A decade of women's heart health, reexamined A new collection of scientific articles published today shines a light on the differences between men and women when it comes to heart health. Feb 24, 2022 0 24
Diphtheria immunization in WHO European region a success, but still some sporadic cases In their article published in Eurosurveillance today, Muscat et al. present diphtheria data on the number of notified cases between 2010 and 2019 from the WHO/United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) ... Feb 24, 2022 0 6
As 'stealth omicron' advances, scientists are learning more The coronavirus mutant widely known as "stealth omicron" is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world, but scientists still don't know how it could affect the future of the pandemic. Feb 24, 2022 0 12
90% of drugs fail clinical trials. Here's a method for selecting better drug candidates It takes 10 to 15 years and around US$1 billion to develop one successful drug. Despite these significant investments in time and money, 90% of drug candidates in clinical trials fail. Whether because they don't adequately ... Feb 24, 2022 0 15
Over half of U.S. abortions now done with pills, not surgery More than half of U.S. abortions are now done with pills rather than surgery, an upward trend that spiked during the pandemic with the increase in telemedicine, a report released Thursday shows. Feb 24, 2022 0 2
How the immune system responds to tissue damage can aid cancer spread Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered how a process involved in the regeneration of tissue damaged by radiation can aid the spread of cancer. Feb 24, 2022 0 73
The impacts from using genetic testing to track down relatives Genetic genealogy has become a popular hobby over the past several years, thanks to direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and relative-finder services offered by some DTC genetic testing companies. In a paper published ... Feb 24, 2022 0 67
Study emphasizes boosters, public health measures limit omicron spread A study examining two indoor events in Newcastle, New South Wales at the start of the omicron outbreak has emphasized the importance of public health and social measures in addition to boosters to maximize protection from ... Feb 24, 2022 0 2
Mid-treatment imaging can be used to de-escalate therapy for oropharynx cancer, leading to fewer side effects A new phase II trial finds that PET scans obtained before and midway through treatment for p16-positive oropharynx cancer (OPC) can help determine whether a patient can receive a lower dose of radiation therapy in the second ... Feb 24, 2022 0 3
Artificial intelligence platform shows potential for thyroid cancer screening and staging from ultrasound images A new study finds that an artificial intelligence (AI) model incorporating multiple methods of machine learning accurately detects thyroid cancer and predicts pathological and genomic outcomes through analysis of routine ... Feb 24, 2022 0 17
