January 26, 2024
Cancer screening tests can help doctors find several forms of the disease at an early stage. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends routine screening for breast, cervical, colorectal, and lung cancer. But the proportions of eligible adults who have been screened are below national targets. In a new study, researchers used computer modeling to estimate the number of deathsExit Disclaimer that could be prevented by increasing the use of USPSTF-recommended cancer screening tests. The study modeled a 10–percentage point increase in the use of these screening tests.
January 25, 2024
Middle-aged women who are exposed to toxic metals may have fewer eggs in their ovaries as they approach menopause, according to new research.
Women exposed to toxic metals may experience earlier aging of their ovaries
January 25, 2024
Menopausal women who regularly swim in cold water report significant improvements to their physical and mental symptoms, finds a new study.
January 25, 2024
Middle-aged women who are exposed to toxic metals may have fewer eggs in their ovaries as they approach menopause, according to new research.
Women exposed to toxic metals may experience earlier aging of their ovaries
January 24, 2024
Scientists uncovered a mechanism by which cancer cells prevent the immune system from activating and attacking the cancerous invaders. The study sheds light on why immunotherapy treatments don't work for all people or all diseases. For example, certain types of cancers -- including colon, pancreatic, prostate and brain cancers -- have stubbornly resisted immunotherapy. And while breast, esophageal and head and neck cancers often respond favorably, sometimes the treatments don't work as planned. Researchers still don't understand exactly why.
January 24, 2024
An immune component of breast milk known as the complement system shapes the gut environment of infant mice in ways that make them less susceptible to certain disease-causing bacteria, according to a new study.
Study in mice uncovers new protective benefit of breast milk
January 24, 2024
In a new study, researchers combined OCT retinal imaging, genetics and big data to estimate how likely a person is to develop eye and systemic diseases in the future. They found significant associations between the thinning of different retinal layers and increased risk of developing eye, neuropsychiatric, cardiac, metabolic, and pulmonary diseases and identified genes that are associated with retinal layer thickness. Their hope is one day patients can be provided more personalized risk assessments and referred to specialists for preventive and treatment plans for eye and other diseases.
Retinal imaging and genetics data used to predict future disease risk
January 24, 2024
Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that one of the most dangerous mutations found in skin cancers might moonlight as a pathway to mending a broken heart. The genetic mutation in the protein BRAF, a part of the MAPK signaling pathway that can promote cell division, is one of the most common and most aggressive found in melanoma patients. In a new study, researchers show that introducing this mutation to rat heart tissue grown in a laboratory can induce growth.
January 24, 2024
Results of a preclinical study offer hope for new treatment options in the medium term ovarian cancer is often very aggressive and responds poorly to the therapies currently available. A recent study offers hope that this could change in the medium term. The researchers used an mRNA as a therapeutic. With its help, the tumor cells produced a protein again that prevents their own uncontrolled proliferation or induces cell death. The mRNA therapeutic successfully combated cancerous cells and tumors in vitro as well as metastases in mice.
mRNA therapeutic successfully combats ovarian cancer in mice
January 23, 2024
A new study has identified genetic variants that predict whether patients will respond to treatment for preterm birth, a condition that affects one in 10 infants born in the United States.
Genetic discovery reveals who can benefit from preterm birth therapy
