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Discussing tools and resources to support the bladder cancer patient community

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Durán and Alex Filicevas discuss key challenges and opportunities in the bladder cancer disease landscape and the future of care. This episode focuses on the bladder cancer patient support landscape, including a review of the tools and resources available to the community, as well as key unmet needs to address.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 4 Jul 2022

Understanding the impact of bladder cancer on daily life before and after diagnosis

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Durán and Alex Filicevas, discuss key challenges and opportunities in the bladder cancer disease landscape and the future of care. They focus on the quality of life for patients and delve into the impact bladder cancer has on daily life, both before and after diagnosis and treatment, from the holistic perspective of both patients and HCPs.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 4 Jul 2022

The role of vitamin D in H1N1 influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study focused on determining Vitamin D's role in SARS-CoV-2 and H1N1 influenza. In this study, researchers determined the effect of vitamin D supplements on the lung anti-viral response in animal models.

4 Jul 2022

Age-specific precision shielding in the pre-vaccination period of the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study has focussed on addressing whether age-specific precision shielding was achieved in the pre-vaccination period.

4 Jul 2022

Roundworms shed light on vision loss in a rare human genetic disorder

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Xinxing Zhang, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan, about his research investigating vision loss in Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

4 Jul 2022

Elevated cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of neuroinflammation in NeuroCOVID patients

A new research paper studied several biomarkers associated with neuronal injury, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration in NeuroCOVID adults who experienced a CNS syndrome during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

4 Jul 2022

Brain immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recently published article in the journal Current Opinion in Neurobiology, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis have described how immunological alterations associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection may impact brain activities and induce acute and post-acute neurological symptoms in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

3 Jul 2022

Bladder cancer patients with ctDNA positivity respond very well to treatment with atezolizumab

Researchers who treated a group of post-surgery bladder cancer patients with the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab have found that patients whose blood contained circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA), responded very well to the treatment.

3 Jul 2022

MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than new imaging technique

A team of researchers in Australia and New Zealand has found that MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than the newer, prostate-specific -PSMA PET/CT scanning technique.

3 Jul 2022

Greater global coordination needed for AI-enhanced diagnostics, treatment to save lives of prostate cancer patients

The largest prostate cancer biopsy dataset – involving over 95,000 images – has been created by researchers in Sweden to ensure AI can be trained to diagnose and grade prostate cancer for real world clinical applications.

3 Jul 2022

West Health issues statement on reports that Senate Democrats will lower prescription drug prices through reconciliation bill

West Health Chief Executive Officer Shelley Lyford issued the following statement on reports that Senate Democrats have reached agreement to move forward on a reconciliation bill that includes major provisions to lower prescription drug prices.

2 Jul 2022

Scientists demonstrate key role of an enzyme in facilitating ovarian cancer metastasis in the omentum

In their recent publication in Cell Reports, a team of scientists, led by Xiling Shen, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), has demonstrated the pivotal role of an enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), in facilitating ovarian cancer (OC) growth and metastasis in the omentum, a curtain of fatty tissue found in the abdominal cavity.

2 Jul 2022

New study supports targeted screening program for prostate cancer

Data from the world's largest prostate cancer screening study provides further evidence to support the introduction of a targeted screening program for the disease, say researchers.

1 Jul 2022

Study: Patient's symptoms in current UK monkeypox cases differ from previous outbreaks

The first study on cases in the current UK monkeypox outbreak reports important differences in patient's symptoms to those observed in previous outbreaks elsewhere in the world.

1 Jul 2022

Study provides better understanding of how therapeutic resistance develops in lung cancer

New Cleveland Clinic research has uncovered key information about cellular interaction between tumor cells and normal tissue, providing better understanding of how therapeutic resistance develops.

1 Jul 2022

Repeat nursing homes transfers are much higher for Black residents and those under age 65, study finds

Nursing homes transfer roughly 25% of their residents to the hospital at least once, at a cost of $14.3 billion to Medicare, according to a federal report by the Office of Inspector General.

1 Jul 2022

A convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may be responsible for ASD/ID

University at Buffalo scientists have discovered a convergent mechanism that may be responsible for how two top-ranked genetic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder/intellectual disability (ASD/ID) lead to these neurodevelopmental disorders.

1 Jul 2022

Findings do not prove that monkeypox infection can occur from contact with surfaces

During the currently evolving outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of known endemic areas, transmission is mainly driven by close physical contact with symptomatic people.

1 Jul 2022

Americans more likely to feel threatened by China's growth as a world power than UK citizens, survey shows

Americans were more likely than people living in the UK to feel threatened by China's growth as a world power, a new survey shows.

1 Jul 2022

TTUHSC School of Nursing professor awarded Gerontological Society of America fellowship

The Gerontological Society of America, the driving force behind advancing innovation in aging awarded fellow status to Alyce S. Ashcraft, Ph.D., RN, professor and associate dean for research and scholarship at the Texas TechUniversity Health Sciences School of Nursing.

1 Jul 2022

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Discussing tools and resources to support the bladder cancer patient community

Understanding the impact of bladder cancer on daily life before and after diagnosis

The role of vitamin D in H1N1 influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Age-specific precision shielding in the pre-vaccination period of the COVID-19 pandemic

Roundworms shed light on vision loss in a rare human genetic disorder

Elevated cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of neuroinflammation in NeuroCOVID patients

Brain immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Bladder cancer patients with ctDNA positivity respond very well to treatment with atezolizumab

MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than new imaging technique

Greater global coordination needed for AI-enhanced diagnostics, treatment to save lives of prostate cancer patients

West Health issues statement on reports that Senate Democrats will lower prescription drug prices through reconciliation bill

Scientists demonstrate key role of an enzyme in facilitating ovarian cancer metastasis in the omentum

New study supports targeted screening program for prostate cancer

Study: Patient's symptoms in current UK monkeypox cases differ from previous outbreaks

Study provides better understanding of how therapeutic resistance develops in lung cancer

Repeat nursing homes transfers are much higher for Black residents and those under age 65, study finds

A convergent mechanism for two top-ranking risk genes may be responsible for ASD/ID

Findings do not prove that monkeypox infection can occur from contact with surfaces

Americans more likely to feel threatened by China's growth as a world power than UK citizens, survey shows

TTUHSC School of Nursing professor awarded Gerontological Society of America fellowship

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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