Air pollution from fossil fuel use accounts for over 5 million extra deaths a year, new modeling study finds

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainAir pollution from using fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation accounts for 5.1 million extra deaths a year worldwide,

Updated on: May 23,2024

Air pollution from fossil fuel use accounts for over 5 million extra deaths a year, new modeling study finds

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainAir pollution from using fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation accounts for 5.1 million extra deaths a year worldwide,

Updated on:May 23,2024

​ Vigilant monitoring is needed to manage cardiac risks in patients using antipsychotics, doctors say

by ElsevierCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe use of the antipsychotic drugs quetiapine and haloperidol is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death

Updated on: May 06,2024

​ Vigilant monitoring is needed to manage cardiac risks in patients using antipsychotics, doctors say

by ElsevierCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe use of the antipsychotic drugs quetiapine and haloperidol is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death

Updated on:May 06,2024

'Natural killers' may help treat advanced solid cancerous tumors

by Chris Adam,Purdue UniversityCredit: Purdue UniversityAn internal battle over oxygen can lead to major setbacks for people battling solid malignant tumors such as lung and brain cancers. Many

Updated on: April 01,2024

'Natural killers' may help treat advanced solid cancerous tumors

by Chris Adam,Purdue UniversityCredit: Purdue UniversityAn internal battle over oxygen can lead to major setbacks for people battling solid malignant tumors such as lung and brain cancers. Many

Updated on:April 01,2024

Musashi 1 in breast cancer: Implications for dormancy and survival in bone marrow

by Impact Journals LLCKey summary of findings. Shown is increased expression of PD-L1 and Msi 1 in CSCs. Credit:Aging(2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.204620A new research paper titled "Inc

Updated on: January 10,2024

Musashi 1 in breast cancer: Implications for dormancy and survival in bone marrow

by Impact Journals LLCKey summary of findings. Shown is increased expression of PD-L1 and Msi 1 in CSCs. Credit:Aging(2023). DOI: 10.18632/aging.204620A new research paper titled "Inc

Updated on:January 10,2024

Trial finds adding immunotherapy to neoadjuvant chemoradiation may improve outcomes in esophageal cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA studypublishedinClinical Cancer Researchfound that in patients with unresectable, locally advanced

Updated on: November 30,2024

Trial finds adding immunotherapy to neoadjuvant chemoradiation may improve outcomes in esophageal cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA studypublishedinClinical Cancer Researchfound that in patients with unresectable, locally advanced

Updated on:November 30,2024

Could that breast pain be cancer? When to get a mammogram

byPennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIf you've ever felt pain, tenderness and tightness—maybe even a sharp, stabbing sensation—in your breasts, it's hard not

Updated on: January 02,2024

Could that breast pain be cancer? When to get a mammogram

byPennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIf you've ever felt pain, tenderness and tightness—maybe even a sharp, stabbing sensation—in your breasts, it's hard not

Updated on:January 02,2024

Advances in multiple myeloma treatment

by Jason Howland, Mayo Clinic News NetworkMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0March is Myeloma Awareness Month. Mul

Updated on: March 20,2024

Advances in multiple myeloma treatment

by Jason Howland, Mayo Clinic News NetworkMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0March is Myeloma Awareness Month. Mul

Updated on:March 20,2024

Lower prostate cancer screening rates associated with subsequent increase in advanced cancers

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryIn the face of conflicting evidence over the risks and benefits of routine prostate cancer screenings, a

Updated on: December 26,2023

Lower prostate cancer screening rates associated with subsequent increase in advanced cancers

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryIn the face of conflicting evidence over the risks and benefits of routine prostate cancer screenings, a

Updated on:December 26,2023

Targeting ABC transporters in pancreatic ductal carcinoma—past, present, or future?

by Impact Journals LLCRole for ABCB1 in PDAC chemoresistance. Credit:Oncotarget(2024). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28597A new editorial paper titled "Targeting ABC transporters in PDAC—p

Updated on: July 11,2024

Targeting ABC transporters in pancreatic ductal carcinoma—past, present, or future?

by Impact Journals LLCRole for ABCB1 in PDAC chemoresistance. Credit:Oncotarget(2024). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28597A new editorial paper titled "Targeting ABC transporters in PDAC—p

Updated on:July 11,2024

Inside the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines for average-risk patients

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The American College of Physicians has produced a guidance statement for colorectal cancer s

Updated on: April 20,2024

Inside the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines for average-risk patients

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The American College of Physicians has produced a guidance statement for colorectal cancer s

Updated on:April 20,2024

Cytokine mediates obesity-related factors linked to colorectal cancer

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersA new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the cytokine interleukin-1ß, (IL-1ß) and obesity, showing that when IL

Updated on: December 18,2023

Cytokine mediates obesity-related factors linked to colorectal cancer

byMary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersA new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the cytokine interleukin-1ß, (IL-1ß) and obesity, showing that when IL

Updated on:December 18,2023

Researchers demonstrate that a machine learning model predicts oxaliplatin benefit

by NRG OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe current standard of care for treating patients with stage 3 colon cancer is to use adjuvant therapy with FOLFOX, a combination of the drugs fluorou

Updated on: May 16,2024

Researchers demonstrate that a machine learning model predicts oxaliplatin benefit

by NRG OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe current standard of care for treating patients with stage 3 colon cancer is to use adjuvant therapy with FOLFOX, a combination of the drugs fluorou

Updated on:May 16,2024