Patients prefer doctors not use computers in exam room
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A new study suggests that people with advanced cancer prefer doctors communicate with them face-to-face with just a notepad in hand rather...
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Study finds smokers wrongly believe Natural American Spirit cigarettes are healthier
In the supermarket, foods labeled "organic" carry premium prices. Consumers generally believe that organic food is healthier, and in many cases they're right. But what...
People with leukemia and their oncologists have vastly different perceptions of prognosis
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A study of 100 people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving chemotherapy found that patient and physician perceptions of treatment risk and...
Yoga can be an effective supportive therapy for people with lung cancer and their caregivers
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - In a feasibility trial of people with advanced lung cancer receiving radiation therapy, and their caregivers, yoga was beneficial to both parties....
Resilience intervention improves well-being in young patients with cancer
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A new randomized clinical trial of a pilot program found that a brief in-person intervention can improve psychosocial health in a particularly...
Researchers test first drug to prevent the onset of chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
Credit: IDIBELL IDIBELL Researchers of the Neuro-Oncology Unit of Bellvitge University Hospital - Catalan Institute of Oncology, led by Dr. Jordi Bruna, have successfully tested...
Morgridge, UW scientists explore national security implications of gene editing
Credit: UW-Madison MADISON -- A trio of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research participated in an international think tank...
Organic material matters
Nanotechnology plays an important role in removing toxic chemicals found in the soil. Currently more than 70 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund sites are using...
Fireworks in space
NASA's Twins Study preliminary results have revealed that space travel causes an increase in methylation, the process of turning genes on and off, and additional...
New clinical care guidelines issued for patients with mitochondrial disease
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Physicians who see patients with mitochondrial disease now have a practical new tool--a set of guidelines for managing and caring...
NIH BRAIN Initiative launches cell census
The National Institutes of Health has launched a major effort to discover and catalog the brain's "parts list." The NIH's Brain Research through Advancing Innovative...
No magic wand required: Scientists propose way to turn any cell into any other cell type
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In fairy tales, all it takes to transform a frog into a prince, a servant into a princess or a mouse...
How Neanderthals influenced human genetics at the crossroads of Asia and Europe
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- When the ancestors of modern humans migrated out of Africa, they passed through the Middle East and Turkey before heading deeper into...
Animal models in regenerative medicine in upcoming special issue of tissue engineering
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Oct. 24, 2017 -- Novel approaches to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are first evaluated and...
UT Health San Antonio researchers define mechanism that causes kidney cancer to recur
SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 24, 2017) - New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and U.S....
