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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

Type 1 diabetes is associated with increased risk of falls

New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year (21-25 September), shows that having type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with a 33% increase in the risk of falls compared with the general population, while having type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with a 19% increased risk of falls.

21 Sep 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with increased risk of developing diabetes

A new study presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, shows that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a 23% increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and may indicate that both diseases are linked to the body's inflammatory response.

21 Sep 2020

Study: Greater exercise capacity is linked to decreased mortality risk in people with type 2 diabetes

New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, shows that having a greater exercise capacity is associated with a significantly decreased all-cause mortality risk of between 25-33% in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

21 Sep 2020

New study identifies more than 2,000 undiagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes

A study of approximately 200,000 blood samples from the UK Biobank has identified more than 2,000 undiagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes.

21 Sep 2020

PROfound phase III results offer new targeted treatment for metastatic prostate cancer

Results from the PROfound phase III study, funded by AstraZeneca and Merck Sharp & Dohme, open up a much-needed new treatment avenue for the more precise and effective treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) whose disease has progressed with hormonal therapy.

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

Researchers assess similarity of couples in pathophysiological mechanisms of type 2 diabetes

New research being presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, shows that when one half of a couple shows high levels of certain behaviours that prevent type 2 diabetes, such as good diet or exercise, that behaviour also tends to be high in the other half of the couple.

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

Trial shows new first-line treatment option for patients with metastatic kidney cancer

The results of the phase 3 CheckMate 9ER trial have provided a new first-line treatment option for patients with metastatic kidney cancer. The late breaking results are presented at ESMO 2020.

19 Sep 2020

Research identifies new alteration in the brain of people with Alzheimer's

Despite the important advances in research in recent years, the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease is still not fully clarified. One of the key questions is to decipher why the production of beta amyloid, the protein that produces the toxic effect and triggers the pathology, increases in the brain of people with Alzheimer's.

19 Sep 2020

$Using AI and fractal dimension to accurately monitor ataxia$

Using AI and fractal dimension to accurately monitor ataxia

Exploiting artificial intelligence (AI) to develop tools for improving the monitoring of treatment of rare, progressive, and highly debilitating diseases such as Friedreich's (FRDA) and spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA).

19 Sep 2020

Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased systemic inflammation, higher mortality risk

Stroke patients who also have COVID-19 showed increased systemic inflammation, a more serious stroke severity and a much higher rate of death, compared to stroke patients who did not have COVID-19, according to University of Alabama at Birmingham research led by Chen Lin, M.D., an assistant professor in the UAB Department of Neurology.

19 Sep 2020

Discovery could help enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy against melanoma

Researchers at the University of Bern have discovered a mechanism in the body’s own immune system which is responsible for the maturation and activation of immune cells.

19 Sep 2020

NIA awards $4.6 million to establish USC-Buck Nathan Shock Center

The University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have received a five year, $4.6 million National Institute on Aging award to jointly establish a Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging.

18 Sep 2020

Combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke

A deadly combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke, new research published in the The Lancet Neurology has found.

18 Sep 2020

Researchers identify new path to defeating chronic myelogenous leukemia

Researchers have identified a second path to defeating chronic myelogenous leukemia, which tends to affect older adults, even in the face of resistance to existing drugs.

18 Sep 2020

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

Type 1 diabetes is associated with increased risk of falls

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with increased risk of developing diabetes

Study: Greater exercise capacity is linked to decreased mortality risk in people with type 2 diabetes

New study identifies more than 2,000 undiagnosed cases of type 2 diabetes

PROfound phase III results offer new targeted treatment for metastatic prostate cancer

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

Researchers assess similarity of couples in pathophysiological mechanisms of type 2 diabetes

Evidence-based approaches improve employment outcomes after spinal cord injury

Trial shows new first-line treatment option for patients with metastatic kidney cancer

Research identifies new alteration in the brain of people with Alzheimer's

Using AI and fractal dimension to accurately monitor ataxia

Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased systemic inflammation, higher mortality risk

Discovery could help enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapy against melanoma

NIA awards $4.6 million to establish USC-Buck Nathan Shock Center

Combination of two mosquito-borne viruses may be a trigger for stroke

Researchers identify new path to defeating chronic myelogenous leukemia

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