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Findings could lead to new approach to treating alcohol use disorder

A single infusion of ketamine, combined with outpatient behavioral therapy, helped alcohol-dependent individuals abstain from drinking for a few weeks after the treatment, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute have found.

4 Dec 2019

Cleveland Clinic to study ecological, evolutionary mechanisms that contribute to lung cancer

Jacob Scott, M.D., Ph.D., a physician researcher from Cleveland Clinic's Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, recently received a $2.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study how ecological and evolutionary mechanisms contribute to lung cancer development and progression, and how the interplay between these mechanisms may provide novel treatment insights.

4 Dec 2019

Restrictive alcohol policies linked to lower rates of cancer mortality

In a new study, researchers at Boston Medical Center and Boston University have uncovered a new association between more restrictive alcohol policies and lower rates of cancer mortality.

4 Dec 2019

Researchers move one step closer to understanding complex physiology of CKD patients

Researchers have further analyzed a known signaling pathway they believe brings them one step closer to understanding the complex physiology of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which might provide a path to new treatment options.

4 Dec 2019

Study shows intestinal involvement in the development and progression of MS

It is incompletely understood which factors in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) act as a trigger for the immune system to attack the brain and spinal cord.

4 Dec 2019

Researchers create 3D liver model for improved diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is becoming the most common chronic liver disorder in developed countries. Histological analysis of liver tissue is the only widely accepted test for diagnosing and distinguishing different stages of the disease. However, this technique provides only two-dimensional images of the liver tissue in low resolution and overlooks potentially important 3D structural changes.

4 Dec 2019

One-third of lung cancer patients have depression symptoms, study finds

About one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, a new study suggests.

4 Dec 2019

Researchers investigate NOTCH1 mutations in keratinocyte lines derived from OSCC biopsies

The cover for issue 63 of Oncotarget features Figure 6, "Inverse relationship between ETV7 and SERPINE1 in OSCC," by Salameti, et al.

4 Dec 2019

Experimental drug better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved equivalent

Kidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression with an experimental drug called tivozanib compared to an alternative approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a City of Hope-led study.

4 Dec 2019

Mindfulness interventions could reduce blood pressure, study shows

As the leading cause of death in both the United States and the world, heart disease claims nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization.

4 Dec 2019

Study highlights the need to adhere to more uniform diagnostic criteria for rare lymphoma

In what is believed to be one of the largest studies of a rare disorder known as primary cutaneous gamma delta T-cell lymphoma, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey investigators and other collaborators examined characteristics, treatment patterns and outcomes of the disease, and determined accurate diagnosis of the disease requires ongoing analysis.

4 Dec 2019

New discovery may bring scientists a step closer to developing hearing loss treatments

A new discovery from a team led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers may bring scientists a step closer to developing treatments that regrow the lost cells that cause hearing loss.

4 Dec 2019

Exploring how corporate workplaces contribute to mental illness and antidepressant use

Here's a sobering statistic for the 'lucky country': 36 million prescriptions for antidepressant medication were issued in Australia in 2018, the second highest in the developed world after Iceland.

4 Dec 2019

Mobile stroke units provide lifesaving care to patients in urban areas

Mobile Stroke Units, vehicles equipped to provide stroke treatment before reaching a hospital, provided lifesaving care to stroke patients in Manhattan approximately 30 minutes faster, compared to patients transported to hospitals in traditional ambulances and who did not receive stroke treatment until arriving at the hospital, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

4 Dec 2019

Cancer patients receiving common heart drugs have less heart damage from cancer therapy

Cancer patients receiving common heart drugs have less heart damage from cancer therapy, according to research presented today at EuroEcho 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

4 Dec 2019

Study: Young women in UK are subjected to unnecessary surgery for suspected appendicitis

Appendicitis is the most common general surgical emergency worldwide, but its diagnosis remains challenging.

4 Dec 2019

Study: Adhering to healthy lifestyle in early childhood can reduce risk of obesity

Adhering to a healthy lifestyle at age 4 years is associated with a decreased risk of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity at 7 years, according to a study published in Pediatric Obesity.

4 Dec 2019

Resistance exercise may help reduce bone loss in obese, older adults

Successful weight loss approaches in older adults with obesity can unfortunately lead to bone loss and an increased risk of fractures.

4 Dec 2019

Michigan dermatologists honored for diagnosing rare condition

The American Academy of Dermatology has honored board-certified dermatologists Steven Daveluy, MD, FAAD, and Benjamin Workman, MD, FAAD, as Patient Care Heroes for their teamwork with oncologists to diagnose a rare condition affecting just one in a million patients, known as drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome.

4 Dec 2019

Study: Weight loss surgery can increase risk of colorectal cancer

Although colorectal cancer is associated with obesity, it is unclear if weight loss surgery impacts the incidence of these tumors.

4 Dec 2019

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Findings could lead to new approach to treating alcohol use disorder

Cleveland Clinic to study ecological, evolutionary mechanisms that contribute to lung cancer

Restrictive alcohol policies linked to lower rates of cancer mortality

Researchers move one step closer to understanding complex physiology of CKD patients

Study shows intestinal involvement in the development and progression of MS

Researchers create 3D liver model for improved diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

One-third of lung cancer patients have depression symptoms, study finds

Researchers investigate NOTCH1 mutations in keratinocyte lines derived from OSCC biopsies

Experimental drug better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved equivalent

Mindfulness interventions could reduce blood pressure, study shows

Study highlights the need to adhere to more uniform diagnostic criteria for rare lymphoma

New discovery may bring scientists a step closer to developing hearing loss treatments

Exploring how corporate workplaces contribute to mental illness and antidepressant use

Mobile stroke units provide lifesaving care to patients in urban areas

Cancer patients receiving common heart drugs have less heart damage from cancer therapy

Study: Young women in UK are subjected to unnecessary surgery for suspected appendicitis

Study: Adhering to healthy lifestyle in early childhood can reduce risk of obesity

Resistance exercise may help reduce bone loss in obese, older adults

Michigan dermatologists honored for diagnosing rare condition

Study: Weight loss surgery can increase risk of colorectal cancer

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