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Processed and red meat intake associated with higher diabetes risk

Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from 1.97 million participants, published today in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, has found.

20 Aug 2024

AI tools accelerate understanding of cardiac arrhythmia risks in lung cancer treatment

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have used artificial intelligence tools to accelerate the understanding of the risk of specific cardiac arrhythmias when various parts of the heart are exposed to different thresholds of radiation as part of a treatment plan for lung cancer.

20 Aug 2024

Questioning the effectiveness of cholecystectomy for functional gallbladder disorder

Although surgery is a common treatment for patients diagnosed with biliary dyskinesia, or functional gallbladder disorder, a West Virginia University medical researcher is questioning why the practice has become so widespread when little clinical research is available.

20 Aug 2024

Progress and future directions in esophageal cancer screening in China

Esophageal cancer, a highly aggressive malignancy originating in the esophageal epithelium, poses significant public health challenges in China, where it ranks sixth in incidence and fifth in mortality among cancers.

20 Aug 2024

Exploring targeted therapies in the complex landscape of multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a complex hematological malignancy with significant unmet needs. While conventional therapies have significantly improved patient survival, the disease remains incurable.

20 Aug 2024

Advances in precision medicine enhance cancer immunotherapy

The field of precision medicine, especially in the context of cancer immunotherapy, has seen significant advancements in recent years.

20 Aug 2024

Low-cost videoscopes show promise for screening HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancers

The rise in the incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (OPSCCs) linked to human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 infection has become notable, surpassing cervical high-risk HPV infections by 2019.

20 Aug 2024

Study links gut microbe depletion to lifelong respiratory allergies

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown for the first time how and why the depletion of microbes in a newborn's gut by antibiotics can lead to lifelong respiratory allergies.

20 Aug 2024

UofL researchers receive $3.6 million to study the role of arsenic exposure in causing health problems

University of Louisville researchers have received $3.6 million in new grant funding to study the role of arsenic exposure in causing cancer and other major health concerns.

20 Aug 2024

Simplified smoking test proves reliable for predicting abstinence in cancer patients

Data from nearly 6000 smokers with cancer show that it may be easier to predict who will stop smoking than was previously thought.

20 Aug 2024

Aceneuramic acid drug receives approval for treatment of patients with GNE myopathy

In order to treat an underserved population of patients with a rare condition whose muscles gradually become weaker until they can no longer walk, a team of researchers across Japan have completed a clinical study to confirm the safety of long-term administration of a therapeutic drug.

20 Aug 2024

Revolutionary platelet score offers better risk assessment for heart attacks

Platelets are circulating cell fragments known to clump up and form blood clots that stop bleeding in injured vessels.

20 Aug 2024

NIH awards $6.9 million to prepare a potential Alzheimer's treatment for future clinical trials

A multidisciplinary team of scientists led by Carlo Ballatore, Ph.D., at University of California San Diego and Kurt Brunden, Ph.D., at the University of Pennsylvania has been awarded a $6.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to prepare a potential disease-modifying Alzheimer's treatment for future clinical trials.

20 Aug 2024

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

In this interview, we explore global and local efforts to combat viral hepatitis with Lindsey Hiebert, Deputy Director of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination (CGHE), and James Amugsi, a Mandela Washington Fellow and Physician Assistant at Sandema Hospital in Ghana. Together, they provide valuable insights into the challenges, successes, and the importance of partnerships in the fight against hepatitis.

20 Aug 2024