Health

July 2, 2026

Cancer risk due to certain lifestyle and environmental factors is preventable

COLOGNE. Almost four in every 10 new cases of cancer in Germany are attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors. These...

Improved In vivo imaging of atherosclerotic plaque development

Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Atherosclerosis, involving the buildup of plaque in the arteries and an associated reduction...

Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease impacts

Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a commentary in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature...

Discovery paves way for improved ovarian cancer care

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Australian scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to...

Early Parkinson’s patients waiting too long to seek medical evaluation

Credit: Robert A. Hauser, M.D., University of South Florida The time between diagnosis and the institution of symptomatic treatment is...

3D models of breast cancer tumors introduce stromal cells as new drug therapy targets

Hossein Tavana, Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Akron (UA), has received a single-PI grant...

WSU researchers develop sugar-powered sensor to detect, prevent disease

Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - Researchers at Washington State University have developed an implantable, biofuel-powered sensor that runs...

Non-small cell lung cancer patients see improved survival with durvalumab

TAMPA, Fla. -- Non-small cell lung cancer patients survive longer when their treatment includes durvalumab following platinum-based chemoradiotherapy, according to...

Managing congenital adrenal hyperplasia requires shared decisions among patients, families, and heal

WASHINGTON--The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline that offers best practices for healthcare providers on how to promptly...

Tomatoes ‘mixing chemical cocktails’: Early detection of disease resistance in food crops

Credit: Esiul at Pixabay CC0 Creative Commons Bacterial wilt devastates food crops all over the world. It destroys major crop...

HPV vaccination can play critical role in global prevention of cervical and genital cancers

September 27, 2018 - In low-resource countries without well-developed screening programs, expanding access to human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination is...

Loyola to become first Chicago center to produce cancer-fighting CAR-T cells

MAYWOOD, IL - Loyola University Chicago and Loyola Medicine have announced plans to become the first Chicago center to produce...

New screening tool can improve the quality of life for epilepsy patients with sleep apnea

Credit: Nick Romanenko / Rutgers University Rutgers researchers have developed a tool to help neurologists screen for obstructive sleep apnea...

Vatican-Based White Paper Presents Expert Consensus on Advancing Global Palliative Care

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 27, 2018--A new white paper, developed by the Vatican-based Pontifical...

University of Rochester receives grant for center for child maltreatment studies

The University of Rochester's Mt. Hope Family Center (MHFC), in conjunction with the University of Minnesota's Institute for Translational Research...

Trial participation among factors influencing risk of relapse in AYA leukemia patients

Bottom Line: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were significantly more likely to relapse than...

Genetic analyses hone risk prediction for coronary disease

Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (September 27, 2018) - Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading killer of people with...

Deaths of despair: The opioid epidemic is just part of the problem

September 27, 2018 -- Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60 000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines...

GARDP and Novartis partner to reduce child deaths from drug-resistant infections

Agreement focuses on further enhancing generic antibiotics and increasing access for children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) Development will...

Physical exercise improves the elimination of toxic proteins from muscles