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Alterations in environmental factors may contribute to endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy in the U.S. and the fourth most common cancer among women.

16 Dec 2019

E-cigarette use linked to increased risk of chronic lung diseases

E-cigarette use significantly increases a person's risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new UC San Francisco research, the first longitudinal study linking e-cigarettes to respiratory illness in a sample representative of the entire U.S. adult population.

16 Dec 2019

New study assesses causes of death after breast cancer diagnosis

Survival rates for patients with breast cancer have improved significantly in the last four decades, and many patients will eventually die from non-cancer-related causes.

16 Dec 2019

Universal health coverage a strategic priority

Universal Health Coverage Day is celebrated every year to remind ourselves of the need to ensure that anyone, anywhere can make use of the health services they need at any time required, at an affordable rate. Health coverage includes not only emergency and treatment services but also promotive health, preventive health, rehabilitation and palliative care.

15 Dec 2019

UAB seminar on the extraordinary science of the immune system

"The human immune system makes my head explode," Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matt Richtel recently told a University of Alabama at Birmingham freshman seminar on immunology. "This is by far the hardest subject I have ever had to explore."

15 Dec 2019

Integrated approach needs to be used to address opioid use among psychiatric patients

Opioid use among psychiatric hospital patients needs to be addressed through an integrated approach to managing mental illness, pain and substance use, a study by researchers at the University of Waterloo has found.

14 Dec 2019

Using new high-resolution imaging to track titin in real time

Using new high-resolution imaging techniques, MDC researchers and colleagues have tracked titin, the body's largest protein, in real time throughout its entire lifecycle. The method and results could provide new insight into muscle development as well as treating damaged muscles and heart disease.

14 Dec 2019

Researchers identify novel genes associated with severity of peanut allergy

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified novel genes associated with the severity of peanut allergy, as well as ways in which these genes interact with other genes during allergic reactions.

14 Dec 2019

Brown, Insight Therapeutics partnership to accelerate research on flu vaccines for older adults

With support from a three-year $2.1 million agreement with Insight Therapeutics, a private company that focuses on the health care of older adults, a team of Brown University public health researchers will look to identify the most effective flu vaccines for elderly nursing home residents.

14 Dec 2019

Community-based program enables donation of tumor tissue and blood samples for research

Precision medicine with targeted therapies has led to improved treatment options and patient outcomes. These approaches were developed by studying tumors grown in laboratories and patient samples obtained before and during their treatment.

14 Dec 2019

Problem drinkers have higher likelihood of using benzodiazepines

Problem drinkers are more likely than teetotalers and moderate drinkers to take benzodiazepines, a class of sedatives that are among the most commonly prescribed drugs -- and the most abused.

14 Dec 2019

Continuous RCB index is an accurate and reliable tool to assess breast cancer prognosis

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today reported results from a pooled analysis of more than 5,100 breast cancer patients that found residual cancer burden continuous index and classification were independently and strongly prognostic for all breast cancer phenotypes.

13 Dec 2019

IU researchers discover how to predict recurrence of triple negative breast cancer

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how to predict whether triple negative breast cancer will recur, and which women are likely to remain disease-free.

13 Dec 2019

Points to consider: Should germline genetic testing be offered to all patients with breast cancer?

Should germline genetic testing be offered to all patients with breast cancer? The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics addresses this important question in a new statement published in Genetics in Medicine, "Points to Consider: Is There Evidence to Support BRCA1/2 and Other Inherited Breast Cancer Genetic Testing for All Breast Cancer Patients? A Statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics."

13 Dec 2019

Education News and Research

Alterations in environmental factors may contribute to endometrial cancer

E-cigarette use linked to increased risk of chronic lung diseases

New study assesses causes of death after breast cancer diagnosis

Universal health coverage a strategic priority

UAB seminar on the extraordinary science of the immune system

Integrated approach needs to be used to address opioid use among psychiatric patients

Using new high-resolution imaging to track titin in real time

Researchers identify novel genes associated with severity of peanut allergy

Brown, Insight Therapeutics partnership to accelerate research on flu vaccines for older adults

Community-based program enables donation of tumor tissue and blood samples for research

Problem drinkers have higher likelihood of using benzodiazepines

Continuous RCB index is an accurate and reliable tool to assess breast cancer prognosis

IU researchers discover how to predict recurrence of triple negative breast cancer

Points to consider: Should germline genetic testing be offered to all patients with breast cancer?

In the fight for money for the opioid crisis, will the youngest victims be left out?

Government insured patients with breast cancer at increased risk of death

New technique may lead to earlier and easier detection of mouth and throat cancer

Medications prescribed to children with chronic kidney disease may harm their kidneys

Australian Government implements ban on pure, highly concentrated caffeinated food products

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Legislate-a-palooza

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