Health

June 3, 2018

One of the favourites in soccer's upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, Germany, has just 13.3% chance of winning. And Australia...

Blood test shows potential for early detection of lung cancer

CHICAGO - A test that analyzes free-floating DNA in the blood may be able to detect early-stage lung cancer, a...

Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights need for prevention

SEATTLE - Lifestyle-related cancers, such as lung, colorectal, and skin cancers, have increased globally over the past decade, according to...

Study updates global burden of cancer

Bottom Line: Population aging and growth largely fueled an increase in cancer cases between 2006 and 2016, and large disparities...

Study of acute myeloid leukemia patients shows protein inhibitor drug safe and effective with durable remissions

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON ? Ivosidenib, an experimental drug that inhibits a protein often mutated in several cancers...

Long-term IMPACT data find improved survival when targeted therapies matched to tumor-specific gene mutations

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center CHICAGO - Matching targeted therapies to tumor-specific gene mutations across tumor types improved progression-free survival...

Walking faster could make you live longer: research

Speeding up your walking pace could extend your life, research led by the University of Sydney suggests. Walking at an...

One in every 5 deaths in young adults is opioid-related in the United States: Study

Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, June 1, 2018 - One out of every five deaths among young adults in the...

Scientists develop material that could regenerate dental enamel

Credit: Alvaro Mata Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new way to grow mineralised materials which...

Most hospitals now require workers to get flu shots — except those that treat veterans

ANN ARBOR, MI - In just a few short months, hospitals across the country will start their annual push to...

Wait for it: Serotonin and confidence at the root of patience in new study

Credit: OIST Just a little longer. It's a common experience: hanging on in the hopes that our patience will pay...

Study reveals brain activity patterns underlying fluent speech

When we speak, we engage nearly 100 muscles, continuously moving our lips, jaw, tongue, and throat to shape our breath...

The Lancet: A warning and an opportunity: The WHO Independent

It poses a stark warning that the Sustainable Development Goal for NCDs - to reduce premature deaths from NCDs by...

Finances are a major motivating factor in patient avoidance of diagnostic testing

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM. DES PLAINES, IL--Patient preferences for diagnostic testing differed...

Researchers: A power failure in your fat cells could short-circuit your health

A specialized fat molecule, called cardiolipin, that is made within the body's own fat cells, is far more significant to...

Penn Medicine Neuroscientist receives Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award

PHILADELPHIA-- Shinjae Chung, PhD, an assistant professor of Neuroscience in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,...

Study offers new hope for the fight against genetically determined obesity

Around two to six per cent of all people with obesity develop obesity already in early childhood; it's in their...

Despite fewer looking for work, gains continue for Americans with disabilities

Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - June 1, 2018. Job gains continued for Americans with disabilities in May, although...

Structure of protein pair provides blueprint for future drugs