Day July 9, 2024

Urban-rural disparities in skin cancer prevalence continue to persist, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. Rachel R. Lin, from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and colleagues used…

An illustration of health care inequality. Credit: Emily Smith, University of Michigan In 2003, Americans learned just how unequal health care in the United States really was. A major report by an eminent group of experts showed wide gaps in…

Researchers at University of California San Diego have found that the most common form of liver cancer—one with a high mortality rate—can be better targeted and treated using an innovative new stem cell-derived therapy, according to a recently published study…

New research highlights the challenge of balancing the risks of overdiagnosing and underdiagnosing prostate cancer early enough to intervene and minimize risk of death. Recently, some experts have called for the lowest grade of prostate cancer—biopsy Gleason Grade Group (GGG)…

Researchers explored gender, race and sexual orientation, and also examined whether teens who experienced cyberbullying were more likely to engage in digital self-harm. Credit: Florida Atlantic University Adolescents worldwide have embraced social media and online platforms for self-expression and to…

Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events, regardless of baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), among people with overweight or obesity and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online June 22 in Diabetes Care. Ildiko Lingvay, M.D., from the University of Texas…

TAS102 in combination with regorafenib inhibits ERK1/2 and STAT3 signaling. Credit: 2024 Zhang et al. A new research paper was published in Oncotarget titled, “Regorafenib synergizes with TAS102 against multiple gastrointestinal cancers and overcomes cancer stemness, trifluridine-induced angiogenesis, ERK1/2 and…

For patients with cirrhosis and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), initiators of rivaroxaban or warfarin versus apixaban have significantly higher rates of major hemorrhage, according to a study published online July 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Tracey G. Simon,…

For individuals with opioid use disorder receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), eight weeks of acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture for reducing methadone dose and opioid craving, according to a study published online July 9 in the Annals of Internal…

Taxiing jet engines groaned on the tarmac, their fumes filling the Port of Seattle’s firetruck bays on an early summer day here. Snaking hoses connected tanks and filters in a complex cleanup operation. Over six days, the system flushed a…

Colorado’s Medicaid program now covers doula care for all pregnant and postpartum members, but advocates don’t expect to see an immediate improvement in maternal health. Doulas aren’t medical providers, but provide support during pregnancy, birth and the weeks that follow.…

Regulatory T cells continue to exhibit inflammatory features even after clearance of the hepatitis C Virus. Credit: Journal of Hepatology (2024). DOI: 10.1016 Chronic hepatitis C, caused by the hepatitis C virus, can lead to severe complications such as liver…

Flow chart of method design and prediction model development. Credit: npj Precision Oncology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41698-024-00594-x Many women treated for breast cancer using taxanes, a type of cytostatic drug, often experience side effects in the nervous system. Researchers at Linköping…

A study by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Edinburgh has revealed how parents naturally adapt their speech patterns to match the language proficiency of their children. The study, led by Dr. Shira Tal from…

Researchers found self-guided behavioral therapy through the Stanza app led to significant improvements for patients with fibromyalgia. Credit: Swing Therapeutics New research led by the University of Cincinnati and Swing Therapeutics found that a self-guided smartphone-based behavioral therapy led to…

Suvorexant blocked microglial activation in the hypothalamus and VTA. Credit: Nature Mental Health (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44220-024-00278-2 New research led by UCLA Health has found a drug that treats insomnia works to prevent the addictive effects of the morphine opioids in…

Random forest models for the diagnosis of ASD. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01739-1 Specific bacterial and non-bacterial components of the gut microbiome and their functions could contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in male and female children, according to…

American diets may have gotten healthier and more diverse in the months following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The study—published in PLOS ONE—found that as states responded to the…

A recent study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital reveals insights that could lead to new treatments for a serious brain bleeding condition that’s common in newborns with very low birth weight. The findings are published in Brain. “Intraventricular hemorrhage,…

