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Researchers lengthen intervals between blood draws for warfarin patients
A new study finds stable patients on blood thinners may not need to get their blood drawn as often as...
Acute coronary syndrome patients with short sleep have double odds of hospital readmission
Pilot data from a recent study suggest that patients with short sleep have over two times the odds of readmission...
Poor sleep at night could mean decreased work productivity in the morning
Preliminary results from a new study suggest that several sleep-related symptoms are associated with decreased work productivity. Everyone experiences some...
A change in bacteria’s genetic code holds promise of longer-lasting drugs
AUSTIN, Texas -- By altering the genetic code in bacteria, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated...
Does stabilizing female hormones help lower suicide risk?
A three-year, $750,000 grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health will help researchers determine whether the stabilization of ovarian...
Study finds 2.6 percent mortality rate among children hospitalized for stroke
MAYWOOD, IL - A major international study has found that 2.6 percent of infants and children hospitalized for stroke die...
ASCO & NEJM: AI plus ovarian suppression yields benefit in high-risk younger breast cancer patients
CHICAGO - Premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer and a high risk of recurrence who are treated with...
Proxies who watch advanced care planning video more likely to withhold feeding tubes
BOSTON - Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered that nursing...
ASCO: ALEX trial results show alectinib further outpacing crizotinib in ALK+ NSCLC
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Updated results of the global phase III ALEX trial comparing alectinib with crizotinib as...
ASCO18: Updated Phase 1 results of crizotinib against MET-amplified lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The drug crizotinib has activity against a number of genetic targets relevant to non-small...
ASCO18: Trial shows how PET scans help tailor therapy for esophageal cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Survival results for the CALGB 80303 Trial presented today at the American Society of...
TAILORx trial finds most women with early breast cancer do not benefit from chemotherapy
New findings from the groundbreaking Trial Assigning Individualized Options for Treatment (Rx), or TAILORx trial, show no benefit from chemotherapy...
Landmark study finds more breast cancer patients can safely forgo chemotherapy
MAYWOOD, IL - A 21-gene test performed on tumors could enable most patients with the most common type of early...
Is exercise associated with lower risk of death for adult survivors of childhood cancer?
Bottom Line: Vigorous exercise is associated with reductions in the risk of death among adult survivors of childhood cancer. Why...
Erdafitinib shows promise in urothelial cancer patients with specific mutations
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center CHICAGO - In an international Phase II trial led by researchers at The University of...
Why do some sleep-deprived people experience worse cognitive functioning than others?
BALTIMORE - The key to predicting how someone is affected by sleep loss may be found in microRNAs (miRNAs), according...
Study reveals hypnosedation as an effective alternative to general anesthesia for various surgeries
New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark shows that hypnosedation is a valuable alternative to conventional...
Study shows taking aspirin before or after coronary
New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagen, Denmark shows that in patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass...
A filthy first — the 6 common types of disgust that protect us from disease revealed
Disgust has long been recognised as an emotion which evolved to help our ancestors avoid infection, but now researchers have...
Predicting the outcomes of FIFA World Cup
One of the favourites in soccer's upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, Germany, has just 13.3% chance of winning. And Australia...