Archive: 11/06/2012
PET predicts outcome of therapy for colorectal cancer patients
A study presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting reveals how molecular imaging biomarkers can be used to approximate howan experimental radiochemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer will work. ...
Jun 11, 2012
Computer model successfully predicts drug side effects
A new set of computer models has successfully predicted negative side effects in hundreds of current drugs, based on the similarity between their chemical structures and those molecules known to cause side effects, according ...
Jun 11, 2012
Intensive mobile phone use affects young people's sleep
Young adults who make particularly heavy use of mobile phones and computers run a greater risk of sleep disturbances, stress and symptoms of mental health. "Public health advice should therefore include information on the ...
Jun 11, 2012
PET imaging could lead to better care for neuroendocrine cancer
A method of molecular imaging that pinpoints hormonally active tissues in the body could change the course of treatment for a remarkable number of neuroendocrine cancer patients, say researchers at the Society of Nuclear ...
Jun 11, 2012
New skin patch treatment kills most common form of skin cancer
A customized patch treatment for basal cell carcinoma completely destroys facial tumors without surgery or major radiation therapy in 80 percent of patients studied, say researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 ...
Jun 11, 2012
Are feminism and attachment parenting practices compatible?
What kind of mothers do feminists make? According to a new study by Miriam Liss and Mindy Erchull, from the University of Mary Washington in the US, feminist mothers endorse the importance of the time-intensive, hands-on ...
Jun 11, 2012
Molecular imaging detects signs of Alzheimer's in healthy patients
An arsenal of Alzheimer's research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 59th Annual Meeting indicates that beta-amyloid plaque in the brain not only is involved in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease but may also ...
Jun 11, 2012
New therapy extends life for prostate cancer patients
Prostate cancer patients with advanced tumors that have spread to bone have a poor chance of surviving. Patients with the disease may now live longer with a new line of radioisotope therapy, say researchers at the Society ...
Jun 11, 2012