Immunotherapy could offer hope for some men with aggressive prostate cancers A group of men with especially aggressive prostate cancer may respond unusually well to immunotherapy, a major new study reports. Sep 5, 2018 0 12
Drought predictive of decrease in snakebites Rattlesnake bites, contrary to public opinion, increase after periods of high rainfall, not drought, according to a Stanford-led study that examined 20 years of snakebite history in California. Sep 5, 2018 0 0
Penn and Drexel experts see hope for better lives with dementia It's hard to argue that hearing you have dementia is not deeply depressing. After all, most forms of dementia are progressive, fatal and, currently, untreatable. Sep 5, 2018 0 1
Hypertension drugs could prevent memory loss in lupus patients, study suggests Researchers from The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that the activation of brain cells called microglia likely contributes to the memory loss and other cognitive impairments suffered by many patients ... Sep 5, 2018 0 8
Attention network plays key role in restoring vision after brain damage About one-third of patients who have suffered a stroke end up with impaired vision, losing up to half of their visual field. This partial blindness was long considered irreversible, but recent studies have shown that vision ... Sep 5, 2018 0 3
Colorectal cancer: Tipping the scales The regulatory protein c-MYC plays an important role in promoting the development of many types of tumors. The c-MYC transcription factor controls the activity of a large number of genes involved in cell division, and its ... Sep 5, 2018 0 6
Marriage protects against malnutrition in old age More and more elderly people are suffering from malnutrition. People who are unmarried, separated or divorced are most often affected, while men and women who are either married or widowed tend to take better care of themselves. ... Sep 5, 2018 0 2
Whole grains one of the most important food groups for preventing type 2 diabetes It doesn't matter if it's rye, oats or wheat. As long as it is whole grain, it can prevent type 2 diabetes. This is the finding of a new study from researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the Danish ... Sep 5, 2018 0 6
Research enforces importance of studying rare, recurrent somatic mutations in ER+ breast cancer Recent research and genomic studies have revealed a number of genes that accumulate somatic, or non-inherited, mutations and alterations in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer. However, while a few alterations ... Sep 5, 2018 0 8
Why whooping cough is making a comeback After a week with a dry cough, 16-year-old Ian McCracken started experiencing middle-of-the-night coughing fits so severe, he couldn't talk. He returned home from his first trip to the urgent care clinic in mid-July with ... Sep 5, 2018 0 5
