New algorithm determines ideal caffeine dosage and timing for alertness
According to a recent study, a newly developed algorithm may be the key to optimizing alertness with caffeine. Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant...
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Sleep paralysis and hallucinations are prevalent in student athletes
Pilot data from a recent study suggest that sleep paralysis and dream-like hallucinations as you are falling asleep or waking up are widespread in student...
Idera Pharmaceuticals presents clinical data from the ILLUMINATE-204 trial of the combination of tilsotolimod and ipilimumab for anti-PD-1 refractory metastatic melanoma at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting
Data from Ongoing Phase 2 Study to be Presented at 1:15 PM CT at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting Of...
Limited health literacy is a major barrier to heart disease prevention and treatment
DALLAS, June 4, 2018 --Limited healthy literacy is a major barrier blocking many people from achieving good cardiovascular health or benefiting from effective treatment for...
Polarized cells give the heart its fully developed form
Credit: Anne M. Merks, MDC When it first starts to develop, the heart is a simple tube. Reporting in the journal Nature Communications, researchers at...
A major step towards individualized cancer therapy
Credit: Izumi Mindy Takamiya Fuyuhiko Tamanoi of Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) and colleagues in the US succeeded in establishing a versatile,...
Improving patient transfer from ICU to ward: Resources, communication and culture
A new study has identified important factors that can improve the transfer of patients from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a general hospital ward,...
Hepatitis C guideline recommends screening for all people born 1945-1975
A key recommendation in a new Canadian guideline on managing chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) is to screen all people born between 1945 and 1975...
Inadequate sleep could cost countries billions
Inadequate sleep is a public health problem affecting more than one in three adults worldwide. A new study in the journal SLEEP, published by Oxford...
Spironolactone may be an alternative to antibiotics in women’s acne treatment
PHILADELPHIA - In a finding that suggests the potential for practice change that would reduce the use of antibiotics in dermatology, researchers in the Perelman...
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 first-line treatment against ALK-positive non-small...
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 cell lung cancer, already earning...
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 Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting...
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 has 14% chance of getting...
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 for 70 percent of women...
