Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover key mechanism linking DNA replication to cancer
Researchers have gained a clearer insight into how common alterations to the structure of DNA affect the process of DNA replication.
Oct 11, 2023
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News tagged with professionalism
Oncology & Cancer
New robot could help diagnose breast cancer early
A device has been created that could carry out clinical breast examinations (CBE).
Oct 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Internet-based therapy may help depression in people with multiple sclerosis
Major depressive disorder affects up to 50% of all individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) at some point during their lifetime and can lead to lower quality of life, greater disease progression and higher mortality. Patients ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Medical economics
Self-regulation of pharma industry marketing is unsustainable and failing patients, according to new analysis
Health care professionals and organizations need to respond more forcefully to unethical marketing from the pharmaceutical industry by holding offending companies to greater account and by supporting stronger regulation, ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychiatric advance directives have more advantages than disadvantages, research finds
While advance directives are quite common for patients with physical impairments, advance directives for people with mental impairments are controversial. In many countries, including Germany, there are as yet no legal provisions ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Neuroscience
New MRI technology: A non-invasive look at iron balance in the brain
A research team led by Shir Filo and Prof. Aviv Mezer of the Safra Center for Brain Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (ELSC) and Dr. Tal Shahar, currently Director of the Neurosurgical Oncology Unit at the Neurosurgery ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Biomedical technology
A low-cost, eco-friendly COVID test
The availability of rapid, accessible testing was integral to overcoming the worst surges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be necessary to keep up with emerging variants. However, these tests come with unfortunate costs.
Sep 4, 2023
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Health informatics
How doctors use social media to advance medicine
Ever wonder what your doctor is doing on social media? A new study, titled "#MedEd: Medical Education and Knowledge Translation on Social Media," published in JAMA led by John W. Ayers, Ph.D., from the Qualcomm Institute ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Health
Study suggests patient experiences with hospitals worsened during first two years of pandemic
The experiences of patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly worse than in the years before the crisis, with hospitals with higher staffing levels holding on to better scores longer, according to ...
Aug 25, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A fitness tracker for brain health: How a headband can identify early signs of Alzheimer's disease in your sleep
Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Washington University in St. Louis have identified a way to assess brain activity in sleep that occurs in the earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease, ...
Aug 23, 2023
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