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Oncology & Cancer

Skin cancer is a growing threat to older adult men as global population ages

Researchers at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in China have uncovered a sharply rising burden of skin cancer in older adults driven largely by population growth and affecting men twice as often.

Immunology

Organ-specific inflammation masquerades as relapse in CAR T-cell remission

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have identified a previously undocumented, organ-specific toxicity linked to CD19-targeted CAR T-cell therapy in autoimmune disease. The syndrome, termed ...

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Neuroscience

Weight loss linked to nerve cells in the brain

Semaglutide belongs to a group of drugs called GLP-1R agonists and has been shown to effectively reduce food intake and body weight. The drug is already well established as part of the treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes, ...

Oncology & Cancer

How rearranged genes drive kidney cancer progression

Scientists report that they have learned how certain combinations of rearranged genes can promote the progression of a rare type of kidney cancer. The study was led by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ...

Neuroscience

How hunger pangs push back the onset of puberty in mice

The neural circuit responsible for delaying the onset of puberty in underfed mice has been discovered in a study by neuroscientists at RIKEN. The same circuit is expected to play a similar role in humans too.

Neuroscience

Can the brain be targeted to treat type 2 diabetes?

Successfully treating type 2 diabetes may involve focusing on brain neurons, rather than simply concentrating on obesity or insulin resistance, according to a study published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Health

Feelings of frailty can set in as early as age 40

Loneliness, feeling older than your age and a negative attitude to aging are all associated with early stages of frailty, even in people as young as 40, new research reveals. The research is published in the journal BMC Public ...

Oncology & Cancer

Shorter radiation therapy after prostate surgery safe, study finds

For men who undergo a radical prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer, post-surgery radiation therapy can play a vital role in reducing the risk of recurrence. Despite its benefits, many patients decline or defer ...