The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

DECEMBER 30, 2023 Editors' notesby Aneri Pattani, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThis year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settleme

Updated on: March 15,2024

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

DECEMBER 30, 2023 Editors' notesby Aneri Pattani, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThis year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settleme

Updated on:March 15,2024

Spot-on laser treatment for skin blemishes becoming clearer with new index

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: Unirradiated melanosomes show a smooth surface. Right: Irradiation by picosecond lasers with a pulse width of 450 ps at a wavelength of 1,064 nm and a fluenc

Updated on: March 30,2024

Spot-on laser treatment for skin blemishes becoming clearer with new index

by Osaka Metropolitan UniversityLeft: Unirradiated melanosomes show a smooth surface. Right: Irradiation by picosecond lasers with a pulse width of 450 ps at a wavelength of 1,064 nm and a fluenc

Updated on:March 30,2024

Evaluating selpercatinib for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

by D'Or Institute for Research and EducationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA phase III LIBRETTO-431 multicenter study has evaluated the efficacy and safety of selpercatinib compared to control

Updated on: January 26,2024

Evaluating selpercatinib for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

by D'Or Institute for Research and EducationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA phase III LIBRETTO-431 multicenter study has evaluated the efficacy and safety of selpercatinib compared to control

Updated on:January 26,2024

Study of palliative care demonstrates scalable strategy to increase support for seriously ill patients in hospital

JANUARY 16, 2024byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOrdering a palliative care consultation by "default"—via an automatic o

Updated on: March 15,2024

Study of palliative care demonstrates scalable strategy to increase support for seriously ill patients in hospital

JANUARY 16, 2024byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOrdering a palliative care consultation by "default"—via an automatic o

Updated on:March 15,2024

First clinical trial of vosoritide for children with hypochondroplasia shows increased growth

byChildren's National HospitalStanding height SDS. Credit:eClinicalMedicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102591Vosoritide's first global Phase II study showed an average

Updated on: April 28,2024

First clinical trial of vosoritide for children with hypochondroplasia shows increased growth

byChildren's National HospitalStanding height SDS. Credit:eClinicalMedicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102591Vosoritide's first global Phase II study showed an average

Updated on:April 28,2024

Preparing for the next health crisis: COVID-19 showed the importance of community-engaged research

by Simran Purewal and Julia Smith,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainCommunity-engaged researchinvolves the active and meaningful involvement of people directly affected by a researc

Updated on: April 28,2024

Preparing for the next health crisis: COVID-19 showed the importance of community-engaged research

by Simran Purewal and Julia Smith,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainCommunity-engaged researchinvolves the active and meaningful involvement of people directly affected by a researc

Updated on:April 28,2024

Scientists harness ultrasound for drug delivery and tissue implantation

by Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyUltrasound mediated polymerization of acousto-sensitive biomaterials. Credit: Small Methods (2024). DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301197Research presents an advance

Updated on: May 14,2024

Scientists harness ultrasound for drug delivery and tissue implantation

by Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyUltrasound mediated polymerization of acousto-sensitive biomaterials. Credit: Small Methods (2024). DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301197Research presents an advance

Updated on:May 14,2024

Longitudinal characterization of behavioral, morphological and transcriptomic changes in a tauopathy mouse model

by Impact Journals LLCGene expression profiling revealed various patterns of changes in PFC and hippocampus of P301S mice at different ages. Credit:Aging(2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205057A

Updated on: January 10,2024

Longitudinal characterization of behavioral, morphological and transcriptomic changes in a tauopathy mouse model

by Impact Journals LLCGene expression profiling revealed various patterns of changes in PFC and hippocampus of P301S mice at different ages. Credit:Aging(2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.205057A

Updated on:January 10,2024

AI-supported image analysis: How metrics determine quality

FEBRUARY 12, 2024byGerman Cancer Research CenterP1: Pitfalls related to the inadequate choice of the problem category. The effect of using segmentation metrics for object-detection problems. The

Updated on: March 25,2024

AI-supported image analysis: How metrics determine quality

FEBRUARY 12, 2024byGerman Cancer Research CenterP1: Pitfalls related to the inadequate choice of the problem category. The effect of using segmentation metrics for object-detection problems. The

Updated on:March 25,2024

Antibiotics use in relation to colorectal cancer risk, survival and postoperative complications

by Claes Björnberg,Umea UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe bacteria in our gut are believed to be involved in cancer of the large bowel. Exposure to antibiotics, which can affect gut

Updated on: March 28,2024

Antibiotics use in relation to colorectal cancer risk, survival and postoperative complications

by Claes Björnberg,Umea UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe bacteria in our gut are believed to be involved in cancer of the large bowel. Exposure to antibiotics, which can affect gut

Updated on:March 28,2024

A computational model to simulate the biomechanical growth of breast tumors

byCarlos III University of MadridTumor cells invading surrounding tissue under different mechanical conditions. The blue line indicates the boundary of the solid tumor and the yellow line indica

Updated on: March 28,2024

A computational model to simulate the biomechanical growth of breast tumors

byCarlos III University of MadridTumor cells invading surrounding tissue under different mechanical conditions. The blue line indicates the boundary of the solid tumor and the yellow line indica

Updated on:March 28,2024

Scientists say outdated diabetes drug still has something to offer

byUniversity of California - San DiegoThis micrograph shows a single macrophage, which is a type of cell in the immune system. In obesity-related inflammation, large numbers of these cells infil

Updated on: April 28,2024

Scientists say outdated diabetes drug still has something to offer

byUniversity of California - San DiegoThis micrograph shows a single macrophage, which is a type of cell in the immune system. In obesity-related inflammation, large numbers of these cells infil

Updated on:April 28,2024