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Study demonstrates an age cutoff heuristic in oncology

Age-based heuristics can lead to large differences in breast cancer treatment based on small differences in chronologic age, according to a new analysis of more than 500,000 patient records.

31 Jan 2023

Adding veliparib to chemotherapy can extend progression-free survival in patients with “BRCA-like” breast cancer

Results from the SWOG S1416 clinical trial show that adding veliparib to chemotherapy can significantly extend progression-free survival (PFS) times in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) that has a "BRCA-like" phenotype.

31 Jan 2023

Experts discover mechanism of recruitment for tumor-associated cells in lung adenocarcinoma

A team of experts from the University of Barcelona, the University of Zaragoza and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona found a mechanism of recruitment for tumour-associated cells (cancer-associated fibroblasts or CAFs) which are essential to lung adenocarcinoma, the most frequent type of cancer.

31 Jan 2023

Researchers develop new way to increase the potency of cancer vaccines

A new way to significantly increase the potency of almost any vaccine has been developed by researchers from the International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) at Northwestern University.

31 Jan 2023

New technique offers a two-prong approach to attacking cancers

When noninvasive sound waves break apart tumors, they trigger an immune response in mice. By breaking down the cell wall "cloak," the treatment exposes cancer cell markers that had previously been hidden from the body's defenses, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown.

31 Jan 2023

Cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity in vaccinated patients, study shows

Research findings published in Frontiers in Immunology show that cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity in previously vaccinated patients.

31 Jan 2023

New nanomedicine delivery system offers some hope for treating peritoneal cancer

Peritoneal cancer is difficult to treat and has a poor survival prognosis. But a new and effective nanomedicine delivery system is offering some hope.

31 Jan 2023

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with greater risk of developing cancer

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods may be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, an Imperial College London-led observational study suggests.

31 Jan 2023

India’s ‘chit fund’ system may help meet the health needs of people

India's traditional 'chit fund' system of banking by small self-help groups may meet the health needs of the country's 1.4 billion people better than private health insurance companies, which only cover around half of medical bills, researchers say.

31 Jan 2023

Setting new guidelines for innovative services to prevent Alzheimer's disease

Memory loss, behavioral changes, cognitive deficits: Alzheimer's disease leads to a dramatic loss of autonomy for those affected and has a heavy impact on health costs.

31 Jan 2023

OU biomedical engineer receives $2 million to examine movement impairments in stroke patients

University of Oklahoma biomedical engineer Yuan Yang, Ph.D., has received nearly $2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association to examine the impact of strokes and the movement impairments stroke patients suffer.

31 Jan 2023

Use of β-blockers linked with reductions in violence

Reductions in violence are seen in individuals using Beta adrenergic-blocking agents (β-blockers) compared with periods that they are not taking the medication, in a study published January 31st in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

31 Jan 2023

People with three or more concussions may have worse cognitive function in later life

Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to major new research.

31 Jan 2023

Acute care surgeons should prepare to treat more abortion complications post-Wade, experts say

Acute care surgeons should prepare to treat complications of forced pregnancies and unsafe abortions following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade in the USA in 2022, argue experts in an opinion piece published in the journal Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.

31 Jan 2023

People with celiac disease may be at higher risk of cardiovascular disease even with fewer known risk factors

People with celiac disease might have fewer known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but still have a heightened risk of developing it, finds a study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health, published online in the journal BMJ Medicine.

31 Jan 2023

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Study demonstrates an age cutoff heuristic in oncology

Adding veliparib to chemotherapy can extend progression-free survival in patients with “BRCA-like” breast cancer

Experts discover mechanism of recruitment for tumor-associated cells in lung adenocarcinoma

Researchers develop new way to increase the potency of cancer vaccines

New technique offers a two-prong approach to attacking cancers

Cancer immunotherapy does not interfere with COVID-19 immunity in vaccinated patients, study shows

New nanomedicine delivery system offers some hope for treating peritoneal cancer

Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with greater risk of developing cancer

India’s ‘chit fund’ system may help meet the health needs of people

Setting new guidelines for innovative services to prevent Alzheimer's disease

OU biomedical engineer receives $2 million to examine movement impairments in stroke patients

Use of β-blockers linked with reductions in violence

People with three or more concussions may have worse cognitive function in later life

Acute care surgeons should prepare to treat more abortion complications post-Wade, experts say

People with celiac disease may be at higher risk of cardiovascular disease even with fewer known risk factors

Oral antibiotic eye infection tablet may be effective medicine for a treatment-resistant sex bug

Health impact of a combination of intermittent fasting and ketogenic diet

Can reducing air pollution prevent multimorbidity?

A machine-learning approach to identify asthma subtypes based on molecular signatures

COVID-19 might increase risk of autoimmune diseases

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

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