October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about breast cancer types and what your type means. Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 3 of all new cancers diagnosed in women in the U.S. each year, according to the American Cancer Society. It’s estimated that more than 43,00 women in the U.S. will die […]

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Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a possible way to overcome barriers that block effective anti-cancer immune responses, thereby opening the potential for more effective immunotherapies in people. The findings are published in Nature. An unfavorable immune environment immediately surrounding a tumor cell is a major obstacle in using immunotherapy to treat many solid tumors, especially pancreatic […]

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Steve Thompson recalls signs of his early-onset dementia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dementia causes a person to become progressively forgetful and confused with time […]

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Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, have optimized a method for tumor diagnosis using radionuclides. Potential side-effects can now be significantly reduced through a molecular trick. The researchers report their results in the current issue of the scientific journal Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. With the development of a new class of so-called radiopharmaceuticals, the […]

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The prevalence of serious mental health problems among 17-year-olds could drop by as much as 16.8% for girls and 8.4% for boys if they were not subjected to sexual violence, such as sexual assault and harassment, according to estimates from UCL researchers. The new research, published today in The Lancet Psychiatry, uses information from 9,971 young people born across the […]

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The risk of neurodegenerative disease among former Scottish international rugby union players is more than double that of the general population, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. The risk varies by condition, ranging from just over twice as high for dementia up to 15 times as high for motor neuron disease, the findings show, […]

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The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission and The CARIN Alliance have partnered to bring both the CARIN Code of Conduct and EHNAC’s criteria review process to health plans, health systems, EHR vendors and others for reporting to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on their data practices and privacy protections. WHY IT MATTERS EHNAC, the standards development organization and […]

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In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-1273 vaccine effectiveness (VE) against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron sub-variant of concern (sub-VOC) infections and hospitalizations. Study: Effectiveness of mRNA-1273 against infection and COVID-19 hospitalization with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants: BA.1, BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.4, seroquel al mattino and BA.5. Image Credit: Ravil […]

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As of October 3rd, 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to more than 615 million cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), along with over 6.5 million deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Chills, fever, shortness of breath, tegretol and bipolar 2 loss of smell, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and headache are some common COVID-19 symptoms. […]

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Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a global increase in the number of people wearing masks to limit the spread of illness. Now, new research co-authored by MIT scholars suggests that, in China at least, wearing masks also influences how people act. The research, conducted across 10 studies focused on deviant behavior—such as running red lights, warfarin 11 […]

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