Archive: 18/02/2014
The number of tumor cells spread to sentinel lymph nodes affects melanoma prognosis
Cancer cell spread to the sentinel node—the lymph node to which cancer cells are most likely to spread from a primary tumor—is a risk factor for melanoma death. According to a study published in this week's PLOS Medicine ...
Feb 18, 2014
Unusual new HIV drug resistance mechanism revealed
For the more than one million people with HIV/AIDS in the United States (and the over 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world), antiretroviral drugs such as efavirenz and other so-called non-nucleoside reverse ...
Feb 18, 2014
Study finds low rate of surgical site infections following ambulatory surgery
In an analysis that included nearly 300,000 patients from eight states who underwent ambulatory surgery (surgery performed on a person who is admitted to and discharged from a hospital on the same day), researchers found ...
Feb 18, 2014
Can you boost your brain power through video?
Watching video of simple tasks before carrying them out may boost the brain's structure, or plasticity, and increase motor skills, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...
Feb 18, 2014