New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function
SAN ANTONIO -- When it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the ...
Bringing Americans together on the issue of affordable housing
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A lack of affordable housing is linked with many health problems, including asthma, stress and alcoholism. ...
SBRT considered safe treatment option for patients with multiple (2-4) metastases
The NRG Oncology clinical trial BR001 tested the hypothesis that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) could be used safely in oligometastatic ...
New combination treatment flips the switch on melanoma cells
Think of the protein BH3 like a finger that turns off a cancer cell survival switch. The problem is that ...
Avoiding the hippocampus during whole-brain radiotherapy prevents cognitive side effects
Whole-brain radiotherapy can be delivered more safely to patients with brain metastases by avoiding the hippocampus according to a randomized ...
Honey, I shrunk the cell culture
Credit: Jason Shear/University of Texas at Austin. From "Fantastic Voyage" to "Despicable Me," shrink rays have been a science-fiction staple ...
Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies
Credit: Judy Gallagher CC BY 2.0 A new study, based on 27 years of data from Mana Pools National Park ...
Philosophy of mind: In touch with reality?
Every year, museums bear the cost of repairing the damage caused to their artworks by visitors touching them. Why would ...
Study confirms association between breastfeeding and lower risk of maternal hypertension
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 23, 2018-- A new systematic review of the literature not ...
Study sheds light on differences between male and female fat tissue, and health
Credit: York University News TORONTO, October 23, 2018 - New research from York University on fat tissue is providing an ...
‘Mushrooms’ and ‘brushes’ help cancer-fighting nanoparticles survive in the body
Credit: Drexel University For a number of innovative and life-saving medical treatments, from organ replacements and skin grafts to cancer ...
Nerve-on-a-chip platform makes neuroprosthetics more effective
Credit: © 2018 EPFL Neuroprosthetics - implants containing multi-contact electrodes that can substitute certain nerve functionalities - have the potential ...
Politics interferes with the ability to assess expertise
Learning about someone's political beliefs interferes with a person's ability to assess expertise, as people judge like-minded peers as being ...
EuroEcho-Imaging 2018
EuroEcho-Imaging is the annual congress of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) of the ESC. Wednesday 05 - Saturday ...
ERC Synergy Grant awarded to project exploring playful learning
Implementing a project entitled 'BrainPlay', an interdisciplinary team of researchers will explore the way in which play affects the human ...
Acute Cardiovascular Care 2019
Acute Cardiovascular Care is the European meeting place for specialists dealing with patients in the acute setting. Learn, exchange and ...
EHRA 2019
EHRA Congress (formerly Europace) is the annual congress of the European Heart Rhythm Association - EHRA. EHRA 2019 is the ...
ERC Synergy Grant worth €10M develops new methods for brain research, diagnostics and care
(Aalto University) The new methods are based on rapid, algorithm-controlled magnetic stimulation pulses that excite neurons and forge connections across ...
Painkillers during pregnancy can bring forward puberty in girls
The more weeks a women takes pain-reliving medication during pregnancy, the earlier their daughters enter puberty. This is shown by ...
EuroHeartCare 2019
The event to attend for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals. EuroHeartCare is the annual Congress of the Association of Cardiovascular ...
