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MTB offers precision oncology strategy for advanced cancer patients

The collaborative group led by the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and the Division of Clinical Pathology & Molecular Pathology, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH), have recently published their findings on the clinical importance of the Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumour Board (MTB) in delivering a Precision Cancer Medicine service.

7 Jul 2023

Study provides new insights into geographic differences in pain

The prevalence of moderate or severe joint pain due to arthritis varies strikingly across American states, ranging from 6.9% of the population in Minnesota to 23.1% in West Virginia, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher.

7 Jul 2023

Unique blood protein patterns in long COVID patients could reveal potential drug targets

Recently published in The Journal of Translational Medicine, a team at Lawson Health Research Institute has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with long COVID that could reveal potential drug targets to improve patient outcomes.

7 Jul 2023

Joha rice variety shows promise as an option for people with diabetes

A scented rice variety grown in India's remote northeast, known as Joha rice, not only prevents type 2 diabetes but is also rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which work against heart disease, scientists have found.

7 Jul 2023

AI tool can rapidly decode brain tumor DNA during surgery

Scientists have designed an AI tool that can rapidly decode a brain tumor's DNA to determine its molecular identity during surgery - critical information that under the current approach can take a few days and up to a few weeks.

7 Jul 2023

Triple combination therapy shows promise in long-term treatment of cystic fibrosis

The mucus in the airways is not as sticky, inflammation in the lungs significantly reduced: Triple combination therapy can achieve these positive, lasting effects in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).

7 Jul 2023

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

In a world-first clinical trial published in the journal Nature Medicine, a multi-center study from Lawson Health Research Institute, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal and the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) has found fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) from healthy donors are safe and show promise in improving response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma.

7 Jul 2023

New molecular pathway identified for early onset coronary artery disease

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s – with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors - to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston.

7 Jul 2023

Produce prescription programs could save US healthcare system $40 billion

An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away, it also could save the United States at least $40 billion in medical bills, report Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University researchers in a new study published July 7 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

7 Jul 2023

Researchers show how communication networks in the tumor microenvironment promote cancer growth

Tumors consist of both the actual, malignant cancer cells and healthy, non-transformed cells in the immediate environment.

7 Jul 2023

‘It was a bloodbath’: Rare dialysis complication can kill, and more could be done to stop it

Nieltje Gedney was half-asleep in her West Virginia home, watching murder mysteries over the hum of a bedside hemodialysis machine, when she felt something warm and wet in her armpit.

7 Jul 2023

New AI system could revolutionize the diagnosis of valvular heart disease

AI (artificial intelligence) may sound like a cold robotic system, but Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have shown that it can deliver heartwarming - or, more to the point, "heart-warning" - support.

6 Jul 2023

Immunotherapy significantly improves overall survival for advanced NSCLC patients

A global study, led by UCL and UCLH and sponsored by Roche, has shown that the cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab significantly improved the overall survival of advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer patients who were not able to be treated with platinum-containing chemotherapy, when compared to single-agent chemotherapy.

6 Jul 2023

Eating six key foods can lower a person's risk of heart disease, study finds

A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) has found that not eating enough of six key foods in combination is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults.

6 Jul 2023

Study: Unprocessed red meat and whole grains can be included or left out of a healthy diet

Unprocessed red meat and whole grains can be included or left out of a healthy diet, according to a study conducted in 80 countries across all inhabited continents and published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

6 Jul 2023

FKBP5 deficiency linked to atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. This serious condition occurs when the heart beats so fast that the upper chambers of the heart quiver.

6 Jul 2023

Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors

Research explores the impact of dietary patterns on the risk of cardiovascular disease in adult survivors of childhood cancer, shedding light on the relationship between diet and long-term health outcomes in this population.

6 Jul 2023

Improved diagnosis of occlusion myocardial infarction using novel machine learning tools

Machine learning models were developed to diagnose heart attacks in patients with no ST-elevation on their initial electrocardiogram, outperforming clinicians and improving accuracy. The models' risk score enhanced diagnostic accuracy and reclassified chest pain patients, providing mechanistic links to heart injury.

6 Jul 2023

Kidney transplant recipients may benefit from new fluid therapy

A major clinical trial has found a simple change to world practice for kidney transplants could deliver real benefits for recipients and reduce their need for dialysis by 25 per cent.

6 Jul 2023

Using digital health technologies for assessment of people with Parkinson's

Critical Path Institute (C-Path) and the Center for Health + Technology (CHeT) at University of Rochester today announced the release of two seminal publications about digital health technologies for Parkinson's.

6 Jul 2023

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MTB offers precision oncology strategy for advanced cancer patients

Study provides new insights into geographic differences in pain

Unique blood protein patterns in long COVID patients could reveal potential drug targets

Joha rice variety shows promise as an option for people with diabetes

AI tool can rapidly decode brain tumor DNA during surgery

Triple combination therapy shows promise in long-term treatment of cystic fibrosis

Fecal transplants safe and effective in treating advanced melanoma, clinical trial shows

New molecular pathway identified for early onset coronary artery disease

Produce prescription programs could save US healthcare system $40 billion

Researchers show how communication networks in the tumor microenvironment promote cancer growth

‘It was a bloodbath’: Rare dialysis complication can kill, and more could be done to stop it

New AI system could revolutionize the diagnosis of valvular heart disease

Immunotherapy significantly improves overall survival for advanced NSCLC patients

Eating six key foods can lower a person's risk of heart disease, study finds

Study: Unprocessed red meat and whole grains can be included or left out of a healthy diet

FKBP5 deficiency linked to atrial fibrillation

Healthy diet shown to lower cardiovascular disease risk in adult childhood cancer survivors

Improved diagnosis of occlusion myocardial infarction using novel machine learning tools

Kidney transplant recipients may benefit from new fluid therapy

Using digital health technologies for assessment of people with Parkinson's

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