Oncology & Cancer
Researchers look to improve early identification of liver cancer
An overwhelming majority of hepatocellular carcinoma occurs in people already suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.
Nov 14, 2023
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Pediatrics
What vaccines does my child need by age 18 months?
Have you ever wondered why babies get vaccines starting from the day they're born? One big reason: The youngest are most at risk of diseases. It's also the time in your child's development that their immune system learns ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First-of-its-kind study reveals predictive factors for outcomes of advanced stage AL amyloidosis
Early improvements in cardiac and hematologic parameters may predict better survival outcomes for patients being treated for stage IIIb AL amyloidosis, a deadly disease with a median survival of four to six months caused ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
New study links changes in brain immune cells to Alzheimer's
Immune cells in the brains of people who had Alzheimer's disease appear to behave differently than those who had healthy brains for their age, according to an analysis of the cells' gene activity.
Aug 10, 2023
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Medical research
Antibody-based therapies may be effective in fight against influenza B
With a new flu season upon us, scientists have been testing new ways of fighting the deadly disease with antibody-based therapies—and they've discovered that this approach may be effective in combating influenza B.
Aug 4, 2023
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Medications
Magic mushrooms found to reduce anorexia nervosa psychopathology
Researchers at the University of California at San Diego have studied the effects of magic mushrooms as a therapeutic in treating anorexia nervosa. In their paper, "Psilocybin therapy for females with anorexia nervosa: a ...
Oncology & Cancer
Most pancreatic cancer patients do not get lifesaving surgery, says Texas study
Only 22% of Texas patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer received standard-of-care surgery to remove their tumors, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report in a new study. The findings, published in the Journal ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study discovers novel molecular mechanism driving chemoresistance and tumor recurrence in gastric cancer
A research team led by Professor Stephanie Ma Kwai-yee from School of Biomedical Sciences, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has uncovered a novel signaling pathway by which RNA editing governs ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Malaria in the U.S. and what we need to know
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory following the recent cases of malaria in Florida and Texas.
Jul 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis C can kill, but too many can't access the cure
More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials said Thursday.
Jun 29, 2023
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