Cardiac study evaluates prevalence of unrecognized heart attacks among older adults
Using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging among older adults in Iceland, researchers estimated the prevalence of unrecognized heart attacks, which was associated with an increased risk of death, according to a study in the ...
Cardiology
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Gene score IDs prognosis in metastatic neuroblastoma
(HealthDay)—For children with metastatic MYCN-nonamplified neuroblastoma (NBL-NA) diagnosed at age 18 months or older, increased expression of tumor-associated inflammatory genes seems to correlate with p ...
Cancer
Aug 29, 2012 |
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Good transplant outcomes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HealthDay) -- Post-heart transplant survival does not differ significantly between patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) and those with other types of heart disease, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 ...
Other
Aug 17, 2012 |
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Catastrophizing doesn't predict low back pain evolution
(HealthDay) -- For adult patients with acute or chronic low back pain (LBP), assessing the baseline score for catastrophizing does not help clinicians in routine clinical practice predict the evolution of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Prognostic factors identified in mucoepidermoid carcinoma
(HealthDay) -- Diagnosis of low- or intermediate-grade tumors is associated with significantly better overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the salivary ...
Cancer
Aug 10, 2012 |
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Disorders of consciousness: How should clinicians respond to new therapeutic interventions?
New tools have confirmed high rates of misdiagnosis of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness, such as the vegetative state. An increasing number of patients' families wish to use these novel techniques for diagnosis, ...
Neuroscience
Aug 02, 2012 |
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Breast cancer patients who lack RB gene respond better to neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Breast cancer patients whose tumors lacked the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene (RB) had an improved pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Kimmel ...
Cancer
Jul 26, 2012 |
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New biomarker for common lung cancer predicts responses to chemotherapy
Patients with the most common type of lung cancer are notoriously insensitive to chemotherapy drugs, including cisplatin. New findings related to the cellular pathways that regulate responses to cisplatin have now been published ...
Cancer
Jul 26, 2012 |
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High dietary antioxidant intake might cut pancreatic cancer risk
Increasing dietary intake of the antioxidant vitamins C, E, and selenium could help cut the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to two thirds, suggests research published online in the journal Gut.
Cancer
Jul 23, 2012 |
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Study reveals optimal interval for stomach cancer screening
A new study has determined how often people should get screened for gastric or stomach cancer in high-risk regions of the world. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the fi ...
Cancer
Jul 16, 2012 |
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Surprising culprit behind chemo resistance in rare cancer
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown how an aggressive form of multiple myeloma resists chemotherapy.
Cancer
Jul 02, 2012 |
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New drug dramatically improves survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients
A new cancer drug with remarkably few side effects is dramatically improving survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients who fail other treatments and are nearly out of options.
Cancer
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Gene sequencing project identifies potential drug targets in common childhood brain tumor
Researchers studying the genetic roots of the most common malignant childhood brain tumor have discovered missteps in three of the four subtypes of the cancer that involve genes already targeted for drug development.
Cancer
Jun 20, 2012 |
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Research shows new prognosis tool for deadly brain cancer
A diagnosis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is generally a death sentence, but new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison lab of Dr. John Kuo shows that at least one subtype is associated with a longer life expectancy. ...
Cancer
Jun 20, 2012 |
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RLIP76 contributes to pancreatic cancer cell resistance to chemotherapy and radiation
Researchers at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center have not only identified a protein that allows pancreatic cancer cells to resist therapy but also developed a way to block it, according to results presented at ...
Cancer
Jun 19, 2012 |
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