Cart is empty Young patients with cancer need support when it comes to scholastic performance, which can be an empowering and motivating force during the challenges of cancer treatment, UF Health Cancer Center researchers have found.
Study sheds light on enzyme’s role in driving lymphoma growth
A study led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers sheds new light on the mechanisms by which a major oncogene promotes and sustains lymphoma development and progression, paving the way for novel targeted therapies.
New findings reveal how the heart is organized from the earliest stages of embryonic development
A study published today in the journal Developmental Cell uncovers new insights into how the heart forms during the earliest stages of embryonic development.
Poorly functioning blood vessels linked to muscle wasting in cancer
A dysfunction in muscle blood vessels could be to blame for the weak muscles and weight loss that most cancer patients experience, according to a new study from University of Illinois Chicago researchers.
Phone app could help combat elderly loneliness
Research shows that chronic social isolation can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and perhaps no group is more at risk than the elderly. In response to this health crisis, Kennesaw State University researchers are developing an AI-powered tool to help older adults match and reconnect with others in meaningful, human-centered ways.
‘Make America Healthy Again’ report cites nonexistent studies: authors
At least four of the studies cited in a flagship White House report on children’s health do not exist, authors listed in the document told AFP Thursday, casting doubt on the paper outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda.
Low alcohol use disorder treatment rates seen in cancer survivors
For U.S. adult cancer survivors with a new alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnosis, the one-year cumulative incidence of AUD treatment initiation was 14.3%, according to a research letter published online May 27 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
France to ban smoking outdoors in most places
France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced Thursday.
A gonorrhea vaccine will soon be available in the UK. Here’s how it works to protect against the STI
A vaccine targeting gonorrhea will soon be rolled out on the NHS. This will make England and Wales the first two countries in the world to offer such a program.
Plague became less deadly to last longer, study finds
The bacteria that cause the plague evolved to become less deadly over time, allowing it to continue infecting people in three separate pandemics over more than a thousand years, new research said Thursday.