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There is new hope for people with an aggressive type of breast cancer, as an immunotherapy trial shows for the...

Bioelectronic medicine treatment effective for lupus, pilot clinical trial shows

CHICAGO, IL -- A bioelectronic medicine device was effective in reducing pain and fatigue in patients with lupus, according to...

Immune therapy generates promising results in hard-to-treat ankylosing spondylitis

Results from a phase 3 clinical trial indicate that patients who have not benefited from standard therapy for ankylosing spondylitis...

Barriers to early clinical trial access for adolescents and young adults still exist

Munich, Germany, 21 October 2018 - Young cancer patients at the crossroads of childhood and adulthood seem to be stuck...

A single missing gene leads to miscarriage

Credit: RUB, Kramer A single gene of the mother plays such a crucial role in the development of the placenta...

Electronic medical records show promise in reducing unnecessary testing

Upon implementing electronic medical record-based interventions, Boston Medical Center reduced unnecessary diagnostic testing and increased the use of postoperative order...

HER2+ early breast cancers where shorter-course trastuzumab could be an option

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 19 October 2018 - Women with HER2-positive early breast cancer with...

Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even...

Invasive forage grass leads to grassland bird decline

Credit: Scott Maresh Nelson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The prairies of North America once covered vast stretches of...

Validating a new definition for respiratory failure in children

Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles According to a first-of-its-kind international study, a new definition of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome...

Patients at risk of coverage denial

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital analyzed a national sample of Emergency Department visits between 2011-15 to determine what proportion...

Regular exercise should be part of cancer care for all patients

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Link found between chronic inflammation and risk for Alzheimer’s disease

(Boston)--While it is widely shown that possessing the ApoE4 gene is the major genetic risk factor of Alzheimer's disease (AD),...

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

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Most people with lung cancer are unaware...

Pod-based electronic cigarette use among California youth

Bottom Line: Adolescents and young adults who used new pod-based electronic cigarettes commonly did so along with other e-cigarettes and...

Social vulnerability and medical skepticism top factors limiting adherence to screening

Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Social vulnerability showed to be a major limitation to participation in cancer screening for...

Juul e-cigarettes pose addiction risk for young users, Stanford study finds

Teens and young adults who use Juul brand e-cigarettes are failing to recognize the product's addictive potential, despite using it...

Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests

(European Society for Medical Oncology) Immunotherapy has been a major breakthrough in oncology -- but little is known about its...

Sleep apnea more deadly when patients experience short interrupted breaths