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Older women undergoing mammography may have increased awareness to other preventive tests

Medicare patients who undergo mammography screening also are more likely to follow up with other recommended preventive services such as cervical cancer screenings or Pap smear, bone mass measurement or a flu vaccine, as compared to unscreened women, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine.

6 Jun 2018

Gas embolotherapy holds great potential for treating cancer

Embolization -- the use of various techniques to cut off the blood vessels that feed tissue growth -- has gained traction over the past few decades to treat cancerous tumors.

6 Jun 2018

Scientists elucidate 3D structure of protein involved in cancer

The human glutamine transporter ASCT2 is upregulated in several forms of cancer. It is also the docking platform for a wide range of pathogenic retroviruses.

6 Jun 2018

Study: Maternal fatty acid balance critical for reducing obesity in children

The balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in the tissues of female mammals, which previous research has suggested can impact the incidence of obesity in their offspring, appears to do so through its effect on the microbial population of the infant's gastrointestinal tract.

6 Jun 2018

Study finds how colon cancer alters its genes to escape the immune system

A UCLA-led study has found how colon cancer alters its genes during development in order to avoid detection by the immune system, creating a specific genetic imprint in the process.

6 Jun 2018

Scientists uncover new way to make cancers sensitive to treatment

Scientists have uncovered a completely new way to make cancers sensitive to treatment - by targeting antenna-like structures on cells.

6 Jun 2018

Immunosuppressed patients with sepsis more likely to die if treated in hospitals caring for few such patients

Immunosuppressed patients with sepsis appear more likely to die if they are treated in a hospital caring for a relatively small number of these patients, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

6 Jun 2018

Researchers develop novel tool to analyze millions of single cells simultaneously

New research led by Holger Heyn at the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico of the Centre for Genomic Regulation, presents a sophisticated computational framework to analyze single-cell gene expression levels, scalable to process millions of individual cells.

From 10x Genomics, Inc. 6 Jun 2018

Zebrafish may hold answers to how tumors develop in childhood muscle cancer

A popular aquarium fish may hold answers to how tumors form in a childhood cancer.

6 Jun 2018

Hitachi awarded contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems for innovative RAPID program in the UK

Hitachi Medical Systems Europe wins the contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems in the UK helping to improve prostate cancer diagnosis as part of the innovative RAPID program at three major hospitals across South West London.

6 Jun 2018

World’s most advanced video camera to develop cures for lethal forms of cancer

The Rosalind Franklin Institute today launched an ambitious new project to build the world’s most advanced real-time high-speed video camera, the key to understanding new techniques that use light and sound to treat some of the most lethal forms of cancer.

6 Jun 2018

PENTAX Medical announces distribution agreement with CapsoVision for CapsoCam Plus capsule endoscopy products

PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy solutions, announced today an exclusive distribution agreement with CapsoVision for their CapsoCam Plus Capsule Endoscopy line of products.

From PENTAX Medical Company 6 Jun 2018

Study finds higher risk of sickness absence from work among abstainers than low-risk drinkers

In a recent study, people who reported not drinking any alcohol over several years were absent from work due to illness more often than low-risk drinkers. The findings are published in Addiction.

6 Jun 2018

Prenatal and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke linked with hearing impairment in children

Exposure to tobacco smoke prenatally and postnatally was associated with hearing impairment in a Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology study of young children in Japan.

6 Jun 2018

Relying on arthritis therapies alone may not improve patients' mental health, shows study

Drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may impact mental health by improving pain and stiffness and by targeting inflammatory processes common to arthritis and depression; however, a recent review of published studies demonstrates that relying on rheumatoid arthritis therapies alone may not meaningfully improve patients' mental health.

6 Jun 2018

Study: Older asthma patients are happier when they have a say in their medical care

It's clear an increasing number of people want a say in their medical care. A new study shows older people with asthma are among those no longer content to say, "Up to you, Doc" and then wait to be told how to move forward with their care.

6 Jun 2018

PENTAX Medical enters into agreement with Avantis Medical Systems to distribute Third Eye Panoramic device in the U. S.

PENTAX Medical Company, a healthcare industry leader in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, announced it has entered into an agreement with California-based, Avantis Medical Systems, Inc. to distribute through its U.S. salesforce, the Avantis Third Eye Panoramic device, a wide-angle visualization tool that significantly expands the view obtained from traditional colonoscopes during screenings for colon cancer.

From PENTAX Medical Company 6 Jun 2018

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Older women undergoing mammography may have increased awareness to other preventive tests

Gas embolotherapy holds great potential for treating cancer

Scientists elucidate 3D structure of protein involved in cancer

Study: Maternal fatty acid balance critical for reducing obesity in children

Study finds how colon cancer alters its genes to escape the immune system

Scientists uncover new way to make cancers sensitive to treatment

Immunosuppressed patients with sepsis more likely to die if treated in hospitals caring for few such patients

Researchers develop novel tool to analyze millions of single cells simultaneously

Zebrafish may hold answers to how tumors develop in childhood muscle cancer

Hitachi awarded contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems for innovative RAPID program in the UK

World’s most advanced video camera to develop cures for lethal forms of cancer

PENTAX Medical announces distribution agreement with CapsoVision for CapsoCam Plus capsule endoscopy products

Study finds higher risk of sickness absence from work among abstainers than low-risk drinkers

Prenatal and postnatal exposure to tobacco smoke linked with hearing impairment in children

Relying on arthritis therapies alone may not improve patients' mental health, shows study

Study: Older asthma patients are happier when they have a say in their medical care

PENTAX Medical enters into agreement with Avantis Medical Systems to distribute Third Eye Panoramic device in the U. S.

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Study reveals how pesticides cause Parkinson's Disease

Researchers identify urinary markers that predict bone problems in hip replacement patients

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