Archive: 19/04/2018

British pilots score high on burnout scale—but still perform well

A study among British airline pilots shows that 20 percent of them have scores on a burnout scale that are comparable to those of people that are under burnout treatment. Surprisingly, the same study shows that only one of ...

Apr 19, 2018

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Researchers use imaging technology to screen for colorectal cancer in young adults

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the country. While the rates of colorectal cancer among patients older than 50 years old has decreased in recent years due to screening, it has increased by ...

Apr 19, 2018

New data: Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions

The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in 25 years and continuing a decline amid increasing legal restrictions and public awareness of ...

Apr 19, 2018

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US reflects on the pros, cons of legal cannabis ahead of 420

America's marijuana supporters have a lot to celebrate on this 420 holiday: Thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana, according to a national advocacy group. Nine of those states and Washington, D.C., also ...

Apr 19, 2018

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More students report carrying guns in Chicago than New York or Los Angeles

More students report carrying guns in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, a new Northwestern Medicine study shows. The findings provide historical background for Chicago's 2016 spike in gun violence, which occurred mostly ...

Apr 19, 2018

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Chip-based blood test for multiple myeloma could make bone biopsies a relic of the past

The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting plasma cells, traditionally forces patients to suffer through a painful bone biopsy. During that procedure, doctors insert a bone-biopsy needle through an ...

Apr 19, 2018

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Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to 18 percent of breast cancers. It is a scary diagnosis, and even though chemotherapy can be effective as standard-of-care, many ...

Apr 19, 2018

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Landmark study links tumor evolution to prostate cancer severity

Findings from Canadian Prostate Cancer Genome Network (CPC-GENE) researchers and their collaborators, published today in Cell, show that the aggressiveness of an individual prostate cancer can be accurately assessed by looking ...

Apr 19, 2018

Drug combination targeting HSP90 and BRAF is safe and effective in advanced melanoma

Patients with advanced or metastatic melanoma have been able to live longer cancer-free lives because of several new therapies approved over the last decade, such as BRAF and MEK inhibitors. However, despite the success of ...

Apr 19, 2018

Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harm

Children and young people under 25 who are victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to self-harm and enact suicidal behavior, according to a study.

Apr 19, 2018

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Archive: 19/04/2018

British pilots score high on burnout scale—but still perform well

Researchers use imaging technology to screen for colorectal cancer in young adults

New data: Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions

US reflects on the pros, cons of legal cannabis ahead of 420

More students report carrying guns in Chicago than New York or Los Angeles

Chip-based blood test for multiple myeloma could make bone biopsies a relic of the past

Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy

Landmark study links tumor evolution to prostate cancer severity

Drug combination targeting HSP90 and BRAF is safe and effective in advanced melanoma

Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harm

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