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Ultra-processed foods linked to insomnia risk

Ultra-processed foods (UPF) may be associated with the insomnia experienced by an estimated one third of adults.

1 Jun 2024

Precision medicine doubles progression-free survival in young cancer patients

Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children in most developed countries, and at least a quarter of these patients are diagnosed with aggressive high-risk or relapsed cancers, with an expected five-year survival rate of less than 30%.

31 May 2024

Study challenges use of in-hospital mortality as sepsis quality metric for safety-net hospitals

Sepsis is a leading cause of death and disability and a key target of state and federal quality measures for hospitals.

31 May 2024

Stem cell models unlock secrets of early human embryo development

A new study using stem cell-based models has shed new light on how the human embryo begins to develop, which could one day benefit the development of fertility treatment.

31 May 2024

Integrating PGx testing for personalized prostate cancer treatment

Prostate cancer (PC) is a significant health concern, being the second leading cause of death among American men.

31 May 2024

Stress and pain linked to worse outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Secondary analyses of a phase 3 clinical trial have revealed that breast cancer patients who reported high levels of pain and stress were more likely than their study peers to experience worse invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) and worse overall survival (OS).

31 May 2024

Weakening credit scores and rising delinquency may be warning signs of undiagnosed memory disorders

In the years prior to an Alzheimer's disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new research led by Georgetown University.

31 May 2024

Breakthrough CAR T therapy and shorter targeted therapy durations offer hope for patients with leukemia

The novel anti-CD19 autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel) achieved durable remissions in 40% of patients with relapsed or refractory B-ALL without a subsequent stem cell transplant (SCT), according to results from the Phase Ib/II FELIX clinical trial presented today by Elias Jabbour, M.D., professor of Leukemia.

31 May 2024

Polygenic risk score shows potential to predict survival outcomes in breast cancer patients

Data from a large prospective cohort study reveal that a polygenic risk score has the potential to predict survival outcomes in patients with breast cancer.

31 May 2024

VUMC researchers discover potent antibody against influenza B

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that disproportionately affects children, the elderly and other immunocompromised individuals.

31 May 2024

Conscience and care: Physicians' ethical barriers to medical aid in dying

Recently published research led by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus examined the prevalence - and impact - of physicians' ethical or religious barriers to their involvement in medical aid in dying (MAiD), a multi-step process where a physician provides a terminally ill adult with decision-making capacity with a lethal dose of medication to end their life.

31 May 2024

Ketones show promise in preventing cognitive decline and neurodegeneration

Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have identified mechanisms in the brain's hippocampal network that are rescued by ketones.

31 May 2024

From ancient remedies to modern medicine: Inorganic materials offer new hope for tissue regeneration

For centuries, civilizations have used naturally occurring, inorganic materials for their perceived healing properties.

31 May 2024

Study: 13% of older adults diagnosed with traumatic brain injury

Some 13% of older adults are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a study by UC San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Health Care System

31 May 2024

Non-coding gene mutation linked to monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide.

31 May 2024

Mediterranean diet linked to lower mortality risk in women

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital identified and assessed underlying mechanisms that may explain the Mediterranean diet's 23 percent reduction in all-cause mortality risk for American women.

31 May 2024

Survey: 82.7 million Americans impacted by overdose deaths

Losing a loved one to drug overdose has been a common experience for many Americans in recent years, crossing political and socioeconomic divides and boosting the perceived importance of the overdose crisis as a policy issue, according to a new survey led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

31 May 2024

Good communication between fathers and adolescents influences physical activity levels

A doctoral dissertation from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that having difficulties in talking with one's father predicted a decrease in physical activity and the maintenance of low physical activity between adolescence and young adulthood.

31 May 2024

Household chaos and sleep hygiene impact sleep quality in teens with ADHD

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that household chaos and sleep hygiene are important factors in the relationship between sleep quality and ADHD symptoms in teens.

31 May 2024

New method enhances the efficacy of bispecific antibody therapies in treating solid tumors

Professor Seung-Woo Lee and PhD candidate Kun-Joo Lee from the Department of Life Sciences at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), in collaboration with NeoImmuneTech Director Donghoon Choi and Professors Dae Hee Kim and Sun Shim Choi from Kangwon National University, have revealed a groundbreaking method to significantly enhance the efficacy of bispecific antibody therapies in treating solid tumors.

31 May 2024

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Ultra-processed foods linked to insomnia risk

Precision medicine doubles progression-free survival in young cancer patients

Study challenges use of in-hospital mortality as sepsis quality metric for safety-net hospitals

Stem cell models unlock secrets of early human embryo development

Integrating PGx testing for personalized prostate cancer treatment

Stress and pain linked to worse outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Weakening credit scores and rising delinquency may be warning signs of undiagnosed memory disorders

Breakthrough CAR T therapy and shorter targeted therapy durations offer hope for patients with leukemia

Polygenic risk score shows potential to predict survival outcomes in breast cancer patients

VUMC researchers discover potent antibody against influenza B

Conscience and care: Physicians' ethical barriers to medical aid in dying

Ketones show promise in preventing cognitive decline and neurodegeneration

From ancient remedies to modern medicine: Inorganic materials offer new hope for tissue regeneration

Study: 13% of older adults diagnosed with traumatic brain injury

Non-coding gene mutation linked to monogenic neurodevelopmental disorders

Mediterranean diet linked to lower mortality risk in women

Survey: 82.7 million Americans impacted by overdose deaths

Good communication between fathers and adolescents influences physical activity levels

Household chaos and sleep hygiene impact sleep quality in teens with ADHD

New method enhances the efficacy of bispecific antibody therapies in treating solid tumors

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