Cart is empty Polygenic risk scores, which estimate a person’s disease risk based on thousands or millions of common genetic variants, perform poorly in screening and prediction of common diseases such as heart disease, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.
‘New era and treatment of breast cancer’: AI is helping detect breast cancer earlier
New AI-powered mammograms are helping doctors detect breast cancer earlier in patients, helping many avoid aggressive therapies and leading to better outcomes at Baptist Health South Florida’s cancer institute in Boca Raton.
Germicidal UV lights could be producing indoor air pollutants, study finds
Many efforts to reduce transmission of diseases like COVID-19 and the flu have focused on measures such as masking and isolation, but another useful approach is reducing the load of airborne pathogens through filtration or germicidal ultraviolet light. Conventional UV sources can be harmful to eyes and skin, but newer sources that emit at a different wavelength, 222 nanometers, are considered safe.
New study unifies hypotheses behind the dietary cause of obesity that once seemed incompatible
Nutrition experts have recognized for many years that western diets rich in fats and sugar may be behind the cause of obesity, but debate has reigned over the primary culprit—intake of too many calories? Specific foods such as carbohydrates or fat? This has led to some groups recommending reducing sugar, some reducing carb intake, while others believe the key is reducing high fat-foods.
Researchers use AI to track chemotherapy complications, help families fighting pediatric cancer
In Mexico, where cancer is the second leading cause of death for children, families travel a significant distance to specialty hospitals for chemotherapy treatment. After each round of chemotherapy, children are typically sent home to recover. But when a patient leaves the hospital after treatment, there is no system to follow up on their recovery or outcome. Meanwhile, families are left without guidance on when to seek medical attention for complications.
Q&A: Long COVID in kids—what can exercise reveal?
After recovering from the initial infection, many adults develop long COVID and report persistent problems with fatigue, “brain fog,” mood, and other symptoms that can last for months.
Air pollution and breast cancer risk: A link that calls for action
Women living and working in places with higher levels of fine particle air pollution are more likely to get breast cancer than those living and working in less polluted areas. Results of the first study to take account of the effects of both residential and workplace exposure to air pollution on breast cancer risk are presented at the ESMO Congress 2023 in Madrid, Spain.
High-intensity focused ultrasound procedure treats localized prostate cancer while preserving urinary, sexual function
For Bruno Nahar, M.D., urological oncologist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and Desai Sethi Urology Institute, performing the 150th focal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedure on a patient with localized prostate cancer wasn’t just about reaching a milestone.
Largest US cardiac database shows excellent long-term survival after surgical aortic valve replacement
A study published today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery demonstrates outstanding long-term survival following low-risk isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).
Editorial: GBP3-STING interaction in glioblastoma coordinates poor response to temozolomide
A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget, titled “GBP3-STING interaction in glioblastoma coordinates autophagy, anti-oxidative, and DNA repair programs in response to temozolomide.”