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Early detection of tumor spread improves treatment outcomes

A group led by the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University succeeded in the diagnosis of leptomeningeal disease in diffuse midline gliomas by detecting H3K27M-mutant droplets from circulating tumor DNA of cerebrospinal fluid taken from these patients.

27 Jan 2025

Researchers reveal the role of texture and taste in shifting to a planet-friendly diet

Understanding the science behind meaty tastes and textures could be the key for more people switch to a planet-friendly plant diet, researchers suggest.

27 Jan 2025

Ross procedure offers durable results in young patients

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the majority without the need for additional surgery two decades later.

27 Jan 2025

LVRS may outperform EBV in patients with severe emphysema

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer complications than they did in the past-and they may even fare better than those who opt for endobronchial valve (EBV) placement.

27 Jan 2025

Study highlights novel approaches to treating diabetic cardiomyopathy

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a specific type of cardiomyopathy that is independent of hypertension and coronary artery disease, and is closely associated with the high incidence and mortality of heart failure in people with diabetes.

27 Jan 2025

A multi-biomarker approach for improving the accuracy of transient ischemic attack diagnosis

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Accurate diagnosis of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) is challenging. This study was aimed at analyzing blood biomarkers to distinguish TIAs from mimics.

26 Jan 2025

Mechanical aortic valves showed improved long-term survival in patients aged 60 and younger

A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for patients aged 60 and younger compared to bioprosthetic valves. The study, leveraging data from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD), offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of prosthetic valve outcomes, encompassing over 100,000 patients.

26 Jan 2025

Real-world data reveals survival benefits of anatomic resections for early-stage lung cancer

New research presented at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, such as lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with improved long-term survival compared to wedge resection for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

26 Jan 2025

Triple therapy shows strong response in BRAF V600E mutant metastatic colorectal cancer

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) harboring BRAF V600E mutations benefitted from first-line treatment with the targeted therapies encorafenib and cetuximab plus a mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy regimen, according to results from the Phase III BREAKWATER trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

26 Jan 2025

Blood test for ctDNA identifies patients who benefit from celecoxib after surgery

A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients by investigators at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their blood after surgery to remove the cancer, may benefit from adding of celecoxib, to post surgery treatment.

26 Jan 2025

New dye offers breakthrough in deep tissue imaging and cancer therapy

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new dye that can strongly absorb second near-IR radiation and transform it to heat.

25 Jan 2025

Gaza's life expectancy halved amid ongoing conflict

Life expectancy in the Gaza Strip has been nearly cut in half (-46.3%) since the current war began in October 2023, according to new estimates published in The Lancet.

25 Jan 2025

Surgeon preferences may explain differences in CABG survival rates

In patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a novel analysis evaluating surgeon preference for multi- versus single-arterial grafting may help explain the differing results between prior retrospective analyses and randomized controlled trials regarding long-term survival.

25 Jan 2025

Study shows how the sound affects balance in people with vestibular hypofunction

The vestibular system is a network of organs in the inner ears that detects the motions and position of the head.

25 Jan 2025

Dying cells trigger a lethal cascade in sepsis

Like a poison pen, dying cells prick their neighbors with a lethal message. This may worsen sepsis, Vijay Rathinam and colleagues in the UConn School of Medicine report in the Jan. 23 issue of Cell. Their findings could lead to a new understanding of this dangerous illness.

25 Jan 2025

New procedure standard/practice guideline released for fibroblast activation protein PET

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) have issued a new procedure standard/practice guideline for the use of fibroblast activation protein (FAP) PET.

25 Jan 2025

AstraZeneca receives positive NICE recommendations for lung cancer treatment

AstraZeneca announced that this week it has received two positive recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the treatment of lung cancer patients across England and Wales.

25 Jan 2025

Innovative approach tracks SARS-CoV-2 in the blood to guide COVID-19 treatment

Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood and other fluids from patients with acute COVID-19 infections, creating the potential for guiding future treatment of patients. The research is published in Science Advances.

25 Jan 2025

New research highlights critical challenges facing radiology

In one of the largest global surveys of radiologists from across 50 countries, new research from Everlight Radiology highlights critical challenges facing the field of radiology. Radiology Unlocked: The Global Radiologist Report 2025, reveals radiologists’ first hand insights on the critical pressures facing the field of radiology, including the incidence of burnout and stress, the dangers of overnight working, the potential (and pitfalls) of AI, and the opportunities presented by outsourcing, as well as exploring potential solutions.

25 Jan 2025

New drug candidate shows potential to restore vision in people with MS

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found a promising drug candidate that could help restore vision in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions that damage neurons.

24 Jan 2025

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Early detection of tumor spread improves treatment outcomes

Researchers reveal the role of texture and taste in shifting to a planet-friendly diet

Ross procedure offers durable results in young patients

LVRS may outperform EBV in patients with severe emphysema

Study highlights novel approaches to treating diabetic cardiomyopathy

A multi-biomarker approach for improving the accuracy of transient ischemic attack diagnosis

Mechanical aortic valves showed improved long-term survival in patients aged 60 and younger

Real-world data reveals survival benefits of anatomic resections for early-stage lung cancer

Triple therapy shows strong response in BRAF V600E mutant metastatic colorectal cancer

Blood test for ctDNA identifies patients who benefit from celecoxib after surgery

New dye offers breakthrough in deep tissue imaging and cancer therapy

Gaza's life expectancy halved amid ongoing conflict

Surgeon preferences may explain differences in CABG survival rates

Study shows how the sound affects balance in people with vestibular hypofunction

Dying cells trigger a lethal cascade in sepsis

New procedure standard/practice guideline released for fibroblast activation protein PET

AstraZeneca receives positive NICE recommendations for lung cancer treatment

Innovative approach tracks SARS-CoV-2 in the blood to guide COVID-19 treatment

New research highlights critical challenges facing radiology

New drug candidate shows potential to restore vision in people with MS

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