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Research shows possibility to shift the circadian rhythm of 'night owls'

A simple tweak to the sleeping patterns of 'night owls' - people with extreme late sleeping and waking habits - could lead to significant improvements in sleep/wake timings, improved performance in the mornings, better eating habits and a decrease in depression and stress.

10 Jun 2019

Novel radiotracer can identify nearly 30 types of malignant tumors

A novel class of radiopharmaceuticals has proven effective in non-invasively identifying nearly 30 types of malignant tumors, according to research published in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

10 Jun 2019

Continuous personnel changes are a major cause of NHS ultrasound staff shortage, shows study

A new study of ultrasound departments shows that continuous personnel changes are a major cause of the now serious shortage of ultrasound staff in the NHS.

10 Jun 2019

World’s first clinical guidance on anal sex after prostate cancer treatments

UK doctors and surgeons have formulated what is probably the world's first clinical guidance on anal sex before, during, and after diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer.

10 Jun 2019

Prostate cancer diagnosis gets a boost from MRI

Traditionally prostate cancers have been diagnosed using biopsies of the tumour masses. New research from researchers at University College London (UCL) has shown that a more accurate diagnostic means for prostate cancers is MRI scans and targeted biopsies.

9 Jun 2019

AI tool can aid in the diagnosis of brain aneurysms

Doctors could soon get some help from an artificial intelligence tool when diagnosing brain aneurysms - bulges in blood vessels in the brain that can leak or burst open, potentially leading to stroke, brain damage or death.

8 Jun 2019

NIH awards $23 million grant to study the diseases affecting people with HIV

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a seven-year, $23 million grant to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System to study HIV and the chronic illnesses that often accompany HIV infection, including cardiovascular and lung disease, diabetes, and cancer.

8 Jun 2019

Researchers propose a new look at the role of ferroptosis in cancer development

Professor of Ghent University and Lead Researcher at the Institute of Biology and Biomedicine of the Lobachevsky University Dmitri Krysko together with scientists from Germany, Professor Marcus Conrad and Professor Jose Pedro Friedmann Angeli recently published an article in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer, one of the highest-rated journals that occupies the 2nd line in the oncology section among 223 journals in this category and has an impact factor of 42.78 according to WoS data.

7 Jun 2019

Human body is a mosaic pattern of DNA mutations, say researchers

Researchers have discovered that the cells of the human body aren’t clones of a single DNA sequence, but are actually a mosaic of mutations.

7 Jun 2019

New research provides welcomed news for countless patients taking PPIs

For patients taking proton pump inhibitors to treat gastroesophageal disease (GERD) or other acid-related conditions, new research puts safety concerns to rest.

7 Jun 2019

Robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer not better than radiation therapy, study finds

In 2012, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute launched the world's first clinical trial comparing robotic surgery to radiation therapy for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer (cancer at the back of the throat).

7 Jun 2019

Study provides new insight into how brain stem cells are activated

Our brains are notoriously bad at regenerating cells that have been lost through injury or disease. While therapies using neural stem cells (NSCs) hold the promise of replacing lost cells, scientists need to better understand how NSCs behave in the brain in order to develop effective treatments.

7 Jun 2019

Three-drug combination could be effective therapy for people with advanced melanoma

A UCLA-led research team has pinpointed a three-drug combination that could prove to be an effective new therapy for people with a specific type of advanced melanoma.

7 Jun 2019

ASTRO applauds new prior authorization legislation that aims to reduce obstacles in cancer care

On behalf of the nation's radiation oncologists and the more-than one million cancer patients in their care this year, the American Society for Radiation Oncology applauded today's introduction of bipartisan federal legislation that would rein in restrictive prior authorization practices that unnecessarily delay patient access to critical cancer treatments.

6 Jun 2019

Elevated estrogen levels associated with more severe disease in scleroderma

Estrogen is the quintessentially female hormone. It is surprising, then, that a Medical University of South Carolina study found that a type of estrogen, estradiol, was more abundant in older men with scleroderma than in postmenopausal women with the disease.

6 Jun 2019

Early plans can improve quality of life for hospice patients

Careful documentation of a hospice patient's end-of-life wishes - and prominently noting that information in health records early - could prevent unwanted hospitalizations and medical interventions, a new study suggests.

6 Jun 2019

Doing more harm than good: Scientists uncover harmful effects of dietary supplements

This week, two independent reports highlight the hidden dangers associated with widely available dietary supplements.

6 Jun 2019

Study finds no increased risk of congenital anomalies in children of fathers treated for testicular cancer

New research has found no increased risk of congenital malformations associated with treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy in children of fathers with testicular cancer.

From PLOS ONE 6 Jun 2019

Nanotechnology treatment reverses multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice

A nanotechnology treatment derived from bone marrow stem cells has reversed multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice and could eventually be used to help humans, according to a new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers.

6 Jun 2019

Dietary supplements associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children, young adults

Consumption of dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy was associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children and young adults compared to consumption of vitamins, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

6 Jun 2019

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Research shows possibility to shift the circadian rhythm of 'night owls'

Novel radiotracer can identify nearly 30 types of malignant tumors

Continuous personnel changes are a major cause of NHS ultrasound staff shortage, shows study

World’s first clinical guidance on anal sex after prostate cancer treatments

Prostate cancer diagnosis gets a boost from MRI

AI tool can aid in the diagnosis of brain aneurysms

NIH awards $23 million grant to study the diseases affecting people with HIV

Researchers propose a new look at the role of ferroptosis in cancer development

Human body is a mosaic pattern of DNA mutations, say researchers

New research provides welcomed news for countless patients taking PPIs

Robotic surgery for oropharyngeal cancer not better than radiation therapy, study finds

Study provides new insight into how brain stem cells are activated

Three-drug combination could be effective therapy for people with advanced melanoma

ASTRO applauds new prior authorization legislation that aims to reduce obstacles in cancer care

Elevated estrogen levels associated with more severe disease in scleroderma

Early plans can improve quality of life for hospice patients

Doing more harm than good: Scientists uncover harmful effects of dietary supplements

Study finds no increased risk of congenital anomalies in children of fathers treated for testicular cancer

Nanotechnology treatment reverses multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice

Dietary supplements associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children, young adults

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