Tyrosine kinase inhibitor prolongs progression-free survival in rare neuroendocrine tumour The first randomized study in malignant pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (MPP) has found that sunitinib prolongs progression-free survival (PFS) by more than five months. The late breaking results of the FIRSTMAPPP trial ... Sep 20, 2021 0 15
Cancer trials network has added 14 million years of life for patients Over the past 40 years, people in the U.S. diagnosed with cancer gained 14 million years of additional life thanks to the results of cancer clinical trials conducted by the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) publicly funded ... Sep 20, 2021 0 13
Com-COV vaccine mix-and-match study expands to 12- to 16-year-olds Researchers running the University of Oxford-led Com-COV program have launched a new study of COVID-19 vaccination schedules in young people aged 12 to 16. Sep 20, 2021 0 7
How the pandemic has triggered a cycle of mental health struggles and physical inactivity A large, multi-state study highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has created a cyclical public health problem by both exacerbating mental health challenges and making it more difficult for people to maintain physical activity. ... Sep 20, 2021 0 206
Five ways going vegan could change your social life, not just your health As veganism grows in popularity, researchers are documenting its positive impacts on individual health, public health, animal welfare and even the fashion industry. Sep 20, 2021 0 2
New treatments for COVID-19 may stave off the worst effects of the virus Even with three highly effective vaccines available in abundance throughout the country, the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause a large number of new infections, particularly in states where vaccination rates ... Sep 20, 2021 0 20
A novel method to block HIV in mice Researchers at City of Hope, a world-renowned research and treatment organization for cancer and diabetes, and Menzies Health Institute Queensland at Griffith University have developed a novel anti-HIV protein that suppressed ... Sep 20, 2021 0 56
Nurses are leaving the profession, and replacing them won't be easy The fourth wave of COVID-19 is exacerbating the ongoing crisis for the nursing workforce and has led to burnout for many nurses. As a result, many are quitting their jobs in substantial numbers all across the country, with ... Sep 20, 2021 1 48
Study identifies reactive neuroinflammatory astrocyte subtypes in the mouse brain Astrocytes are a specialized class of glial cells highly abundant in the central nervous system (CNS) of humans and other animal species. Past neuroscience research has shown that after infections, acute injuries and chronic ... Sep 20, 2021 feature 0 161
Adding salt to the mouse diet found to suppress cancerous tumor growth A team of researchers at the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute has found evidence that suggests adding salt to the mouse diet can suppress the growth of cancerous tumors. In their paper published in the ... Sep 20, 2021 report 1 354