Five-year interval is safe for prostate cancer screening, research shows A simple blood test every five years is sufficient to screen low risk men for prostate cancer, new research has shown. Apr 5, 2024 0 53
Urine test halves painful procedures in bladder cancer follow up, new trial shows A simple urine test can more than halve the number of cystoscopies necessary to follow up high-risk bladder cancer patients, new research has found. Apr 5, 2024 0 50
Clinical trial: First cardiac bioimplants for treatment of myocardial infarction using umbilical cord stem cells The results of a pioneering study support the safety of the bioimplants called PeriCord, made from stem cells of the umbilical cord and pericardium from a tissue donor, which aid in the regeneration and revascularization ... Apr 5, 2024 0 114
Novel ADC and immunotherapy combo shows promise in endometrial cancer subtype In a small, investigator-initiated Phase II study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators, a novel combination of an antibody-drug conjugate and an immune checkpoint inhibitor showed notable activity in pre-treated ... Apr 5, 2024 0 44
Study finds immunotherapy combination before surgery improves outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer A pilot study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators suggests that for people with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, administrating an immunotherapy drug in combination with chemotherapy ... Apr 5, 2024 0 49
Blast exposure linked to intestinal problems A study by New York and Rocky Mountain U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs researchers showed blast exposure can cause intestinal permeability, a condition that can lead to gut bacteria entering the bloodstream and causing ... Apr 5, 2024 0 46
Research team builds first tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has built the first genetic reference maps for short lengths of DNA repeated multiple times which are known to cause more than 50 lethal human diseases, including ... Apr 5, 2024 0 62
Human neuron model paves the way for new Alzheimer's therapies Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have developed an innovative human neuron model that robustly simulates the spread of tau protein aggregates in the brain—a process that drives cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease and ... Apr 5, 2024 0 147
Opinion: Air pollution, neurodegeneration, neuropsychiatric, and neurodevelopmental disorders An opinion paper published by University of Montana professor Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas MD, Ph.D. and co-authors, Dr. Alberto Ayala and Dr. Partha Mukherjee discussed ow US citizens are not fully aware of the harmful brain ... Apr 5, 2024 0 58
A deep dive into the genetics of alcohol consumption A research group centered at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has drilled deep into a dataset of over 3 million individuals compiled by the direct-to-consumer genetics company 23andMe, Inc., and found ... Apr 5, 2024 0 139
