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Study findings speak against recommendations to drink alcohol for health reasons

Increased mortality risk among current alcohol abstainers might largely be explained by other factors, including previous alcohol or drug problems, daily smoking, and overall poor health, according to a new study publishing November 2nd in PLOS Medicine by Ulrich John of University Medicine Greifswald, Germany, and colleagues.

2 Nov 2021

Deaths from smoking-related cancers expected to increase in China over the next 20 years

Deaths from smoking-related cancers in China are expected to rise by almost 50% over the next two decades, finds research published online in the journal Tobacco Control.

2 Nov 2021

Harvard researchers elucidate the underlying neuroanatomy of acupuncture

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese technique that has been used for millennia to treat chronic pain and other health problems associated with inflammation, yet the scientific basis of the technique remains poorly understood.

2 Nov 2021

IBD patients produce a strong antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination, finds study

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai found that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)─whose treatment can weaken the immune system─produced a strong antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination.

2 Nov 2021

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Need surgery to save your life? Tips for getting insurance to pay

Health care — and how much it costs — is scary. But you're not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. "An Arm and a Leg" is a podcast about these issues, and its second season is co-produced by KHN.

2 Nov 2021

Immune checkpoint protein may be a promising new target for prostate cancer immunotherapy

The immune checkpoint protein B7-H3 may be a promising new target for immunotherapy in treatment-resistant prostate cancers, according to two new studies led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

2 Nov 2021

Research collaboration identifies antibody that limits the severity of coronavirus infections

A research collaboration between scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified and tested an antibody that limits the severity of infections from a variety of coronaviruses, including those that cause COVID-19 as well as the original SARS illness.

2 Nov 2021

The impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on digestive health

The UEG Public Affairs Committee has published a position paper to educate policymakers, patients, healthcare professionals, and the general public about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on digestive health.

2 Nov 2021

Understanding the current medical landscape of prostate cancer

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Simon Chowdhury and Laetitia Guilloux about the current state of prostate cancer, it's prevalence, treatment options and its future.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 2 Nov 2021

The 5:2 diet is effective at achieving weight loss in women with gestational diabetes

Weight loss after gestational diabetes can prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Yet finding the most effective way to lose weight and keep it off can be a challenge, especially for mothers with a new baby.

2 Nov 2021

What are the risk factors for severe disease in children hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection?

A new preprint describes an effort to describe the risk factors for severe COVID-19 in children.

2 Nov 2021

What do we really know about vaccine effectiveness?

The politicization of covid vaccines — and, well, just about everything else having to do with the pandemic — has led to confusion, if not utter fatigue.

2 Nov 2021

Rice introduces new online portal to help researchers screen COVID-19 drug candidates

Rice University researchers have introduced an online portal to help researchers screen COVID-19 drug candidates that might attack specific proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

1 Nov 2021

Study shows how ML algorithms can be improved significantly for medical purposes

Anyone waiting for the results of a medical test knows the anxious question:'Will my life change completely when I know?' And the relief if you test negative.

1 Nov 2021

Researchers develop a new test to more easily diagnose medulloblastoma

Researchers at the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer, in partnership with BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, have developed a new test to more easily diagnose medulloblastoma, the most common malignant childhood brain tumor.

1 Nov 2021

Transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet documented for first time in the U.S.

For the first time in the U.S., the transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet is documented genetically as part of a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

1 Nov 2021

Researchers identify an important mediator of thrombosis in CKD patients

Researchers have identified a potential new signaling pathway and enzyme that may help further the understanding of blood clot formation in chronic kidney disease patients and ultimately be targeted for therapeutic purposes.

1 Nov 2021

Microtubule regulatory protein inhibits early HIV-1 infection, study finds

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a microtubule regulatory protein inhibits early HIV type 1 (HIV-1) infection, according to findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

1 Nov 2021

COVID-19 patients' eyes and tears can be infected with SARS-CoV-2

A new study investigates the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in tears and eye secretions and describes the ocular symptoms in patients with COVID-19.

31 Oct 2021

The ability of natural flavonoids to inhibit SARS-CoV-2

A recent systematic review discusses naturally occurring flavonoids as a promising antiviral alternative against SARS-CoV-2.

31 Oct 2021

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Study findings speak against recommendations to drink alcohol for health reasons

Deaths from smoking-related cancers expected to increase in China over the next 20 years

Harvard researchers elucidate the underlying neuroanatomy of acupuncture

IBD patients produce a strong antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination, finds study

‘An Arm and a Leg’: Need surgery to save your life? Tips for getting insurance to pay

Immune checkpoint protein may be a promising new target for prostate cancer immunotherapy

Research collaboration identifies antibody that limits the severity of coronavirus infections

The impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on digestive health

Understanding the current medical landscape of prostate cancer

The 5:2 diet is effective at achieving weight loss in women with gestational diabetes

What are the risk factors for severe disease in children hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection?

What do we really know about vaccine effectiveness?

Rice introduces new online portal to help researchers screen COVID-19 drug candidates

Study shows how ML algorithms can be improved significantly for medical purposes

Researchers develop a new test to more easily diagnose medulloblastoma

Transmission of COVID-19 from pet parent to pet documented for first time in the U.S.

Researchers identify an important mediator of thrombosis in CKD patients

Microtubule regulatory protein inhibits early HIV-1 infection, study finds

COVID-19 patients' eyes and tears can be infected with SARS-CoV-2

The ability of natural flavonoids to inhibit SARS-CoV-2

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