Preventing cervical cancer Silent but deadly. These are words often used to describe cervical cancer—a slow-growing disease that rarely causes symptoms in its early stages. Jan 5, 2023 0 6
New AI-based biomarker can help predict immunotherapy response for patients with lung cancer In a retrospective study, a team of researchers from several health care systems and universities, including Emory University, has discovered a new artificial intelligence (AI)-derived biomarker that uses routine imaging ... Jan 5, 2023 0 70
The molecules behind metastasis Many cancer cells never leave their original tumors. Some cancer cells evolve the ability to migrate to other tissues, but once there cannot manage to form new tumors, and so remain dormant. The deadliest cancer cells are ... Jan 5, 2023 0 71
Tiny, implantable therapeutic sponge device helps kill cancer in mice Many solid tumors resist treatment in part by turning human biology against itself. Tumors surround themselves with extra white blood cells known as regulatory T cells, which call off the body's natural defenses against the ... Jan 5, 2023 0 39
Observations against the recent discovery of a new pair of salivary glands in humans Human anatomy has been studied for centuries, and its intricacies are still not entirely understood. Discoveries, particularly microstructural details, keep adding to the known anatomy of the human body. However, discovery ... Jan 5, 2023 dialog 0 83
Dawn-to-dusk dry fasting leads to health benefits in the study of immune cells Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found more evidence that dry fasting (fasting without food or liquid intake) from dawn to dusk can play an important role in overall health. In a new study published in Metabolism ... Jan 5, 2023 2 87
Racial differences in access to Medicare plans have health consequences Access to high-quality health care differs for Black versus white Medicare Advantage enrollees, a reality that has been well documented. A 2022 study by LDI senior fellow Norma Coe, LDI executive director Rachel M. Werner, ... Jan 5, 2023 0 2
Drug can spur liver regeneration in Alagille syndrome Research led by Associate Professor Duc Dong, Ph.D., has shown for the first time that the effects of Alagille syndrome, an incurable genetic disorder that affects the liver, could be reversed with a single drug. The study, ... Jan 5, 2023 0 59
Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID brings more sick Patients, most of them elderly, are lying on stretchers in hallways and taking oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as COVID-19 surges in China's capital Beijing. Jan 5, 2023 0 5
Researchers Identify blood panel to predict placenta accreta Of the nearly 4 million births each year in the United States, roughly 50,000 are marked by life-threatening complications, and up to 900 result in maternal death during delivery. One major, often life-threatening complication ... Jan 5, 2023 0 14
