External-beam radiation therapy underused for people with liver cancer awaiting transplant People with liver cancer awaiting transplantation could benefit from non-invasive radiation treatments but are rarely given this therapy, according to a new analysis of U.S. national data. Findings will be presented today ... Oct 25, 2021 0 7
High-dose radiation thwarts tumor growth in patients with advanced lung cancer High-dose radiation therapy can be used to lengthen progression-free survival for people with advanced lung cancer when systemic therapy has not fully halted the growth or spread of metastases, according to a new study. Findings ... Oct 25, 2021 0 2
New discovery about diabetes may reduce the risk of organ failure A new research result from Aarhus University and the Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus has identified how diabetes affects stem cells residing in muscle to form fat and connective tissue. According to the researchers, the discovery ... Oct 25, 2021 0 218
COVID-19: Does having received the BCG vaccine as a child provide a protective effect? Being vaccinated during childhood with the BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) vaccine against tuberculosis is not a long-term protective factor against COVID-19, despite what was thought at the beginning of the pandemic. A team ... Oct 25, 2021 0 1
Social determinants of health provide better understanding of brain vulnerability to delirium A Hebrew SeniorLife study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society provides a framework to better understand risk factors for developing delirium, a common psychiatric syndrome that is costly and potentially ... Oct 25, 2021 0 1
Rural areas, hit hard by COVID-19, lack access to new treatment trials Three-quarters of rural Americans live more than an hour from the nearest site testing new treatments for COVID-19, research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals. Overall, almost a third of Americans ... Oct 25, 2021 0 2
People with autism at higher risk for suicide, self-harm: study (HealthDay)—A significantly increased risk of self-harm and suicide among people with autism shows the need for programs to reduce that risk, researchers say. Oct 25, 2021 0 6
COVID pandemic may have driven a flu strain into extinction It's well-known that COVID-19 pandemic restrictions pretty much quashed the 2020-2021 flu season, with influenza cases falling to never-before-seen lows in the United States. Oct 25, 2021 1 1106
Recovering COVID patients often face long-term 'brain fog' (HealthDay)—Even months after beating COVID-19, many people still suffer memory lapses, difficulty concentrating and other symptoms of "brain fog," a new study shows. Oct 25, 2021 0 6
A new approach to treating leukemia Researchers at Bar-Ilan University in Israel have revealed a novel treatment approach in the fight against hematologic cancers. The new method, developed by Prof. Mira Barda-Saad and her research team from the Mina and ... Oct 25, 2021 0 83