Oncology & Cancer
Lifesaving lung screens hit the road
(HealthDay)—Irene Johnson noticed a big, blue bus bearing the words "Breathe Easy" outside the Benton, Tenn., library during the 2019 Labor Day weekend.
Jul 16, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Total-body dynamic PET successfully detects metastatic cancer; first patient results
Results from the first study using uEXPLORER to conduct total-body dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) scans in cancer patients show that it can be used to generate high-quality images of metastatic cancer. The research ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Nano-radiomics unveils treatment effect on tumor microenvironment
Research has shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) can help cancers grow and evade the immune response. The TME has even been shown to inhibit cellular immunotherapy, a novel form of treatment in which the cells of ...
Jul 11, 2020
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Neuroscience
How to navigate epilepsy care
Despite the development of several new anti-seizure medications or anti-epileptic drugs over the past couple of decades, approximately 30 to 40% of epilepsy patients remain refractory—or resistant to medical treatment. ...
Jul 7, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart fat captures researchers' attention
Everyone has it. It's been known about for hundreds of years. But only recently have scientists begun to unravel its mysteries.
Jun 12, 2020
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Cardiology
After saving her husband with CPR, she gave birth to their son
Nearly ready to deliver her first child, Ashley Goette woke up at 5 a.m. to go to the bathroom and nudged her husband, who seemed to be snoring. Andrew made a scary, gargling sound, so Ashley ran to get his asthma inhaler.
Jun 2, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer drugs cause large cells that resist treatment; scientist aims to stop it
A cancer therapy may shrink the tumor of a patient, and the patient may feel better. But unseen on a CT scan or MR image, some of the cells are undergoing ominous changes. Fueled by new genetic changes due to cancer therapy ...
May 28, 2020
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Cardiology
Researchers find no benefit for treatment used to avoid surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm
A new landmark study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that patients with a vascular condition, called abdominal aortic aneurysm, received no benefits from taking a common antibiotic ...
May 27, 2020
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Cardiology
For young health care worker, stroke 'Didn't even occur to me'
An agonizing headache jolted Whitney Spotts awake in the middle of the night.
May 15, 2020
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Neuroscience
AI successfully used to identify different types of brain injuries
Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can detect and identify different types of brain injuries.
May 14, 2020
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