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Oral appliance may be effective first line treatment for some types of sleep apnea

Certain traits may define a type of obstructive sleep apnea that can be effectively treated with an oral appliance, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

9 Aug 2019

New discovery could help doctors identify children at risk for Wilms’ tumor relapse

Today, researchers from MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published results that examine elevated levels of a protein called prohibitin in the urine and tumors of children with Wilms' tumors.

9 Aug 2019

Longer-lived, but less toxic drug may work better for pancreatic cancer

Unlike many other cancers, most pancreatic tumors are rock hard.

9 Aug 2019

Researchers test new drug to treat patients with chylomicronemia syndrome

People with familial chylomicronemia syndrome are born with a genetic mutation that means they can't produce an enzyme called lipoprotein lipase.

9 Aug 2019

Treatment with both targeted cancer therapy and MS drug halts glioblastoma stem cells

Glioblastoma is an aggressive form of brain cancer that infiltrates surrounding brain tissue, making it extremely difficult to treat with surgery.

9 Aug 2019

Scientists announce major breakthrough in understanding dry AMD

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease - dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) - which can cause total blindness in sufferers, and for which there are currently no approved therapies.

8 Aug 2019

Existing FDA-approved drug could potentially help contain Ebola infection

Amid the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Congo, now threatening to spill into Rwanda, a new study suggests that an existing, FDA-approved drug called nitazoxanide could potentially help contain this deadly, highly contagious infection.

8 Aug 2019

Combination therapy reduces risk of cardiovascular events in heart patients

Patients with a history of coronary heart disease or acute coronary syndrome benefit more from treatment with a statin in combination with ezetimibe than from treatment with a statin alone.

8 Aug 2019

Electromagnetic fields may prevent spread of breast cancer cells, study finds

Electromagnetic fields might help prevent some breast cancers from spreading to other parts of the body, new research has found.

8 Aug 2019

Researchers discover mechanism behind how intense light can protect against heart attacks

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that intense light amplifies a specific gene that bolsters blood vessels and offers protection against heart attacks.

8 Aug 2019

Moffitt study uncovers subtypes of squamous cell lung cancer

Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, with squamous cell lung cancer (SCC) being one of the common types.

8 Aug 2019

A TARDIS could vastly improve detection of breast cancer

Scientists have devised a newer form of blood test called TARDIS to diagnose breast cancer more accurately. This could help many thousands of women avoid needless breast biopsies and removals, as well as helping to follow up the treatment of breast cancer.

8 Aug 2019

BIDMC podiatrist offers advice on most common foot injuries

As the summer is in full swing, you may be spending more time outside being active. John Giurini, DPM, Chief of Podiatric Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), encourages you to pay special attention to your feet.

8 Aug 2019

ISCT expresses concern about companies offering unproven T-cell preservation services

ISCT, the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy, the global professional society of clinicians, researchers, regulatory specialists, technologists and industry partners in the cell and gene therapy sector, today announces its objection to linking the benefits of cellular immunotherapy, in particular Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, with recent market offerings for third party cryopreserving and banking of T-cells for future therapeutic use.

8 Aug 2019

New gel reduces post-surgery scar tissue in animals

Researchers at Stanford University have found that spraying a gel on the internal tissues of animals after cardiac surgery greatly reduces adhesions, fibrous bands that form between internal organs and tissues. Adhesions can cause serious, even fatal, complications.

8 Aug 2019