Archive: 03/06/2019

Immunotherapy improves five-year survival rate of people with advanced lung cancer

In a study led by UCLA investigators, treatment with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab helped more than 15 percent of people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer live for at least five years—and 25 percent of patients ...

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People living with HIV face premature heart disease and barriers to care

Effective antiretroviral therapy has changed the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic, manageable condition that is associated with higher rates of heart attacks, strokes, heart ...

Jun 3, 2019

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Losing muscle to fat: misdirected fate of a multipotent stem cell drives LGMD2B

Research led by faculty at Children's National published online June 3, 2019, in Nature Communications shows that the sudden appearance of symptoms in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2 (LGMD2B) is a result of impaired ...

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Obamacare led to better cancer outcomes: studies

A pair of studies have found that Obamacare led to an increase in early-stage ovarian cancer detections and helped nearly erase racial differences in the timely treatment of a range of cancers.

Jun 3, 2019

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Mexico says detects measles in British tourist

Mexican health officials have confirmed a case of measles in a British woman who arrived in the country's touristic Caribbean coast a week ago, authorities said on Saturday.

Jun 3, 2019

Enzalutamide improves survival for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

Enzalutamide, an oral androgen receptor inhibitor, can improve outcomes for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), according to a large study presented by Christopher Sweeney, MBBS of Dana-Farber Cancer ...

Jun 3, 2019

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A treasure map to understanding the epigenetic causes of disease

More than 15 years after scientists first mapped the human genome, most diseases still cannot be predicted based on one's genes, leading researchers to explore epigenetic causes of disease. But the study of epigenetics cannot ...

Jun 3, 2019

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Organ and tissue donation in patients considering MAiD: new guidance helps navigate emerging area

A new publication in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) aims to help health care teams navigate clinical and ethical issues that arise when patients choose to donate organs or tissue after medical assistance in dying ...

Jun 3, 2019

Despite safety standard, laundry packet exposures increase in older children, adults

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center investigated trends in calls ...

Jun 3, 2019

Lower-amp ECT appears effective against suicidal thoughts

Nearly half the amplitude typically used in standard electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) seems to be effective at treating suicidal thoughts, investigators report.

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Archive: 03/06/2019

Immunotherapy improves five-year survival rate of people with advanced lung cancer

People living with HIV face premature heart disease and barriers to care

Losing muscle to fat: misdirected fate of a multipotent stem cell drives LGMD2B

Obamacare led to better cancer outcomes: studies

Mexico says detects measles in British tourist

Enzalutamide improves survival for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

A treasure map to understanding the epigenetic causes of disease

Organ and tissue donation in patients considering MAiD: new guidance helps navigate emerging area

Despite safety standard, laundry packet exposures increase in older children, adults

Lower-amp ECT appears effective against suicidal thoughts

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