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

Bacterium may decrease effectiveness of immunotherapy

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of MontrealAssociation between the H. pylori seropositivity status and clinical outcomes in 97 patients with advanced melanoma. A. Stacked barplot between H.

Updated on: January 10,2024

Bacterium may decrease effectiveness of immunotherapy

by Béatrice St-Cyr-Leroux,University of MontrealAssociation between the H. pylori seropositivity status and clinical outcomes in 97 patients with advanced melanoma. A. Stacked barplot between H.

Updated on:January 10,2024

Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

by LancetWomen, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission highlights how, at all these intersections with cancer, women across the globe are subject to overlapping forms of discrimination and inequi

Updated on: February 20,2024

Examining how gender inequalities worsen women's access to cancer prevention, detection and care

by LancetWomen, power, and cancer: a Lancet Commission highlights how, at all these intersections with cancer, women across the globe are subject to overlapping forms of discrimination and inequi

Updated on:February 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 target mutation that leads to pancreatic cancer

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCrystal structures of 12D5(K63S) in complex with KRAS(G12D)•GTPγS and with KRAS(G12D)•GDP. (A) A comparison of 12D5(K63S)–KRAS(G12D)•GTPγS (Le

Updated on: February 20,2024

Researchers target mutation that leads to pancreatic cancer

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCrystal structures of 12D5(K63S) in complex with KRAS(G12D)•GTPγS and with KRAS(G12D)•GDP. (A) A comparison of 12D5(K63S)–KRAS(G12D)•GTPγS (Le

Updated on:February 20,2024

Benefit of risk-based breast cancer screening is still unclear

by Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbHCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) has analyzed whether risk-based breast canc

Updated on: December 25,2023

Benefit of risk-based breast cancer screening is still unclear

by Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment GmbHCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) has analyzed whether risk-based breast canc

Updated on:December 25,2023

Researchers testing new brain cancer vaccine

by Rush University Medical CenterGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vacci

Updated on: June 01,2024

Researchers testing new brain cancer vaccine

by Rush University Medical CenterGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vacci

Updated on:June 01,2024

Milestone rating system improved residency knowledge ratings bias

by Elana GotkineAdoption of the Milestone ratings system in 2014 was associated with improvement in internal medicine (IM) residency knowledge ratings bias in Black or Latino residents, who are underr

Updated on: May 26,2024

Milestone rating system improved residency knowledge ratings bias

by Elana GotkineAdoption of the Milestone ratings system in 2014 was associated with improvement in internal medicine (IM) residency knowledge ratings bias in Black or Latino residents, who are underr

Updated on:May 26,2024

Immunotherapy for HPV+ head and neck cancer: Awakening the force within

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from scientists at Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University reports that the immune cells that are the

Updated on: April 16,2024

Immunotherapy for HPV+ head and neck cancer: Awakening the force within

by Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from scientists at Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University reports that the immune cells that are the

Updated on:April 16,2024

Results of trial will help guide treatment of malignant bowel obstruction in patients with advanced cancer

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainFindings from the first-ever prospective trial including a randomized pathway comparing surgery to non-surgical treatment of malignant bowel obs

Updated on: January 04,2024

Results of trial will help guide treatment of malignant bowel obstruction in patients with advanced cancer

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainFindings from the first-ever prospective trial including a randomized pathway comparing surgery to non-surgical treatment of malignant bowel obs

Updated on:January 04,2024

American Cancer Society issues nutrition, exercise guidelines for cancer survivors

In a guideline issued by the American Cancer Society and published in the May/June issue ofCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, recommendations are presented regarding diet and exercise for redu

Updated on: December 28,2023

American Cancer Society issues nutrition, exercise guidelines for cancer survivors

In a guideline issued by the American Cancer Society and published in the May/June issue ofCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, recommendations are presented regarding diet and exercise for redu

Updated on:December 28,2023

New research shows benefits of exercise for first time in advanced lung cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyDr. Quan Tran, Medical Oncologist at the Cancer Care Centre, St Stephen's Hospital, Urraween, Australia, study author Credit: European Society for Medi

Updated on: December 18,2023

New research shows benefits of exercise for first time in advanced lung cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyDr. Quan Tran, Medical Oncologist at the Cancer Care Centre, St Stephen's Hospital, Urraween, Australia, study author Credit: European Society for Medi

Updated on:December 18,2023