Medical research
Low effort, high reward: How making choices easy pays off in clinical trials
"We thought there would be a relatively small effect. But we knew that an effect of that size would save lives."
Jul 29, 2022
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News tagged with screening
Medical research
Blood test may help determine if nodules detected by CT scans are lung cancer
Annual screenings of patients at high risk for lung cancer can catch tumors early and improve a patient's long-term prognosis. However, low-dose computer tomography (LDCT) has a high false-positive rate that can lead to unnecessary ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Not-so private eyes: Eye movements hold clues to how we make decisions
New research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder suggests that eyes may really be the window to the soul—or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions.
Dec 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Tablet-based screening doubles detection of psychosis symptoms in youth
Asking patients to take a short survey on a tablet before their appointments may help mental health providers identify young people at risk of psychosis. A UC Davis Health study found that when patients took a 21-question ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer incidence in China and the USA: Scientists discuss changing and converging trends
The overall burden of cancer has gradually increased in China in recent years. By comprehensively examining data from multiple large databases, researchers have elucidated the similarities and differences between cancer epidemiology ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
MRI can cut overdiagnoses in prostate-cancer screening by half
Most countries have not introduced nationwide prostate-cancer screening, as current methods result in overdiagnoses and excessive and unnecessary biopsies. A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, which ...
Jul 9, 2021
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Medications
Cytisine may prove a safe and effective smoking cessation therapy
Research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology shows cytisine may be a safe and effective smoking cessation therapy in lung cancer screening volunteers.
Jul 28, 2022
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Cardiology
Wrist-worn devices are shown to be cost-effective for screening of atrial fibrillation
Screening individuals for atrial fibrillation (AF) using wearable devices is more cost-effective than screening using conventional methods such as 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and pulse palpation, or than no screening ...
Aug 5, 2022
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Immunology
Researchers help develop rapid, reliable vitamin D test
A McMaster researcher is part of a team that has developed a more efficient way to screen for vitamin D deficiency that could become a tool in the fight against COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.
Apr 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Starting colonoscopy every 10 years at age 45 cost-effective for all
Initiating colonoscopy every 10 years (Colo10) at age 45 years or an annual fecal immunochemical test (FIT) at 40 years is cost-effective for all body mass index (BMI) and sex groups, according to a study published online ...
Aug 12, 2022
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