Oncology & Cancer
More cancer cases in areas where incarceration rates are high: Study
Counties and states where jails and prisons are packed are more likely to have higher rates of cancer, new research shows.
Sep 17, 2024
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Risk for pediatric firearm reinjury 6 percent at one year after initial injury, study finds
The risk for firearm reinjury among children who present with acute nonfatal firearm injury is 6 and 14 percent at one and five years, respectively, after initial injury, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Genetics
Master copper regulator discovery may offer Alzheimer's clues
New therapeutic opportunities often emerge from research on simple organisms. For instance, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier, Ph.D., and Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., for their CRISPR-based DNA ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Lowering cancer drug dose could open tumors to immunotherapy
Research undertaken at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth has shown that administering anti-cancer drugs at a hundred-fold lower dose than standard protocols could improve the tumor's response to immunotherapy.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Workplace anxiety: Know your triggers and how to manage it
If you've ever been worried or anxious at work so much that it affects your performance, you might have workplace anxiety. Having some level of anxiety at your workplace is normal; everybody feels this to some extent, but ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study to improve contraceptive care for mothers of newborn babies
Contraception for mothers of newborn babies can often be overlooked amidst the focus on the health of the newborn baby and the significant adjustments required following the birth of the child.
Sep 17, 2024
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Radiology & Imaging
Augmented reality navigation system could improve lumbar puncture accuracy
A lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap, is a common clinical procedure that uses a hollow needle to penetrate the spinal canal and access the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. This procedure ...
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Medical research
Ground squirrel study points to potential development of a cataract drug
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators have identified a protein, known as RNF114, that reverses cataracts, a clouding of the eye's lens that occurs commonly in people as they age. ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast and ovarian cancer newly linked to thousands of gene variants
Scientists have pinpointed thousands of genetic changes in a gene that may increase a person's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, paving the way for better risk assessment and more personalized care.
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Medical research
Molecular pathway discovery points to a way to modulate scarring in spinal cord injury
After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent nerves from regenerating, impeding ...
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