Dasatinib excels in worldwide phase II trial against pediatric CML
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center In 2002, the FDA approved the drug imatinib as a first-line therapy for adults with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)...
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CONNECT registry shows only 9 percent compliance with genetic testing guidelines for AML
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Guidelines by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommend testing for seven known genetic changes in patients with Acute...
UT Austin, Environmental Defense Fund, Google and Aclima unveil new hyper-local air pollution map
Credit: American Chemical Society Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed the most detailed and extensive local map of air pollution...
Midpelvic forceps, vacuum deliveries: Higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies
Compared with cesarean deliveries, midpelvic forceps and midpelvic vacuum deliveries lead to higher rates of maternal and infant trauma, according to a new study published...
Sleep duration impacts treatment response for depressed patients with insomnia
Preliminary results from a new study show that depressed patients with insomnia who sleep seven or more hours per night are more likely to benefit...
Study links late-night tweeting by NBA players to worse game performance
Preliminary data from a new study suggests that NBA players had worse personal statistics in games that followed a late-night tweet between 11 p.m. and...
Sleep extension improves response time, reduces fatigue in professional baseball players
Preliminary results from a new study suggest that short-term sleep extension improves response time and daytime functioning of professional baseball players. Results show that after...
Mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with hypertension, diabetes
Preliminary data from two studies suggest that mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension and diabetes. "We found that...
Sleep regularity is important for the happiness and well-being of college students
Preliminary results from the "SNAPSHOT study", an NIH-funded collaborative research project between the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and...
Social jet lag is associated with worse mood, poorer health and heart disease
Preliminary results of a new study show that social jet lag has emerged as an important circadian marker for health outcomes. Results show that social...
Treating depression w/ software: Tech from Mount Sinai steps into the digital healthcare universe
A treatment for depression using Emotional Faces Memory Task (EFMT), a technology originally developed by two Mount Sinai researchers, resulted in a significantly greater reduction...
Four Dana-Farber Researchers awarded prestigious ‘outstanding investigator awards’
BOSTON -- The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded four Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers with Outstanding Investigator Awards (OIA) for ongoing progressive research within their...
‘Hail Mary’ mechanism can rescue cells with severely damaged chromosomes
Credit: Sullivan Lab, UC Santa Cruz The DNA vital to the life of a cell is packaged in chromosomes, and a variety of checkpoints, repair...
Adding abiraterone to standard treatment improves prostate cancer survival by 40 percent
Adding abiraterone to hormone therapy at the start of treatment for prostate cancer improves survival by 37 per cent, according to the results of one...
Immunotherapy drug effective for metastatic triple negative breast cancer
The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab--already FDA-approved for other forms of cancer-has been found to be effective in patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer, according to...
