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Difference between weekday and weekend sleep found to be connected to negative health outcomes

According to the research abstract published recently in an online supplement of Sleep, social jet lag has emerged as an important circadian marker for health outcomes.

6 Jun 2017

Researcher discovers treatment strategy to attack metastatic cancers that have spread to the brain

Rakesh Jain, PhD, Director of the Edwin L. Steele Laboratory for Tumor Biology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and supported by the National Foundation for Cancer Research, has discovered a novel mechanism behind the resistance to HER2- or PI3K-targeted therapies, and a treatment strategy that may overcome treatment resistance.

6 Jun 2017

Adding a second HER2-targeted treatment may improve outcomes for some women with breast cancer

A phase III clinical trial of 4,805 women with HER2-positive breast cancer suggests adding a second HER2 targeted medicine, pertuzumab (Perjeta), to standard of care trastuzumab (Herceptin) after surgery may help, although the benefit is modest.

6 Jun 2017

Room sharing between babies and mothers linked to less sleep, unsafe sleeping practices

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends parents keep babies in the same room with them to sleep for the first year to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.

5 Jun 2017

Psychological intervention reduces fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors

About 50% of all cancer survivors and 70% of young breast cancer survivors report moderate to high fear of recurrence.

5 Jun 2017

Novartis to collaborate with IBM Watson Health for improving outcomes in advanced breast cancer

Novartis today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with IBM Watson Health on an initiative to optimize cancer care and improve patient outcomes.

5 Jun 2017

New breakthrough offers hope for allergy sufferers

Scientists from The University of Queensland believe they have discovered a single treatment that could be a life-long cure for potentially fatal allergies such as asthma.

5 Jun 2017

Symptom self-reporting web-based tool could be used to help extend oncology patients' lives, study finds

The study funded by the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has found that a simple intervention such as a web-based tool that facilitates patients to report their symptoms in real time, triggering alerts to clinicians, can have major benefits such as longer survival.

5 Jun 2017

Newborns of mothers with sleep apnea have higher risk of congenital anomalies, resuscitation at birth

A new study is the first to demonstrate a higher risk of congenital anomalies and resuscitation at birth in newborns of mothers who have obstructive sleep apnea.

5 Jun 2017

Breastfeeding may protect against chronic post- cesarean pain

Breastfeeding after a cesarean section may help manage pain, with mothers who breastfed their babies for at least 2 months after the operation three times less likely to experience persistent pain compared to those who breastfed for less than 2 months, according to new research being presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia Congress in Geneva.

5 Jun 2017

Study provides reassurance to breast cancer survivors who contemplate pregnancy

Findings from a retrospective study of 1,200 women provide reassurance to breast cancer survivors who are contemplating pregnancy.

5 Jun 2017

$Study finds higher risk of fractures among older, long-term bisphosphonate users$

Study finds higher risk of fractures among older, long-term bisphosphonate users

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes thinning of the bones, loss of bone density, and increasingly fragile bones. This puts people at higher risk for bone fractures. Risk for the disease increases as we age. In fact, 50% of women over the age of 50 will experience a bone facture due to osteoporosis.

2 Jun 2017

UTI treatment with antibiotics for older adults may be more harmful than previously thought

In a new research paper published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Thomas E. Finucane, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Geriatrics Center at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, suggests that prescribing antibiotics for urinary tract infections (or "UTIs") may often be avoided among older adults.

2 Jun 2017

Researchers find way to attack sleeper cells that cause breast cancer recurrence

Though researchers have made tremendous strides in saving the lives of patients diagnosed with breast cancer, the disease still comes back after treatment in 30 percent of women.

2 Jun 2017

Immunotherapy combination offers new hope for women with early stage triple negative breast cancer

A Yale Cancer Center clinical trial combining the immune checkpoint inhibitor (durvalumab/MEDI4736) with chemotherapy as preoperative treatment for early stage triple negative breast cancer disclosed a 71% pathologic complete response to the combination treatment in the initial phase I trial.

2 Jun 2017

Americord introduces Digital Birth Plan to help expectant parents make informed choices

Americord, the fastest growing cord blood bank in the country, and a leader in umbilical cord blood, cord tissue, and placental tissue banking announces the launch of its Digital Birth Plan.

2 Jun 2017

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust uses Cole-Parmer’s Stuart equipment to improve epidural anesthesia

Cole-Parmer Ltd, a leading UK manufacturer of analytical laboratory instruments, announced today that Stuart equipment is being used by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, located in London, to improve epidural anaesthesia.

2 Jun 2017

Meal-times help to regulate our body clock, study finds

The human body works according to a roughly 24-hr cycle. It is controlled by a master clock in the brain and by peripheral clocks in other parts of the body, which are synchronized according to external cues such as light.

2 Jun 2017

Association found between the uptake of various elements during pregnancy and autism risk

According to a study published on June 1 in Nature Communications, differences in the uptake of multiple toxic and essential elements over the second and third trimesters and in the early postnatal periods of pregnancy are connected with the risk of developing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

2 Jun 2017

Yale researchers find racial and ethnic disparities in use of genetic test for breast cancer

A genetic test that helps doctors determine how best to treat breast cancer - and whether chemotherapy is likely to help- is significantly more likely to be administered to white women than blacks or Hispanics, a Yale study has found.

1 Jun 2017

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Difference between weekday and weekend sleep found to be connected to negative health outcomes

Researcher discovers treatment strategy to attack metastatic cancers that have spread to the brain

Adding a second HER2-targeted treatment may improve outcomes for some women with breast cancer

Room sharing between babies and mothers linked to less sleep, unsafe sleeping practices

Psychological intervention reduces fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors

Novartis to collaborate with IBM Watson Health for improving outcomes in advanced breast cancer

New breakthrough offers hope for allergy sufferers

Symptom self-reporting web-based tool could be used to help extend oncology patients' lives, study finds

Newborns of mothers with sleep apnea have higher risk of congenital anomalies, resuscitation at birth

Breastfeeding may protect against chronic post- cesarean pain

Study provides reassurance to breast cancer survivors who contemplate pregnancy

Study finds higher risk of fractures among older, long-term bisphosphonate users

UTI treatment with antibiotics for older adults may be more harmful than previously thought

Researchers find way to attack sleeper cells that cause breast cancer recurrence

Immunotherapy combination offers new hope for women with early stage triple negative breast cancer

Americord introduces Digital Birth Plan to help expectant parents make informed choices

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust uses Cole-Parmer’s Stuart equipment to improve epidural anesthesia

Meal-times help to regulate our body clock, study finds

Association found between the uptake of various elements during pregnancy and autism risk

Yale researchers find racial and ethnic disparities in use of genetic test for breast cancer

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