Cart is empty A good night’s sleep is essential for good health, but many Latinos in the U.S. just don’t get enough of it.
Narrowing the digital divide for health care
Many parts of rural America with less access to health care also have limited broadband internet that could help them take advantage of increasingly popular online health services.
Contrast-enhancing agents to overcome physical and practical challenges of photoacoustic imaging
A research team at POSTECH led by Professor Chulhong Kim (Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Convergence IT Engineering, and Department of Mechanical Engineering) has compiled the findings from innovative research on contrast-enhanced photoacoustic imaging conducted over the last four years. These findings were recently featured in Chemical Reviews.
Parts of intestinal scope devices can break off inside patients
A medical device used to diagnose and treat pancreatic and bile duct disease is getting attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after pieces have fallen off and remained in patients’ bodies.
Vestibular evaluation can help predict outcomes in sensorineural hearing loss
For patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), vestibular assessment is beneficial for predicting hearing outcome, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in the Frontiers of Neurology.
Processed red meat intake linked to increased incidence of blood cancers
Processed red meat intake is associated with an increased incidence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in a Japanese population, according to a study published online March 7 in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine.
VCP/p97 as a therapeutic target in KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer
A new research paper, titled “VCP/p97, a pleiotropic protein regulator of the DNA damage response and proteostasis, is a potential therapeutic target in KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer,” was published in Genes & Cancer on March 10, 2023.
Where there’s smoke, there’s thiocyanate: Researchers find tobacco users in Canada exposed to higher levels of cyanide
Tobacco users in Canada are exposed to higher levels of cyanide than smokers in lower-income nations, according to a large-scale population health study from McMaster University.
PSMA PET scanning can improve decision making for prostate cancer treatment
Detailed PSMA PET mapping of cancer recurrence in the prostate bed shows that current radiotherapy contouring guidelines—which determine the target areas for treatment—miss a significant number of lesions and may irradiate healthy tissues unnecessarily. In a new study published online by the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are calling for the redefinition of prostate bed contouring guidelines to improve outcomes for patients.
Buprenorphine after nonfatal opioid overdose found to result in reduced risk of overdose death
Receiving medication for opioid use disorders, such as buprenorphine after an overdose, leads to lower mortality risk, according to a Rutgers study.