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Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine

Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine

by Randal Claytor,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and spin studio to get your sweat on with a cardio sessi

Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine

by Randal Claytor,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and spin studio to get your sweat on with a cardio sessi
Fighting racial bias in next-gen breast cancer screening

Fighting racial bias in next-gen breast cancer screening

by Acoustical Society of AmericaVirtual imaging trials to investigate the impact of skin color on 3D optoacoustic tomography of the breast: (a) An example schematic of a 3D OAT scan (left) and a

Fighting racial bias in next-gen breast cancer screening

by Acoustical Society of AmericaVirtual imaging trials to investigate the impact of skin color on 3D optoacoustic tomography of the breast: (a) An example schematic of a 3D OAT scan (left) and a
Genomic assay may predict long-term prognosis in premenopausal patients with HR-positive early-stage breast cancer

Genomic assay may predict long-term prognosis in premenopausal patients with HR-positive early-stage breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in

Genomic assay may predict long-term prognosis in premenopausal patients with HR-positive early-stage breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in
Adjuvant nivolumab + ipilimumab lacks efficacy for localized renal cell carcinoma

Adjuvant nivolumab + ipilimumab lacks efficacy for localized renal cell carcinoma

Disease-free survival (DFS) does not differ with adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) compared with placebo in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at high risk for postnephrect

Adjuvant nivolumab + ipilimumab lacks efficacy for localized renal cell carcinoma

Disease-free survival (DFS) does not differ with adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) compared with placebo in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at high risk for postnephrect
Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells

Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainColon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to

Metabolic adaptation ensures survival of colon cancer cells

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainColon cancer cells deficient in p53, one of the most important control proteins in cell growth, activate a particular metabolic pathway to
Method that uses combination of immune cells could provide clearer prognoses

Method that uses combination of immune cells could provide clearer prognoses

by Elin Bäckström,Swedish Research CouncilPrognostic value of CD8+T cells and CD68+CD163+macrophages revealed by comprehensive characterization of immune cell subsets in 286 therapy-

Method that uses combination of immune cells could provide clearer prognoses

by Elin Bäckström,Swedish Research CouncilPrognostic value of CD8+T cells and CD68+CD163+macrophages revealed by comprehensive characterization of immune cell subsets in 286 therapy-
Using the HALP score for prognostic ability in cancers: A literature review

Using the HALP score for prognostic ability in cancers: A literature review

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new review paper titled "What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP's p

Using the HALP score for prognostic ability in cancers: A literature review

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new review paper titled "What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP's p
Patients with high-risk melanoma had better quality of life on pembrolizumab than on standard immunotherapy regimens

Patients with high-risk melanoma had better quality of life on pembrolizumab than on standard immunotherapy regimens

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with high-risk stage III-IV melanoma who received pembrolizumab after their surgery reported a better quality of life than pati

Patients with high-risk melanoma had better quality of life on pembrolizumab than on standard immunotherapy regimens

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with high-risk stage III-IV melanoma who received pembrolizumab after their surgery reported a better quality of life than pati
Activated vitamin D3 treatment may reduce the risk of arsenic-mediated skin cancer

Activated vitamin D3 treatment may reduce the risk of arsenic-mediated skin cancer

by Shibaura Institute of TechnologyThe risk of cancer associated with long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water can be mitigated through regular treatment with calcitriol, an activated form of v

Activated vitamin D3 treatment may reduce the risk of arsenic-mediated skin cancer

by Shibaura Institute of TechnologyThe risk of cancer associated with long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water can be mitigated through regular treatment with calcitriol, an activated form of v
Peripheral blood haplo-SCT feasible for leukemia patients 70 years and older

Peripheral blood haplo-SCT feasible for leukemia patients 70 years and older

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)/myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) aged 70 years and older, haploidentical stem cell transplantation (Haplo-SCT) using a nonmyeloablative co

Peripheral blood haplo-SCT feasible for leukemia patients 70 years and older

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)/myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) aged 70 years and older, haploidentical stem cell transplantation (Haplo-SCT) using a nonmyeloablative co
Recent screening rose among people under 50 after release of new colorectal guidelines

Recent screening rose among people under 50 after release of new colorectal guidelines

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecent colorectal cancer screening rates more than doubled among people ages 45 to 49 in the months after the release of updated American Cancer

Recent screening rose among people under 50 after release of new colorectal guidelines

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecent colorectal cancer screening rates more than doubled among people ages 45 to 49 in the months after the release of updated American Cancer
How optoacoustic imaging plays a role in assessing the success of breast cancer surgery

How optoacoustic imaging plays a role in assessing the success of breast cancer surgery

byAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeEquipment set-up. (A) Schematic of the handheld US-OT probe placed in heavy water tank on the specimen. The probe is then moved s

How optoacoustic imaging plays a role in assessing the success of breast cancer surgery

byAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeEquipment set-up. (A) Schematic of the handheld US-OT probe placed in heavy water tank on the specimen. The probe is then moved s