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Unlocking the future of cancer care: Overcoming challenges in personalized neoantigen vaccine development

Challenges associated with the development and design of neoantigen cancer vaccines.

5 Oct 2023

Breakthrough study shows immunotherapy can help prevent bladder cancer recurrence

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology today announced that the Alliance Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) determined that the phase III AMBASSADOR (A031501) trial met one of its dual primary endpoints of disease-free survival (DFS) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with localized muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) and locally advanced urothelial carcinoma.

5 Oct 2023

New robotic breast examination device could help diagnose cancer earlier and save lives

A device has been created that could carry out Clinical Breast Examinations (CBE).

5 Oct 2023

Optimized protocol to prevent disease transmission through maternal mitochondrial DNA carryover

Researchers discuss a novel technique to minimize the risk of mtDNA carryover, thereby preventing genetic risk and clinical mitochondrial disease.

5 Oct 2023

New method can help researchers map pancreatic cancer development

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. This is largely due to the cancer being detected at a late stage. In addition, treatment options for pancreatic cancer are limited.

5 Oct 2023

Disinfectants used in food production may exacerbate antibiotic resistance

Yes, say researchers - who suspect that disinfectants used in food production may in fact be exacerbating a global public health problem.

5 Oct 2023

Strict pandemic-related IPC interventions reduced healthcare-associated infection rates, study shows

A new study conducted by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that enhanced infection prevention and control (IPC) measures implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a significant decrease in many healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and a reduction in respiratory viral infections (RVIs).

5 Oct 2023

The metabolic effects of endocrine therapy on diabetes mellitus in breast cancer survivors

Researchers discuss the history of endocrine therapies, highlights their adverse metabolic effects, and emphasizes the need for better biomarkers of diabetes.

5 Oct 2023

Concert-goers sync up physically and emotionally in fascinating study

Researchers examined physiological and motor synchronization in audiences during live classical concerts and explored their correlation with aesthetic experiences and individual personality traits.

5 Oct 2023

A public health problem: The global increase in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) among adults from 1990 to 2018 in 185 countries.

5 Oct 2023

Exercise prevents the incidence of dementia in older people with osteoarthritis

The potential of minimal exercise (MAE) to prevent dementia.

5 Oct 2023

Green, matcha, and black tea: Effective weapons against Omicron subvariants, research reveals

The efficacy of tea and its catechins in deactivating the Omicron subvariant.

5 Oct 2023

Feds rein in use of predictive software that limits care for Medicare Advantage patients

Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because she was well enough to go home.

5 Oct 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': An encore: 3 HHS secretaries reveal what the job is really like

This week, while KFF Health News' "What the Health?" takes a break, here’s an encore of a favorite episode this year: Host and chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner leads a rare conversation with the current and two former secretaries of Health and Human Services.

5 Oct 2023

Can falsified or substandard antimicrobials increase antimicrobial resistance?

The association between substandard or falsified (SF) antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

5 Oct 2023

Remote ischemic conditioning for acute stroke

The effect of remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) on functional outcomes in patients with acute stroke.

5 Oct 2023

ADHD found to increase crash risk among older driving adults

The association between ADHD and car crash risk among older adult drivers.

5 Oct 2023

Esketamine nasal spray superior in achieving remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression

Both severe depression and treatment-resistant depression are common. Up to one third of patients do not respond to conventional therapy with antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).

5 Oct 2023

New zebrafish xenograft platform could help screen for glioblastoma treatments

Scientists have created a new zebrafish xenograft platform to screen for novel treatments for an aggressive brain tumor called glioblastoma, according to a new study by the Gerhardt and De Smet labs published in EMBO Molecular Medicine.

4 Oct 2023

Cancer tumors hijack genetic program of developing nerves, study shows

Cancer tumors "hijack" the genetic program used by developing nerves. This is shown in a study by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden.

4 Oct 2023

Medical News

Unlocking the future of cancer care: Overcoming challenges in personalized neoantigen vaccine development

Breakthrough study shows immunotherapy can help prevent bladder cancer recurrence

New robotic breast examination device could help diagnose cancer earlier and save lives

Optimized protocol to prevent disease transmission through maternal mitochondrial DNA carryover

New method can help researchers map pancreatic cancer development

Disinfectants used in food production may exacerbate antibiotic resistance

Strict pandemic-related IPC interventions reduced healthcare-associated infection rates, study shows

The metabolic effects of endocrine therapy on diabetes mellitus in breast cancer survivors

Concert-goers sync up physically and emotionally in fascinating study

A public health problem: The global increase in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

Exercise prevents the incidence of dementia in older people with osteoarthritis

Green, matcha, and black tea: Effective weapons against Omicron subvariants, research reveals

Feds rein in use of predictive software that limits care for Medicare Advantage patients

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': An encore: 3 HHS secretaries reveal what the job is really like

Can falsified or substandard antimicrobials increase antimicrobial resistance?

Remote ischemic conditioning for acute stroke

ADHD found to increase crash risk among older driving adults

Esketamine nasal spray superior in achieving remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression

New zebrafish xenograft platform could help screen for glioblastoma treatments

Cancer tumors hijack genetic program of developing nerves, study shows

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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