Archive: 17/05/2018
New study of youth with type 1 diabetes connects 'honeymoon period' with lower LDL cholesterol
A new study by UMass Medical School physician-scientist Benjamin U. Nwosu, MD, finds that children with type 1 diabetes who experienced a partial clinical remission, or "honeymoon phase," had significantly lower low-density ...
May 17, 2018
Acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy for treating insomnia in cancer survivors
A Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)-supported randomized clinical trial of cancer survivors showed that eight weeks of either acupuncture or cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) decreased the ...
May 17, 2018
Upfront, comprehensive genetic testing in advanced lung cancer is cost-effective
An economic model comparing different types of genetic testing in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) found that using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to test for all known lung cancer-related gene changes at the ...
May 17, 2018
Tomato sauce helps boost probiotic food benefits
The demand for functional foods is increasing in recent years. Consumers request more food that, as well as a high nutritional value, has a beneficial effect on their organism and reduces the risk of suffering certain illnesses. ...
May 17, 2018
New regimens improve survival for children and young adults with T-cell cancers
In a federally funded, randomized phase III clinical trial performed by the Children's Oncology Group (COG), 90 percent of children and young adults with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) or T-cell lymphoblastic ...
May 17, 2018