Cart is empty Americans have gotten at least 12 million more years of life to live because of preventive cancer screenings they’ve gotten the past 25 years, a new study estimates.
Imaging mass cytometry showcases odd numbers of proteins in kidneys of lupus nephritis patients
Chandra Mohan, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, is reporting the first use of the powerful imaging mass cytometry (IMC) to examine the kidneys of patients with lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus), an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs and become fatal, and to diagnose lupus nephritis (LN) in those patients.
Understanding the role of neurofilament light chain in MS and other neurological conditions
The human body is an intricate network of systems, and central to its operation is the central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and spinal cord—serving as the main command center.
Novel stem cell transplantation strategy to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a common progressive muscular disorder. It is an X-chromosome-linked disorder that gradually weakens various muscle groups including those supporting the heart, thus resulting into early death. While steroids are widely used to regulate severe inflammation in patients with DMD, they are known to cause serious adverse effects.
Policies favoring high-volume hospitals may disadvantage rural cancer patients
Patients with cancer who live in rural Pennsylvania counties appear to know that they may have better outcomes if they receive their cancer surgery at a hospital that performs a high volume of those surgeries, but still opt for lower volume hospitals closer to home when their cancer is likely less complex, according to a new analysis published today in JCO Oncology Practice by health policy scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health.
How machine learning models can amplify inequities in medical diagnosis and treatment
Prior to receiving a Ph.D. in computer science from MIT in 2017, Marzyeh Ghassemi had already begun to wonder whether the use of AI techniques might enhance the biases that already existed in health care. She was one of the early researchers to take up this issue, and she’s been exploring it ever since.
Research shows a healthy diet, reading and doing sports promote reasoning skills in children
Reasoning skills are crucial skills in learning, academic performance, and everyday problem-solving. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland, improved overall diet quality and reduced consumption of red meat, as well as increased time spent in reading and organized sports enhanced reasoning skills among children over the first two school years.
Ion therapy safe and efficacious for the treatment of skull base cancer: Study
The MedAustron Center for Ion Therapy has demonstrated the safety and efficacy of both, proton and carbon ion therapy for the treatment of skull based chordomas, a bone located cancer. In a recent publication in Cancers, the institution presented conclusive data from the treatment of 44 patients with this rare cancer.
Positive metabolic effects of gastric bypass found to disappear quickly
A new study from Lund University in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving gastric bypass. The results show that the biggest metabolic changes happened directly after surgery. Just a year after the operation, the concentration of metabolites and fats had returned to almost the same levels as before the procedure.
How biological differences between men and women alter immune responses and affect women’s health
Most people will have heard the term “man flu”, which refers to men’s perceived tendency to exaggerate the severity of a cold or a similar minor ailment.