“Alarmingly high” numbers of Post Office Scandal victims in the U.K. suffer depression and PTSD symptoms, a new study shows.
Chrononutrition: Timing of meals matters for your health
Most people have engaged in late-night eating at some point—whether it’s with ice cream before bedtime or pizza while studying for an exam.
Intellectual disability found to be more common in families with substance use disorder
Children of a parent with alcohol or drug use disorder have a greater risk of intellectual disability, even if the problem only lies with the father, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report. According to the study, which is published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, preventive measures should be directed at both parents.
Regorafenib, nivolumab, chemo combo found safe and effective for various cancers, heading to phase 3 trial
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, have concluded their phase 2 trial of chemotherapy in combination with the drugs nivolumab, and regorafenib.
Temperature-related deaths could rise five-fold by the end of this century in the US
If global temperatures warm 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial averages and cities do not expand their existing cooling infrastructure, the United States can expect five times the number of temperature-related deaths per year, a new study finds. Adapting cities to heat, primarily through greatly expanded access to air conditioning in the northern states, could slow that trend by 28%.
Early findings suggest clinical and lab-based approach critical to tracking head and neck cancer recurrence
Early findings of two studies from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center shed light on new ways to anticipate recurrence in HPV-positive head and neck cancer sooner. The papers, published in Cancer and Oral Oncology, offer clinical and technological perspectives on how to measure if recurrence is happening earlier than current blood tests allow, and provide a framework for a new, more sensitive blood test that could help in this monitoring.
Tipper truck loaded with Manganese impounded in Samfya
By Jubilee Malambo in Samfya
POLICE in Samfya have impounded a Shacman Tipper truck registration No. AID 4818 belonging to Dharani Investment Limited which was carrying manganese mineral ore and was being driven by Derrick Frank Kunda aged 33 of Kaole area in Mansa.
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Biomarker-driven protocol model broadens lung cancer trial access for some underrepresented groups
As compared to conventional, stand-alone clinical trials in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the biomarker-driven Lung Cancer Master Protocol (Lung-MAP) has enrolled higher percentages of patients who are older, patients who are from rural or socioeconomically deprived areas, and patients who have Medicaid or no insurance.
CARE courts open in a month, promising hope for families. Not everyone is so sure
Nan Ibarra knows what psychosis looks like and wonders whether politicians do.
In situ, invasive melanoma diagnoses decreased in 2020
During 2020, there were decreases seen for in situ and invasive melanoma diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Sept. 6 in JAMA Dermatology.