UK's unique national pancreas tissue bank opens for business The UK's national tissue bank for pancreatic diseases is open for applications from any UK-based researchers needing samples of blood, urine and saliva to aid their research. Dec 9, 2020 0 1
Research finds promising treatment to protect kidney function in diabetes A clinical trial involving researchers at University of Limerick, Ireland has demonstrated the potential benefits of new drugs in protecting kidney function in diabetes. Dec 9, 2020 0 29
Men with COVID-19 three times more likely to need intensive care: study Men infected with COVID-19 are three times more likely to require intensive care than women and are at significantly higher risk of dying from the virus, scientists said Wednesday. Dec 9, 2020 0 367
Four lions test positive for Covid at Barcelona zoo Four lions at Barcelona Zoo, three of them older females, caught COVID-19 last month but suffered only mild symptoms and have since recovered, the Catalan animal park said. Dec 9, 2020 0 10
Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Canada on Wednesday approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, days after Britain became the first country to greenlight and roll it out. Dec 9, 2020 0 9
Social media messages help reduce meat consumption Sending direct messages on social media informing people of the negative health and environmental impacts of consuming meat has proven successful at changing eating habits, a new study from Cardiff University has shown. Dec 9, 2020 0 8
Breast cancer survivors are less likely to get pregnant, but often have healthy babies and good long-term health A large meta-analysis of breast cancer survivors of childbearing age indicated that they are less likely than the general public to get pregnant, and they face higher risk of certain complications such as preterm labor. However, ... Dec 9, 2020 0 1
Omitting radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery may not impact survival rates for some older patients Older patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who did not receive radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery had higher rates of local recurrence but similar 10-year survival rates when compared to patients ... Dec 9, 2020 0 3
Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may lead to patients becoming persistent drug users Women who receive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery as part of breast cancer treatment may face the risk of developing persistent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs, according to data presented at the 2020 San ... Dec 9, 2020 0 3
CTC dynamics may predict treatment response/prognosis in metastatic breast cancer patients Early circulating tumor cell dynamics were associated with overall survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to a meta-analysis presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11. Dec 9, 2020 0 2