Health informatics
COVID dropped to 4th leading cause of death in US last year
U.S. deaths fell last year, and COVID-19 dropped to the nation's No. 4 cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
May 4, 2023
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News tagged with cancer death
Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals potential target for precision colorectal cancer treatment
Around 40% of colorectal cancer patients have a particular gene mutation. A new study shows it's linked to reduced cell death and worse survival rates in men.
Apr 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Tumor necroptosis promotes metastasis by modulating tumor-host immunity
A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget's , titled "Tumor necroptosis promotes metastasis through modulating the interplay between tumor and host immunity."
Apr 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug combination restores ability of leading treatment to signal for death of blood cancer cells
Despite the promise of new medications that promote cancer cell death in people with acute myeloid leukemia, leukemic cells often adopt features that let them evade the drugs' effects within a year.
Apr 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study explains how 'zombie' cancer cells revive themselves
Mutating cells can prevent the spread of cancer by flipping themselves into a state of reduced activity called senescence. Cancer genes, however, can retaliate by reviving those cells so they can replicate again.
Apr 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study outlines opportunities to achieve Cancer Moonshot goal of reducing cancer death rates
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have outlined opportunities for achieving President Biden and First Lady Biden's Cancer Moonshot national goal of reducing the cancer death rate by at least 50% over ...
Apr 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New study flips the script on liver cancer
Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death and the sixth most common cancer type worldwide. Major risk factors include environmental and metabolic stressors, such as obesity, viral hepatitis and steatohepatitis ...
Apr 12, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New study shows more deaths with cancer as contributing cause during first year of pandemic
In a new study, American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers have discovered that deaths with cancer as the underlying or primary cause decreased in the United States during the first year of the pandemic in 2020 compared to ...
Apr 11, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Two-organ chip developed to answer fatty liver questions
A new chip that holds different cell types in tiny, interconnected chambers could allow scientists to better understand the physiological and disease interactions between organs. The integrated-gut-liver-on-a-chip (iGLC) ...
Apr 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic lesions may occur more frequently than previously thought
Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) lesions were detected in a majority of healthy pancreases from deceased donors of diverse age and harbored features of pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Cancer ...
Apr 6, 2023
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