Graphic illustration of the new strategy. Credit: Cell Stem Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016 Researchers at the Center for Infectious Medicine at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge have developed a new strategy that can make cell therapy against cancer work longer…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016 In a new study, Yale researchers identify the targets in the human body to which pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors bind. Their findings, they say, could help address the rising…

Women who survive cardiac arrest are more likely to suffer anxiety or depression than male survivors, a new study warns. Data regarding the five-year health consequences of a cardiac arrest revealed “most significantly a 50% rise in antidepressant prescription in…

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more Americans think their state should allow a woman to get a legal abortion for any reason, a new poll finds. Just over 6 in 10 of those questioned…

The Johnson & Johnson headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on February 8, 2024. South African authorities have dropped an investigation into Johnson & Johnson for alleged anti-competitive practices after the company agreed not to enforce its patent on a…

Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Patients with ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) are 60% to 90% more likely to miss appointments with their doctors, compared to the general population, according to the first study to examine this issue within general medical…

To improve the delivery of cancer care by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), ten time-critical issues must be addressed, according to a review of current services led by nine cancer specialists. They argue that the UK is falling far…

Credit: National Institutes of Health A large team of medical researchers at Novartis Biomedical Research has developed a possible treatment for people with sickle cell disease. In their project, published in the journal Science, the conducted an exhaustive study to…

A man uses the RehabSwift personalized brain-computer interface therapy system. Credit: RehabSwift Pty Ltd A setup of the neurofeedback training sessions for a typical participant whose right side is affected by stroke. (a) The EEG cap records EEG signals. (b)…

Credit: Pietro Jeng from Pexels Rachel L. Wasserman, PharmD, of the Department of General Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the lead author and David W. Bates, MD, medical director of Clinical and Quality Analysis for Mass General…

A vision model processes visual data on request. The researchers work on extracting relevant information from the image and provid-ing it as context to different functions of the car, such as AI-assistants and safety systems. Credit: Fraunhofer IOSB/Zensch Optimizing communication…

Second- or third-line treatment with tisotumab vedotin is efficacious for patients with recurrent cervical cancer, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Ignace Vergote, M.D., Ph.D., from Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven in Belgium, and colleagues conducted…

When it comes to diagnostic imaging of your heart—such as MRI, CT, SPECT, PET—it can be overwhelming to know what kind of scan is right for you. What is your doctor looking for, and what exactly does the imaging show?…

A natural language processing-assisted review is feasible for surveillance of health care-associated violence (HAV) episodes, according to a study published online July 8 in Pediatrics. Mark Waltzman, M.D., from Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues examined the feasibility of using nursing…

Credit: University of Michigan An air curtain shooting down from the brim of a hard hat can prevent 99.8% of aerosols from reaching a worker’s face. The technology, created by University of Michigan startup Taza Aya, potentially offers a new…

In 2020, suicide ranked as the third leading cause of death for adults aged 18 to 20 years in the United States. Firearms were implicated in approximately half of these cases, and by 2017, they had surpassed motor vehicles as…

Detection of HPV16 E7 oncoproteins in urine samples using ultrasensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Image caption: Researchers have now validated a noninvasive method for screening cervical cancer. This could open new avenues for cancer screening by collection of urine sample by…

While distress is well-documented in patients with sickle cell disease, sources of distress and how patients manage distress have not been well explored. A new study appearing in Qualitative Research in Health seeks to change this. “Our study found that…

A new study led by Dr. Nadia Roumeliotis, clinician-researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Université de Montréal, shows that the public health measures imposed in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic were directly related to…

Even as the nation’s opioid epidemic continues to ravage families and communities nationwide—with more than 100,000 Americans dying of drug overdoses each year—stigma remains a barrier for many people accessing treatment for addiction. A new study from Oregon Health &…

Graphical abstract. Credit: HemaSphere (2024). DOI: 10.1002 Every year, around 100 people are affected by mantle cell lymphoma. A study at Uppsala University shows that these patients are more vulnerable to other diseases and that the risk of infection for…