complications occurring after patients leave the hospital.

25 Oct 2021

Molecular mechanism that controls the transition from acute to chronic pain revealed

A new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers is the first to reveal the specific molecular mechanism that controls the transition from acute to chronic pain, and identifies this mechanism as a critical target for disease-modifying medicines.

25 Oct 2021

Study findings may lead to new treatments to fight deadly C. difficile infections

A University of California, Irvine-led study suggests that the glucosyltransferase domain (GTD) is an ideal molecular target for therapeutic interventions for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). These findings may lead to new treatments to fight this deadly disease.

22 Oct 2021

Study reveals key role of fat cells in cognitive decline and neurodegeneration

Findings published this week reveal new insights into the role of fat cells in cognitive decline and neurodegeneration, according to a study that involves the oxidant amplification loop led by Marshall University scientists.

22 Oct 2021

Researchers find a new way to analyze diseased and healthy cells from brain tumor patients

Scientists studying the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor in adults have discovered a new way of analyzing diseased and healthy cells from the same patient.

22 Oct 2021

Targeted drug shows promising activity in kidney cancer patients with brain metastases

A targeted drug has shown promising activity against brain metastases resulting from kidney cancer, achieving a 50 percent response rate, and supporting further studies of the drug in this patient group whose poor prognosis has created a significant unmet need.

21 Oct 2021

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Clinically significant cataract associated with greater mortality risk from vascular causes

New treatment for HPV-associated oropharynx cancer leads to excellent disease control, less side effects

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Analysis: A procedure that cost $1,775 in New York was $350 in Maryland. Here’s why.

Direct primary care, with a touch of Robin Hood

Intervention erases Black-white survival gaps in early-stage lung and breast cancer patients

CODA trial: Antibiotics now accepted as first-line treatment for people with appendicitis

Predictive language models' underlying function more closely resembles the human brain

Fewer, higher doses of post-prostatectomy radiation therapy does not increase long-term side effects

UC study finds coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with loss of smell

Researchers collate data to help breast cancer patients understand well-being outcomes after surgery

Men with Stage IV breast cancer who are receptive to systemic therapy benefit from surgery

Nanoparticle-mediated, slow-release delivery of TT-10 enhances heart attack recovery in mouse model

Telemedicine approach remains a viable alternative for lung cancer screening

Decreasing length of hospitalization increases post-discharge complications for surgical patients

Molecular mechanism that controls the transition from acute to chronic pain revealed

Study findings may lead to new treatments to fight deadly C. difficile infections

Study reveals key role of fat cells in cognitive decline and neurodegeneration

Researchers find a new way to analyze diseased and healthy cells from brain tumor patients

Targeted drug shows promising activity in kidney cancer patients with brain metastases

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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