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How a Veterans Affairs study can help guide prostate cancer treatment
A nationwide Veterans Affairs (VA) study comparing two leading treatments for metastatic prostate cancer may help doctors choose the right drug for each patient, said a Rutgers Cancer Institute physician-scientist whose invited editorial accompanies the research.
Largest real-world study finds early flu antiviral treatment reduces ICU admissions in hos
A new nationwide study finds antiviral treatment is linked to fewer intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and shorter hospital stays for children hospitalized with influenza.
Patient-derived organoids reveal which breast tumors may resist standard therapies
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new method to predict how different types of breast cancer will respond to treatment, using patient data from the I-SPY2 breast cancer trial and rapid testing on lab-grown mini tumors.
Liver cancer experts co-author new treatment framework for hepatocellular carcinoma
Liver cancer experts at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and 16 other cancer centers have compiled new guidance on the best treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in North America. The resource, called BEACON-HCC, was published in the journal Hepatology.
Three in four IVF babies in Australia now born from frozen embryos
Australians undergoing IVF now have a better chance of taking home a baby than they did just five years ago, as new data from Australia and New Zealand show treatment has evolved to become not only increasingly effective but also safer for mothers and babies.
Even Light Physical Activity May Lower Stroke Risk in People With AFib
Light physical activity should be integrated alongside treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib) to improve cardiovascular health. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision/Getty Images Physical activity was associated with a lower risk of stroke and death among people with atrial fibrillati
Using salt to drive drug-carrying particles deeper into difficult-to-treat biofilms
Biofilms—bacterial communities encased in a sticky, polymer-rich matrix—can be difficult to treat because that matrix slows antibiotics and drug-carrying particles. With help from salt, though, Yale researchers have found a way to steer these particles into some biofilms and even
Veterinarians provide tips in case a pet dog or cat is choking
A favorite toy or treat can become dangerous in an instant if it gets lodged in your pet's airway. Because choking is a terrifying emergency for pets and their owners, Dr. Christine Rutter, a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedi
Researchers help identify new Ebola variant and potential treatment
When the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in May, scientists around the world mobilized to help. Among them were researchers at Dalhousie University.
Broccoli could treat untreatable rare nerve disease, research finds
The secret ingredient for treating a rare nervous system disease could be hiding in the fridge, Swinburne researchers have discovered.
Higher doses of common fertility drug linked to pregnancy risks
About 1 in 6 people experience infertility, with irregular or absent ovulation among the most common causes. The drug clomiphene citrate has long been a mainstay of fertility treatment, but a growing body of University of Adelaide research is raising safety concerns about higher