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Rhombic lip implicated in origins of high-risk medulloblastoma

Rhombic lip implicated in origins of high-risk medulloblastoma

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalTranscriptional atlas of the human fetal cerebellum. (a) Schematic summary of the molecular datasets used to interconnect mouse and human cerebellar pr

Rhombic lip implicated in origins of high-risk medulloblastoma

bySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalTranscriptional atlas of the human fetal cerebellum. (a) Schematic summary of the molecular datasets used to interconnect mouse and human cerebellar pr
Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri
Rucaparib efficacious in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Rucaparib efficacious in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, treatment with rucaparib is associated with significantly longer duration of imaging-based progression-free survival

Rucaparib efficacious in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, treatment with rucaparib is associated with significantly longer duration of imaging-based progression-free survival
Ovarian cancer detection takes a step forward

Ovarian cancer detection takes a step forward

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new type of technology can capture stray ovarian cancer cells from a simple blood test and successfully predict cancer

Ovarian cancer detection takes a step forward

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new type of technology can capture stray ovarian cancer cells from a simple blood test and successfully predict cancer
Examining resistance to immunotherapy in ovarian cancer

Examining resistance to immunotherapy in ovarian cancer

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterTME of HGSOC at single-cell resolution.a, Overview of the MSK SPECTRUM cohort and specimen collection workflow.b, UMAP plot of cells profiled

Examining resistance to immunotherapy in ovarian cancer

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterTME of HGSOC at single-cell resolution.a, Overview of the MSK SPECTRUM cohort and specimen collection workflow.b, UMAP plot of cells profiled
Chlorhexidine disinfectant may perform best in killing bone tumor cells after surgery

Chlorhexidine disinfectant may perform best in killing bone tumor cells after surgery

byWolters Kluwer HealthThe widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for use as part of the surgical treatment of bone tumors, s

Chlorhexidine disinfectant may perform best in killing bone tumor cells after surgery

byWolters Kluwer HealthThe widely used disinfectant chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) appears to be the most effective irrigation solution for use as part of the surgical treatment of bone tumors, s
Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

by Verónica ZaragoviaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 300,000 women around the world die from cervical cancer each year. In the U.S., women of Haitian descent are diagnosed with it at highe

Miami's Little Haiti joins global effort to end cervical cancer

by Verónica ZaragoviaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 300,000 women around the world die from cervical cancer each year. In the U.S., women of Haitian descent are diagnosed with it at highe
Pulsed electromagnetic field application technique for preventing bone loss due to radiotherapy

Pulsed electromagnetic field application technique for preventing bone loss due to radiotherapy

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressPEMF ameliorates focal radiation–induced bone loss by modulating osteoblasts. (A) Schematic representation of focal radiation and PEMF administration. (B) Representative m

Pulsed electromagnetic field application technique for preventing bone loss due to radiotherapy

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressPEMF ameliorates focal radiation–induced bone loss by modulating osteoblasts. (A) Schematic representation of focal radiation and PEMF administration. (B) Representative m
Chronic health conditions associated with worse survival rates for patients with metastatic breast cancer

Chronic health conditions associated with worse survival rates for patients with metastatic breast cancer

by Mary Clare Fischer, Dani K. Dodge-Medlin,University of MichiganDisparities in the number of chronic health conditions that Black women endure compared to other races and ethnicities contribut

Chronic health conditions associated with worse survival rates for patients with metastatic breast cancer

by Mary Clare Fischer, Dani K. Dodge-Medlin,University of MichiganDisparities in the number of chronic health conditions that Black women endure compared to other races and ethnicities contribut
Adherence to quality indicators low in chronic myeloid leukemia

Adherence to quality indicators low in chronic myeloid leukemia

by Elana Gotkine HealthDay ReporterFor newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients, adherence to guideline-based quality indicators is low, according to a study published onl

Adherence to quality indicators low in chronic myeloid leukemia

by Elana Gotkine HealthDay ReporterFor newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients, adherence to guideline-based quality indicators is low, according to a study published onl
'No one should cancel their colonoscopies': Addressing controversy from a recent clinical trial

'No one should cancel their colonoscopies': Addressing controversy from a recent clinical trial

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite some confusing messages this week around the value of colonoscopies, Wilmot Cancer Institute physici

'No one should cancel their colonoscopies': Addressing controversy from a recent clinical trial

by Leslie Orr,University of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite some confusing messages this week around the value of colonoscopies, Wilmot Cancer Institute physici
Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHemoglobin changes from baseline over time on treatment with magrolimab + azacitidine in patients with HR-MDS (N = 95). Data shown are medi

Magrolimab plus azacitidine results in promising activity in higher-risk MDS patients

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteHemoglobin changes from baseline over time on treatment with magrolimab + azacitidine in patients with HR-MDS (N = 95). Data shown are medi