Archive: 06/12/2018

Mass proliferation of information evolving beyond our control, says new psychology research

Vastly increased choice might seem a good thing, but not when it comes to our choice of information according to new psychology research from the University of Warwick.

Dec 6, 2018

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Fewer early stage breast cancer patients may need lymph node removal: study

(HealthDay)—For many breast cancer patients, removal of lymph nodes in the armpit area is a common procedure, due to worries that the tumor has spread to these tissues.

Dec 6, 2018

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Many Americans unaware of promise of targeted, 'personalized' medicine: poll

(HealthDay)—Medical science has made tremendous advances in "personalized medicine"—drugs that fight cancer and other diseases by boosting the immune system or targeting specific genetic traits.

Dec 6, 2018

Infant formula companies are behind the guidelines on milk allergy, and their sales are soaring

There has been a six-fold increase in sales of infant formula prescribed for babies with cows' milk protein allergy in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2016. This is despite no evidence of a concurrent increase in the prevalence ...

Dec 6, 2018

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Major breakthrough in quest for cancer vaccine

The idea of a cancer vaccine is something researchers have been working on for over 50 years, but until recently they were never able to prove exactly how such a vaccine would work.

Dec 6, 2018

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Circulating tumor cell count could help choose treatment for metastatic breast cancer patients

Circulating tumor-cell (CTC) count could be used to choose hormone therapy or chemotherapy as frontline treatment for patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), HER2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer, according ...

Dec 6, 2018

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Accelerated partial breast irradiation inequivalent to whole breast irradiation for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence

Data from the NRG (NSABP B-39/RTOG 0413) trial indicated that ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) rates 10 years after treatment could not reject the hypothesis that accelerated partial breast irradiation (PBI) after ...

Dec 6, 2018

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Countering misinformation about flu vaccine is harder than it seems

Many Americans hold beliefs about the flu vaccine that are at odds with the best available scientific evidence. For example, a recent study found that more than two-fifths, or 43 percent, of Americans believe that the seasonal ...

Dec 6, 2018

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By analyzing the chemicals in the blood, scientists can find out who develops active tuberculosis

Although a quarter of the world population is infected with the pathogen that causes tuberculosis, only about ten percent develop the disease during their lifetime. An international team of scientists, including some from ...

Dec 6, 2018

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What does 'gaslighting' mean?

Shortlisted for the Oxford English Dictionary's 2018 word of the year, "gaslighting" has well and truly found its way into contemporary thought and vernacular.

Dec 6, 2018

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