Oncology & Cancer

Gains in colorectal cancer outcomes slowing, reversing

Decreases in colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses and deaths among adults in their 50s and 60s have slowed compared with previous decades, according to a study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

People with a hepatitis C cure still face substantial risk of death

Individuals who have been cured of hepatitis C infection still face a substantially greater risk of death compared with the general population—between 3 and 14 times higher depending on liver disease stage, finds the largest ...

Immunology

Investigating why we lose fat and muscle during infection

Although infections can present with many different symptoms, one common symptom is the loss of fat and muscle, a process called wasting. Salk scientists wanted to know whether wasting was beneficial in fighting infections.

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