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Epigenetic age and lung cancer risk in a prospective cohort study

Epigenetic age and lung cancer risk in a prospective cohort study

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpigenetic age, a robust marker of biological aging, has been associated with obesity, low-grade inflammation and metabolic diseases. However, fe

Epigenetic age and lung cancer risk in a prospective cohort study

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEpigenetic age, a robust marker of biological aging, has been associated with obesity, low-grade inflammation and metabolic diseases. However, fe
App an effective tool to record sun exposure

App an effective tool to record sun exposure

by Queensland University of TechnologyCredit: Queensland University of TechnologyA smartphone app is an accessible tool that reliably measures the amount of exposure to the sun's skin-damagin

App an effective tool to record sun exposure

by Queensland University of TechnologyCredit: Queensland University of TechnologyA smartphone app is an accessible tool that reliably measures the amount of exposure to the sun's skin-damagin
Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws

Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws

Credit: CC0 Public DomainNew Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move d

Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws

Credit: CC0 Public DomainNew Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move d
New blood test developed to diagnose ovarian cancer

New blood test developed to diagnose ovarian cancer

by Brigham and Women's HospitalIntermediate magnification micrograph of a low malignant potential (LMP) mucinous ovarian tumour. H&E stain. The micrograph shows: Simple mucinous epitheliu

New blood test developed to diagnose ovarian cancer

by Brigham and Women's HospitalIntermediate magnification micrograph of a low malignant potential (LMP) mucinous ovarian tumour. H&E stain. The micrograph shows: Simple mucinous epitheliu
Study of first birth cohort to receive HPV vaccine shows the treatment works

Study of first birth cohort to receive HPV vaccine shows the treatment works

by University of CopenhagenA tissue sample from a cervix with severe dysplasia (HSIL). Credit: University of CopenhagenCompared to a birth cohort from 1983, girls in the first birth cohort to rec

Study of first birth cohort to receive HPV vaccine shows the treatment works

by University of CopenhagenA tissue sample from a cervix with severe dysplasia (HSIL). Credit: University of CopenhagenCompared to a birth cohort from 1983, girls in the first birth cohort to rec
New research highlights combining prostate MRI with a blood test to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies

New research highlights combining prostate MRI with a blood test to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies

by Brigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMRI of the prostate, combined with a blood test, can help determine if a prostate lesion is clinically significant cancer, new rese

New research highlights combining prostate MRI with a blood test to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies

by Brigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMRI of the prostate, combined with a blood test, can help determine if a prostate lesion is clinically significant cancer, new rese
Merck, Moderna detail potential skin cancer vaccine progress

Merck, Moderna detail potential skin cancer vaccine progress

by Tom MurphyA sign marks an entrance to a Moderna building in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday, May 18, 2020. Shares of Merck and Moderna jumped early Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, after the drugmakers said a p

Merck, Moderna detail potential skin cancer vaccine progress

by Tom MurphyA sign marks an entrance to a Moderna building in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday, May 18, 2020. Shares of Merck and Moderna jumped early Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, after the drugmakers said a p
Study: Breast cancer disparity equally impacted by social determinants of health, tumor biology

Study: Breast cancer disparity equally impacted by social determinants of health, tumor biology

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have examined national data about women with early-stage, estrogen receptor

Study: Breast cancer disparity equally impacted by social determinants of health, tumor biology

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have examined national data about women with early-stage, estrogen receptor
New study shows Medicaid expansion associated with increase in palliative care for patients with advanced cancers

New study shows Medicaid expansion associated with increase in palliative care for patients with advanced cancers

byAmerican Cancer SocietyMore people with advanced cancers in the United States received critical palliative care services, according to new findings by researchers at the American Cancer Societ

New study shows Medicaid expansion associated with increase in palliative care for patients with advanced cancers

byAmerican Cancer SocietyMore people with advanced cancers in the United States received critical palliative care services, according to new findings by researchers at the American Cancer Societ
Insurance status mediates racial, ethnic inequities in cervical cancer, finds study

Insurance status mediates racial, ethnic inequities in cervical cancer, finds study

by Elana GotkineInsurance status mediates racial and ethnic inequities in advanced-stage cervical cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online March 10 inJAMA Network Open.Hunter K. H

Insurance status mediates racial, ethnic inequities in cervical cancer, finds study

by Elana GotkineInsurance status mediates racial and ethnic inequities in advanced-stage cervical cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online March 10 inJAMA Network Open.Hunter K. H
Autism-associated gene appears to alter brain cell identity in the hippocampus

Autism-associated gene appears to alter brain cell identity in the hippocampus

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterThis image, obtained from a mouse brain using a brightfield microscope, shows the richly diverse cells of the hippocampus pseudocolored with different hues. Maria

Autism-associated gene appears to alter brain cell identity in the hippocampus

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterThis image, obtained from a mouse brain using a brightfield microscope, shows the richly diverse cells of the hippocampus pseudocolored with different hues. Maria
In situ, invasive melanoma diagnoses decreased in 2020

In situ, invasive melanoma diagnoses decreased in 2020

by Elana GotkineDuring 2020, there were decreases seen for in situ and invasive melanoma diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Sept. 6 inJAMA Dermatology.Daniel Y. Kim, from

In situ, invasive melanoma diagnoses decreased in 2020

by Elana GotkineDuring 2020, there were decreases seen for in situ and invasive melanoma diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Sept. 6 inJAMA Dermatology.Daniel Y. Kim, from