Archive: 16/09/2019

Subgroup of colorectal cancer patients ID'd: Do poorly, could benefit from immunotherapy

While the medical community agrees that immune cells inside a tumor leads to improved health outcome, for a subset of colorectal cancer patients, having too much of a good thing—too many immune cells—is a strong predictor ...

Sep 16, 2019

How to prevent Little League elbow from causing big problems

Dominic Johnston was powering through her routine on the bars in 2017 when she felt a stab of pain in her arm.

Sep 16, 2019

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Breastfed Vietnamese babies have fewer health issues

Vietnamese infants who are fed with infant formula or prelacteal foods such as water and honey soon after birth are more likely to experience higher rates of hospitalization and childhood illnesses during their first year ...

Sep 16, 2019

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Two lung cancer drugs approved and one rejected for NHS Scotland

An immunotherapy and a targeted treatment have been recommended for use on the NHS in Scotland, but a third treatment was rejected.

Sep 16, 2019

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Alzheimer's disease risk gene APOE4 impairs function of brain immune cells

A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD), apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), impairs the function of human brain immune cells, microglia. ...

Sep 16, 2019

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Apartment and condo dwellers report smelling cannabis more than tobacco smoke, researchers say

More people in apartment buildings and condominiums reported exposure to cannabis smoke than tobacco one year before legalization, a new University of Toronto study says.

Sep 16, 2019

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Study provides insight on targeted therapies for colorectal cancer metastasis

A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers provides new insight on targeted therapy for colorectal cancer metastasis.

Sep 16, 2019

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Ethiopia must do more to stop recurring chikungunya outbreaks

Ethiopia's second largest city, Dire Dawa, is dealing with a chikungunya fever outbreak. Around 20,000 cases of the mosquito-borne viral infection have been reported since the outbreak started in March 2019. This is the second ...

Sep 16, 2019

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Just bad luck? Australian cancer patients nominate 'fate' as third most likely cause

What role does fate play when it comes to the 145,000 people diagnosed with cancer each year in Australia?

Sep 16, 2019

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Ovarian cancer can be a silent killer

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Ovarian cancer is a group of diseases that originates in the ovaries or in the related areas of the fallopian tubes and the peritoneum. This disease is sometimes known ...

Sep 16, 2019

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