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Preliminary results from the "SNAPSHOT study", an NIH-funded collaborative research project between the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at...

Mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with hypertension, diabetes

Preliminary data from two studies suggest that mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension...

‘Hail Mary’ mechanism can rescue cells with severely damaged chromosomes

Credit: Sullivan Lab, UC Santa Cruz The DNA vital to the life of a cell is packaged in chromosomes, and...

Sleep duration impacts treatment response for depressed patients with insomnia

Preliminary results from a new study show that depressed patients with insomnia who sleep seven or more hours per night...

Midpelvic forceps, vacuum deliveries: Higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies

Compared with cesarean deliveries, midpelvic forceps and midpelvic vacuum deliveries lead to higher rates of maternal and infant trauma, according...

Adding abiraterone to standard treatment improves prostate cancer survival by 40 percent

Adding abiraterone to hormone therapy at the start of treatment for prostate cancer improves survival by 37 per cent, according...

Immunotherapy drug effective for metastatic triple negative breast cancer

The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab--already FDA-approved for other forms of cancer-has been found to be effective in patients with metastatic triple...

Penn effort to expand trials of olaparib leads to new treatment options for patients with advanced BRCA-related breast cancer

Credit: Penn Medicine CHICAGO -- Six years ago an international team of physician scientists known as BRCA-TAC led a charge...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ready-to-eat foods

New Orleans, LA - June 4, 2017 -Research presented at the ASM Microbe 2017 meeting by Bryan Sanchez of California...

Web-based system for self-reporting symptoms helps patients live longer

ASCO Perspective "Online technologies have transformed communications in practically every aspect of our lives, and now we're seeing they're also...

Abiraterone slows advanced prostate cancer, helps patients live longer

ASCO Perspective "This study provides strong evidence to support adding abiraterone to standard hormone therapy, primarily for men with metastatic...

Olaparib slows growth of BRCA-related metastatic breast cancer

ASCO Perspective "These long-awaited findings show that this new class of treatment can deliver better results for women with BRCA-positive...

New drug shows durable efficacy across diverse pediatric and adult cancers

ASCO Perspective "Though the study is small and early, it demonstrates compelling evidence that may pave the way for a...

Cancer patients who systematically reported their symptoms lived longer

Credit: Brian Strickland/UNC Lineberger CHICAGO-Cancer patients who reported their symptoms to their cancer care providers using a web-based survey lived...

New technology dives deep into the cancer genome

ASCO Perspective "We continue to see promising reports about possible uses of circulating tumor DNA analysis. While this approach has...

Routine genomic testing is feasible, but only a subset of patients benefit

ASCO Perspective "This study gives more validation for the use of genomics in clinical practice and shows it could very...

Steady decrease in severe health problems for childhood cancer survivors

ASCO Perspective "Perhaps no other area of oncology has seen such dramatic progress in treatment over the past decades as...

Two combination therapies shrink melanoma brain metastases in more than half of patients

CHICAGO - High response rates to a pair of combination therapies point to potentially new options for a group of...

Zika virus successfully diagnosed from semen

New Orleans, LA - June 4, 2017 -Research presented at ASM Microbe 2017 by experts at the Fertility and Cryogenics...

Increasing susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus in the United States