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...
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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...
Penn effort to expand trials of olaparib leads to new treatment options for patients with advanced BRCA-related breast cancer
Credit: Penn Medicine CHICAGO -- Six years ago an international team of physician scientists known as BRCA-TAC led a charge to advance clinical testing of...
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ready-to-eat foods
New Orleans, LA - June 4, 2017 -Research presented at the ASM Microbe 2017 meeting by Bryan Sanchez of California State University-Northridge in Northridge, Calif.,...
Web-based system for self-reporting symptoms helps patients live longer
ASCO Perspective "Online technologies have transformed communications in practically every aspect of our lives, and now we're seeing they're also allowing patients to take an...
Abiraterone slows advanced prostate cancer, helps patients live longer
ASCO Perspective "This study provides strong evidence to support adding abiraterone to standard hormone therapy, primarily for men with metastatic prostate cancer," said Sumanta Kumar...
Olaparib slows growth of BRCA-related metastatic breast cancer
ASCO Perspective "These long-awaited findings show that this new class of treatment can deliver better results for women with BRCA-positive breast cancer," said ASCO President...
New drug shows durable efficacy across diverse pediatric and adult cancers
ASCO Perspective "Though the study is small and early, it demonstrates compelling evidence that may pave the way for a new class of drugs for...
New technology dives deep into the cancer genome
ASCO Perspective "We continue to see promising reports about possible uses of circulating tumor DNA analysis. While this approach has a ways to go before...
Cancer patients who systematically reported their symptoms lived longer
Credit: Brian Strickland/UNC Lineberger CHICAGO-Cancer patients who reported their symptoms to their cancer care providers using a web-based survey lived longer than those patients who...
Routine genomic testing is feasible, but only a subset of patients benefit
ASCO Perspective "This study gives more validation for the use of genomics in clinical practice and shows it could very well guide treatment choices for...
