Archive: 03/02/2015
A few cells could prevent bone marrow transplant infections
Bone marrow transplantation is a life-saving therapy for patients with blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma. However, the depletion of the patient's immune system prior to transplantation can put patients at risk of for ...
Feb 3, 2015
TGen-Scottsdale Lincoln personalized therapy offers hope for patients with advanced cancer
A new course of action—prescribing chemotherapy based on genetic research—has led to a Happy New Year for Phoenix resident Phil Zeblisky, an advanced Stage 4 pancreatic cancer patient who benefitted from a cutting-edge ...
Feb 3, 2015
Primed memories tempt people into gambling more
People are more likely to gamble after having their memories primed, an international team of researchers has found.
Feb 3, 2015
Power psychs people up about... themselves
We all know the type - people who can talk on and on about their latest adventures, seemingly unaware that those around them may not be interested. They also get really psyched up about their own experiences. A new paper ...
Feb 3, 2015
Surgical metrics do not provide a clear path to improvement, study says
While surgical outcomes have improved nationally over time, surgical outcome reporting does not necessarily lead to better outcomes, according to a Mayo Clinic study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical ...
Feb 3, 2015
Children's hunger born from mothers' trauma
The roots of children's hunger today may stretch back, in part, to the past childhood trauma of their caregivers. Evidence amassed over the past two decades has demonstrated that stress and deprivation during childhood have ...
Feb 3, 2015