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Global SARS-CoV-2 infection rates likely to be higher than previously reported

Serosurveillance provides estimates of antibody levels against infectious diseases and is considered the gold standard for measuring population immunity due to past infection or vaccination.

10 Nov 2022

Study shows benefits of metastasis-directed therapy without ADT for oligorecurrent prostate cancer

For patients with solitary metastases from prostate cancer, an approach called metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) – focused treatment using surgery or radiation therapy, without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) – can slow the time to cancer progression, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association

10 Nov 2022

Researchers illuminate the role of extracellular vesicles in cancer progression

The advent of cell phones, the internet, and various messaging platforms has allowed for faster and broader communication worldwide.

10 Nov 2022

New intervention helps patients with addiction to better manage their health

An intervention that teaches patients in addiction treatment how to better connect with their primary care medical team on both mental and physical health concerns resulted in long-term benefits over 5 years, including more primary care use and fewer substance-related emergency department visits, Kaiser Permanente researchers have found.

10 Nov 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The midterm shake-up

The predicted Republican "red wave" was a no-show in this week's midterm elections, but the margins in both the U.S. House and Senate are so small that the GOP could still wrest control from the Democrats as the last few "too close to call" races are settled.

10 Nov 2022

New CRISPR approach is a leap forward in developing personalized treatment for cancer

For the first time, scientists have used CRISPR technology to insert genes that allow immune cells to focus their attack on cancer cells, potentially leaving normal cells unharmed and increasing the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

10 Nov 2022

New approach can help design shorter, more powerful trials to assess Parkinson’s drugs

Testing whether a new drug impacts the progression of Parkinson's disease takes years, in part because the disease often advances so slowly.

10 Nov 2022

$3.2 million grant helps to study the benefits of mind-body practices for patients undergoing surgery

Can mind-body practices such as gentle yoga or self-reflection benefit patients undergoing surgery? It's a question that researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are examining with the support of a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute

10 Nov 2022

NIH-supported researchers launch new study to evaluate intravenous iron treatment for post-pregnancy anemia

Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health are launching a large study to evaluate a single dose of intravenous iron to treat women experiencing anemia after giving birth.

10 Nov 2022

Experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine leads to significant tumor regression in mice

An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced two distinct and desirable immune system responses that led to significant tumor regression in mice, report investigators from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

10 Nov 2022

Nurses exposed to high levels of noise more likely to report health problems

Health care isn’t traditionally considered a “loud” occupation, so while many studies have examined the poor outcomes associated with hospitalized patients’ noise exposure, few look at health care workers’ noise exposure.

10 Nov 2022

Sexual activity can be an undiagnosed trigger for asthma exacerbations, study shows

When people with asthma wonder what forms of exercise might cause an asthma flare, they may not take sexual relations into account.

10 Nov 2022

Study shows the benefits of aerobic exercise on brain vascular health

A year of aerobic exercise training reduced impedance (effective resistance to blood flow) in the brain blood vessels of older adults, according to a new study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

10 Nov 2022

Treatment using CRISPR genome editing alleviates swelling attacks in hereditary angioedema patients

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare, genetic disorder characterized by severe, recurring, and unpredictable swelling attacks in various organs and tissues of the body, which can be painful, debilitating, and life-threatening.

10 Nov 2022

Anaphylaxis symptoms in most infants appear to resolve with a single dose of epinephrine

Although many parents of infants worry about their child having a food allergy, there has not been a lot of research into the presentation of anaphylaxis in infants.

10 Nov 2022

The roles of innate and adaptive immunity in Alzheimer’s disease development and progression

Researchers reviewed research advancements showing the significant role both innate and adaptive immune systems play in the pathological course of Alzheimer’s disease.

10 Nov 2022

Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

An enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster University-led study.

10 Nov 2022

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that contributed to their occupational stress during this extraordinarily trying time in their careers.

10 Nov 2022

Repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organs

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost three years ago, scientists have learned that an initial infection can lead to short- and long-term health risks affecting nearly every organ system in the body.

10 Nov 2022

Copper and copper-binding proteins could be potential targets for cancer treatment

For cancer cells to grow and spread around the human body, they need proteins that bind copper ions. New research about how cancer-related proteins bind the metal and how they interact with other proteins, opens up potential new drug targets in the fight against cancer.

10 Nov 2022

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Global SARS-CoV-2 infection rates likely to be higher than previously reported

Study shows benefits of metastasis-directed therapy without ADT for oligorecurrent prostate cancer

Researchers illuminate the role of extracellular vesicles in cancer progression

New intervention helps patients with addiction to better manage their health

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The midterm shake-up

New CRISPR approach is a leap forward in developing personalized treatment for cancer

New approach can help design shorter, more powerful trials to assess Parkinson’s drugs

$3.2 million grant helps to study the benefits of mind-body practices for patients undergoing surgery

NIH-supported researchers launch new study to evaluate intravenous iron treatment for post-pregnancy anemia

Experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine leads to significant tumor regression in mice

Nurses exposed to high levels of noise more likely to report health problems

Sexual activity can be an undiagnosed trigger for asthma exacerbations, study shows

Study shows the benefits of aerobic exercise on brain vascular health

Treatment using CRISPR genome editing alleviates swelling attacks in hereditary angioedema patients

Anaphylaxis symptoms in most infants appear to resolve with a single dose of epinephrine

The roles of innate and adaptive immunity in Alzheimer’s disease development and progression

Enzyme that drives growth of medulloblastoma may hold the key to future treatment

Multiple factors contributed to occupational stress of physicians during the pandemic

Repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organs

Copper and copper-binding proteins could be potential targets for cancer treatment

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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