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Modified form of chemotherapy before and after surgery enhances survival in pancreatic cancer patients

Patients with pancreatic cancer who received chemotherapy both before and after surgery experienced longer survival rates than would be expected from surgery followed by chemotherapy, according to a new study from researchers at Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Yale School of Medicine.

20 Jun 2024

WHO issues medical product alert on falsified semaglutides

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a medical product alert on falsified semaglutides, the type of medicines that are used for treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity in some countries.

20 Jun 2024

WHO commends Chad for eradicating sleeping sickness

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Chad for having eliminated the gambiense form of human African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health problem.

20 Jun 2024

Challenges in treatment of cholangiocarcinoma in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a rare progressive liver disease that damages bile ducts and significantly increases the risk of bile duct cancer, particularly a type called cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).

20 Jun 2024

Unveiling the role of SOS genes in E. coli survival during antibiotic treatment

When E. coli detects damage to its genetic material, it sends out an SOS signal that alters activity inside the cells.

20 Jun 2024

Premenopausal oophorectomy reduces white matter integrity in the brain later in life

Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain later in life.

20 Jun 2024

How attractive appearance leads to more risky behavior among young people

New research challenges the notion that good looks are the key to happiness. It turns out that an attractive appearance leads to more risky behavior among young people.

20 Jun 2024

Study reveals genetic associations between coffee and harmful health outcomes such as obesity and substance use

Scientists have found consistent positive genetic correlations of coffee intake with substance use and obesity in US and UK adults of European ancestry.

20 Jun 2024

One copy of the Christchurch variant may confer protection against familial Alzheimer's disease

A scientific story that began with a discovery in just one extraordinary patient is now panning out. In 2019, an international team that included researchers from two Mass General Brigham hospitals - Mass Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - reported on the case of a patient who did not develop cognitive impairment until her late 70s, despite being part of a family at extremely high genetic risk for developing early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

20 Jun 2024

Adopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth defects

The UK government's failure to fortify all flour and rice with the vitamin folic acid "will result in more deaths and birth defects every year that could have been prevented," argues Professor Sir Nicholas Wald in The BMJ today.

20 Jun 2024

Study finds increase in cannabis-related disorders among pregnant women post legalization

In October 2018, Canada enacted the Cannabis Act in Canada (CAC), which legalised the non-medical use of cannabis.

20 Jun 2024

Walking reduces recurrence of low back pain, study finds

Adults with a history of low back pain went nearly twice as long without a recurrence of their back pain if they walked regularly, a world-first study has found.

20 Jun 2024

3D-printed wearable health monitor tracks biochemicals in sweat

A wearable health monitor developed by Washington State University researchers can reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise.

20 Jun 2024

Less healthy intestinal flora could increase the risk of serious infection

The composition of the intestinal flora can predict the chances of developing serious infections such as pneumonia.

20 Jun 2024

Doctors may soon be able to use AI for cancer detection

A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that it may soon be possible for doctors to use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and diagnose cancer in patients, allowing for earlier treatment.

20 Jun 2024

‘We’re flying blind’: CDC has 1M bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of covid missteps

It's been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus on dairy farms.

20 Jun 2024

Experts: US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension

In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation's largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening experience: He nearly gave a baby "the wrong dose of narcotic" because of confusing paperwork.

20 Jun 2024

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Modified form of chemotherapy before and after surgery enhances survival in pancreatic cancer patients

WHO issues medical product alert on falsified semaglutides

WHO commends Chad for eradicating sleeping sickness

Challenges in treatment of cholangiocarcinoma in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

Unveiling the role of SOS genes in E. coli survival during antibiotic treatment

Premenopausal oophorectomy reduces white matter integrity in the brain later in life

How attractive appearance leads to more risky behavior among young people

Study reveals genetic associations between coffee and harmful health outcomes such as obesity and substance use

One copy of the Christchurch variant may confer protection against familial Alzheimer's disease

Adopting fully effective fortification with folic acid can help prevent birth defects

Study finds increase in cannabis-related disorders among pregnant women post legalization

Walking reduces recurrence of low back pain, study finds

3D-printed wearable health monitor tracks biochemicals in sweat

Less healthy intestinal flora could increase the risk of serious infection

Doctors may soon be able to use AI for cancer detection

‘We’re flying blind’: CDC has 1M bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of covid missteps

Experts: US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension

A tale of two states: Arizona and Florida diverge on how to expand kids’ health insurance

Exercising at night improves glucose control in overweight adults

High-fat diet triggers anxiety in male rats through gut-brain axis disruption

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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