Day June 3, 2017

CHICAGO Women who have had breast cancer often forego pregnancy for fear that it will increase the chances of their cancer coming back. But a study of more than 1,200 women, presented on Saturday at the American Society of Clinical…

CHICAGO An early stage trial of an ultra-sensitive “liquid biopsy” that scans blood samples for traces of cancer DNA showed it was able to pick up at least one cancer mutation in most of the patients with advanced cancers that…

CHICAGO Adding Johnson Johnson’s Zytiga to standard hormone therapy reduced by nearly 40 percent the risk of death for men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer that had spread to other parts of the body, according to new trial results. The…

Three quarters of patients with a wide variety of advanced cancers responded to a Loxo Oncology Inc therapy that targets a specific genetic defect, according to data from a small study presented on Saturday at the year’s most important oncology…

Experts, charities, the media and government confuse the public by speaking “different languages” on climate change, a new study says. The research team focussed on Colombia and likened climate change communication to a “broken phone”. They said information from the…

IMAGE: Scientists have pioneered a technique to directly date prehistoric rock paintings in southern Africa, which reveals dates much older than previously thought. view more  Credit: David Pearce In a study published in the international journal Antiquity, Professor David Pearce, Director…

IMAGE: This is a comparison of a normal plant and KIB1-lacking mutant plant. view more  Credit: Courtesy of Jiaying Zhu. Stanford, CA–Plants are stationary. This means that the way they grow must be highly internally regulated to use the surrounding resources…

IMAGE: Scientists at Yale University are working on a chemical process that may lead to the creation of a new class of antibiotics. view more  Credit: Michael S. Helfenbein New Haven, Conn. – Yale University scientists have developed a novel chemical…

Adults who smoke marijuana often cut back after becoming parents — but they don’t necessarily quit. The influence of a significant other and positive attitudes toward the drug overall, in addition to the onset of parenthood, also are factors in…

There’s nothing worse than slathering yourself with sunscreen on a hot day, only to find your face looking as white as a ghost, or that you’re leaving a greasy mark on everything you touch. If you’re in the “I hate sunscreen”…

IMAGE: Douglas-fir typically has very well-defined annual rings, with a sharp definition between earlywood (light colored cells) and latewood (dark colored cells). For this reason, annual rings are very easy to… view more  Credit: Image credit: Edgard Espinoza, 2017. Tackling the…

New research presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia meeting in Geneva (3-5 June) suggests that age plays a part in the level of pain experienced after major surgery, with older people most likely to better tolerate serious post-operative pain. However, pain-related…

IMAGE: This is the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa during the evolution experiment in the laboratory. view more  Credit: Camilo Barbosa Philipp Dirksen The World Health Organization WHO is currently warning of an antibiotics crisis. The fear is that we are moving into…

Scientists from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will present new findings at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, to be held June 2-6 in in Chicago. Highlights of the presentations, including results of clinical trials…

One, two and now three historic waves have come from deep space — confirmed again by a chirping sound that was like music to the soul for the worldwide group of scientists waiting for it. An international research team, including…

June 3, 2017, 7:36 AM|CBS News contributor Dr. Tara Narula joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss a new report about how to achieve healthy vascular aging, a survey that tackles the topic of patient privacy when it comes to…

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New York (AFP) – State governors, city mayors and powerful companies united Friday in defiance of President Donald Trump’s pledge to take the United States out of the Paris climate accord, pledging to meet greenhouse gas emission targets regardless. A…

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In a study published online by JAMA Surgery, Daniel E. Hall, M.D., M.Div., M.H.Sc., of the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues examined the effect of a Frailty Screening …

(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, oral naproxen sodium does not reduce pain on insertion, but does reduce pain after insertion, according to a study published in the December issue …

A session at this year’s Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva, Switzerland (3-5 June) will focus on the international variation in the definition of death, which experts say must be cleared up to restore both public and professional confidence, and also to…

Complaints are pouring in to Health Canada about bad reactions to Banana Boat sunscreen. The agency says it received 26 complaints in total last month. At least 14 of them involve claims that using the sunscreen resulted in burned or…

Alexis Brenner’s life changed for the better when she discovered that cannabidiol, a compound contained in cannabis, helped her manage chronic pain from endometriosis and fibromyalgia. “CBD, once I found it, made a huge difference for my level of function,”…

Image copyrightSPL Image caption Hormone therapy stops more testosterone from reaching the prostate gland One of the largest clinical trials for prostate cancer has given “powerful results”, say UK researchers. A drug for treating prostate cancer that has spread was…

Parents are often reminded to keep harmful substances out of their child’s reach. But what if a child’s experiences at home were as toxic to their health as household solvents and cleaners? On a basic level, toxins are poisonous substances…

The thought of flowers often fills hay fever sufferers with dread, regardless of how pretty they may be. But a handy new guide has been created to ensure those plagued by the common condition can enjoy the summer’s blooms too.…

As the ancient practice of meditation gains popularity in Western cultures as a intervention with medical and psychological benefit, a new study finds that meditation can produce a much wider variety of outcomes, not all of them calm and relaxing.…

Emerging research suggests that while a leader should display charisma, too much may hinder a leader’s effectiveness. Specifically, the new study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, finds that although a moderate level of charisma is important,…

Medicine, Health Care Where to Look for New… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by Elsevier Philadelphia, PA, June 1, 2017 – A new study in Biological Psychiatry may pave the way for treating alcohol addiction by reducing motivation to drink, rather…

Medicine, Health Care Largest Study to Date Finds… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by Elsevier Washington, DC, June 1, 2017 – A diagnosis of autism alone does not increase the risk of violent offending, suggests a study published in the June…

Medicine, Health Care One Gene Closer to Regenerative… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center CINCINNATI – A detour on the road to regenerative medicine for people with muscular disorders is figuring out how to coax muscle…

Medicine, Health Care In Utero Tobacco Exposure Can… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by Boston University Medical Center   Boston – Prenatal tobacco exposure is known to have negative short-term impacts including preterm birth, low birth weight and subsequent behavioral issues. However,…

Medicine, Health Care Lupin Seeds: Health Impairments Possible… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by BfR Federal Institute for Risk Assessment   If these alkaloids are not properly removed in a so-called “debittering process”, they can trigger poisoning in humans which affects the…

Medicine, Health Care Uncovering Why Playing a Musical… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help older…

Researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust tried the new drug, ONX-0801, on women who did not respond to other drugs. Marianne, who took part in the trial, tells the BBC it was…

Medicine, Health Care First Analysis of AACR Project… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by American Association for Cancer Research   PHILADELPHIA — The first analysis of nearly 19,000 de-identified genomic records from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) international data-sharing initiative…

Medicine, Health Care Cholesterol – a Key Player… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by Lund University   Cholesterol, a naturally occurring compound at the lung surface, has been shown to have a clear effect on the properties of this nanoscale film that…

Medicine, Health Care Phagocytes in the Brain: Good… Published: June 2, 2017.Released by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München   The precise impact of the microglia in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s remains unclear. In the brain, microglial cells migrate to sites of…