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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

#MyRuralHoliday: Discovering the beauty of sustainable tourism

Summer has begun. So did TExTOUR and dRural joint social media campaign #MyRuralHoliday.

1 Jul 2022

New insights about societal resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

A video-interview with a resident epidemiologist from the CORONADX project discusses about societal resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 Jul 2022

Nomogram helps predict anal cancer risk in HIV patients

Both cervical and anal cancer are caused by human papillomavirus. Both diseases also share a common precursor: abnormal cells known as high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL).

1 Jul 2022

Study yields surprising insights about how pre-teens feel about alcohol, tobacco and marijuana

They may only be in 4th or 5th grade, but 1 in 10 pre-teen children already say they're curious about using alcohol or tobacco products, and 1 in 50 say they're curious about using marijuana, a new study shows.

1 Jul 2022

Brigham receives $16 million Helmsley Charitable Trust grant to improve healthcare delivery for NCDs

Brigham and Women's Hospital announces a $16 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support the implementation and evaluation of an integrated service delivery model (PEN-Plus) for severe chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and sickle cell disease in eight low- and lower-middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

1 Jul 2022

CDC’s activation of Emergency Operations Center helps improve the response to monkeypox outbreak

Today, CDC continues to lean forward with an aggressive public health response to the monkeypox outbreak by activating its Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

1 Jul 2022

Portable biosensor device for early detection of chronic kidney disease

A new method for early detection of chronic kidney disease, which affects an estimated 7% of the world’s population, has been shown to have potential to service rural and remote patients and communities with limited medical services.

1 Jul 2022

Cancer drug helped delay progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in mice

Researchers at UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering have discovered that an existing cancer drug could have potential as a treatment for muscular dystrophy.

1 Jul 2022

New project aims to create a genetic blood test for prostate cancer in Black men

Researchers at the University of East Anglia, Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust and Oxford Biodynamics are developing a new genetic blood test for prostate cancer in Black men - who are twice as likely to develop and die of the disease than white men.

1 Jul 2022

Scientists prove the “neuroprotective” function of p62 protein in a mouse model

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are defined by pathogenic accumulation of toxic proteins in the brain.

1 Jul 2022

Study highlights the pressing need to support people who have been shielding from Covid-19

Research from a new study suggests that health anxiety among the clinically vulnerable groups who shielded at home has risen since the first pandemic wave, despite developments in viral treatment and the roll-out of the vaccination programme.

1 Jul 2022

New K+-sensitive dual-mode imaging probe for diagnosis of tumor malignancy

Tumor malignancy identification plays an essential role in clinical management of cancer. Currently, biopsy is the gold standard for malignancy identification in most tumor cases, it is, however, invasive that can cause great discomfort to patients, and potentially increase the risk of distant metastases due to the complex sampling process.

1 Jul 2022

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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

#MyRuralHoliday: Discovering the beauty of sustainable tourism

New insights about societal resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nomogram helps predict anal cancer risk in HIV patients

Study yields surprising insights about how pre-teens feel about alcohol, tobacco and marijuana

Brigham receives $16 million Helmsley Charitable Trust grant to improve healthcare delivery for NCDs

CDC’s activation of Emergency Operations Center helps improve the response to monkeypox outbreak

Portable biosensor device for early detection of chronic kidney disease

Cancer drug helped delay progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in mice

New project aims to create a genetic blood test for prostate cancer in Black men

Scientists prove the “neuroprotective” function of p62 protein in a mouse model

Study highlights the pressing need to support people who have been shielding from Covid-19

New K+-sensitive dual-mode imaging probe for diagnosis of tumor malignancy

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