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Three question, yes-or-no survey for identifying chemically intolerant individuals

Intolerances to chemicals, foods and drugs impact 8%-33% of individuals, studies suggest, yet few people are screened for it at their doctors' offices.

22 Sep 2020

COVID-19 poses a unique threat during hurricane evacuations

The 2020 hurricane season is breaking records with 23 named storms, and more are projected to develop over the next few weeks.

22 Sep 2020

New national research and training hub at UW-Madison could transform medicine

A national research initiative announced today will place the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the forefront of a revolution in imaging fostered by cryo-electron microscopy and cryo-electron tomography - technologies that can illuminate life at the atomic scale.

22 Sep 2020

Study detects key differences in immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19

The first study comparing the immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19 has detected key differences that may contribute to understanding why children usually have milder disease than adults.

22 Sep 2020

People with severe dementia are unaware of COVID-19 outbreak, indicates study

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has substantially affected patients with dementia and their caregivers.

21 Sep 2020

Study finds how different strategies may impact clinical trial enrollment

As electronic medical records (EMR) become ubiquitous in health care settings, scientists are increasingly turning to electronic-based recruitment methods to encourage participation in clinical trials.

21 Sep 2020

New $6.2 million study seeks to define molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's

A collaborative team between the University of Minnesota Medical School and Van Andel Institute will soon begin a $6.2 million study that seeks to define the molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's disease -- an approach for new treatment targets not yet explored by many researchers.

21 Sep 2020

Study reports a drop in Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopedic trauma surgery

The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third over the past two decades, reports a study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma.

21 Sep 2020

Flu vaccine does not increase a person's COVID-19 risk, finds study

A new Cleveland Clinic study has found that receiving the influenza vaccine does not increase a person's risk for contracting COVID-19 or worsen associated morbidity or mortality.

21 Sep 2020

Immunotherapy benefits patients with gastric and esophageal cancers, new data shows

New data presented at ESMO 2020 have shown that immunotherapy is beneficial for patients with gastric and esophageal cancers who currently have poor survival.

21 Sep 2020

Research uncovers potential cause of neurotoxicity due to immunotherapy

New research has uncovered the previously unknown presence of CD19 -- a B cell molecule targeted by chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy to treat leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma -- in brain cells that protect the blood brain barrier (BBB).

21 Sep 2020

Functional ability of older people has improved in the last three decades

The functional ability of older people is nowadays better when it is compared to that of people at the same age three decades ago.

21 Sep 2020

Researchers identify a compound that inhibits growth of schwannomas

Schwannomas are tumors of the peripheral nervous system, which often occur in the genetic disease neurofibromatosis type 2. The research group of Prof. Dr. Helen Morrison at the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute in Jena, Germany, identified a compound that inhibits the growth of such tumors and improves nerve function.

21 Sep 2020

Awareness of erectile dysfunction is alarmingly low in men and women

Awareness of erectile dysfunction (ED) is alarmingly low in men and women aged 20 to 70, a new survey commissioned by the European Association of Urology (EAU) has revealed.

21 Sep 2020

Black women experience longer waits for treatment after breast cancer diagnosis, indicates study

New research suggests that Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation than white women after a breast cancer diagnosis, and their duration of treatment is prolonged.

21 Sep 2020

Post-operative radiotherapy in NSCLC shows no statistically difference in 3-year disease-free survival

Post-operative radiotherapy (PORT) used in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following complete resection and after (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy shows no statistically significant difference in 3-year disease-free survival (DFS), according to data presented at ESMO 2020.

21 Sep 2020

KRASG12C inhibitor sotorasib shows durable clinical benefits for solid cancers

In a Phase I clinical trial for patients with advanced solid cancers marked by KRAS G12C mutations, the KRASG12C inhibitor sotorasib (AMG 510) resulted in manageable toxicities and durable clinical benefits.

21 Sep 2020

Adding abemaciclib to hormonal therapy reduces recurrence in patients with HR+ HER2- early breast cancer

Adding abemaciclib to hormonal therapy reduces the risk of cancer recurrence by 25% in patients with high-risk early hormone receptor positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer, according to results from a study at ESMO 2020.

21 Sep 2020

Drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can transform treatment for prostate cancer

A drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can extend the lives of some men with prostate cancer and should become a new standard treatment for the disease, concludes a major trial which is set to change clinical practice.

21 Sep 2020

Evidence-based approaches improve employment outcomes after spinal cord injury

Researchers at Kessler Foundation authored a new article, "Employment after spinal cord injury," (DOI: 10.1007/s40141-020-00266-4), published by Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports on May 24, 2020.

19 Sep 2020

Education News and Research

Three question, yes-or-no survey for identifying chemically intolerant individuals

COVID-19 poses a unique threat during hurricane evacuations

New national research and training hub at UW-Madison could transform medicine

Study detects key differences in immune responses of adults and children with COVID-19

People with severe dementia are unaware of COVID-19 outbreak, indicates study

Study finds how different strategies may impact clinical trial enrollment

New $6.2 million study seeks to define molecular linkages between aging and Parkinson's

Study reports a drop in Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopedic trauma surgery

Flu vaccine does not increase a person's COVID-19 risk, finds study

Immunotherapy benefits patients with gastric and esophageal cancers, new data shows

Research uncovers potential cause of neurotoxicity due to immunotherapy

Functional ability of older people has improved in the last three decades

Researchers identify a compound that inhibits growth of schwannomas

Awareness of erectile dysfunction is alarmingly low in men and women

Black women experience longer waits for treatment after breast cancer diagnosis, indicates study

Post-operative radiotherapy in NSCLC shows no statistically difference in 3-year disease-free survival

KRASG12C inhibitor sotorasib shows durable clinical benefits for solid cancers

Adding abemaciclib to hormonal therapy reduces recurrence in patients with HR+ HER2- early breast cancer

Drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can transform treatment for prostate cancer

Evidence-based approaches improve employment outcomes after spinal cord injury

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