Research suggests link between medical cannabis for chronic pain and abnormal heart rhythm

by European Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in

Updated on: May 16,2024 5

Research suggests link between medical cannabis for chronic pain and abnormal heart rhythm

by European Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in

Updated on:May 16,2024 5

Inside the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines for average-risk patients

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The American College of Physicians has produced a guidance statement for colorectal cancer s

Updated on: April 20,2024 15

Inside the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines for average-risk patients

by Mayo Clinic News NetworkCancer—Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0The American College of Physicians has produced a guidance statement for colorectal cancer s

Updated on:April 20,2024 15

Banning tobacco sales among young people could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths, study suggests

byLancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCreating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to a study led by researchers from

Updated on: October 24,2024 0

Banning tobacco sales among young people could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths, study suggests

byLancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCreating a generation of people who never smoke could prevent 1.2 million deaths from lung cancer globally, according to a study led by researchers from

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Fighting aggressive blood cancer ages and exhausts immune cells, study shows

byNottingham Trent UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI159579Scientists at Nottingham Trent University and John Hopkins Kimm

Updated on: January 22,2024 15

Fighting aggressive blood cancer ages and exhausts immune cells, study shows

byNottingham Trent UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2022). DOI: 10.1172/JCI159579Scientists at Nottingham Trent University and John Hopkins Kimm

Updated on:January 22,2024 15

Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith cancer rates rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa—home to 1.1 billion people, or about 14% of the world's population—researchers with the Bo

Updated on: January 30,2024 20

Study offers guidance for improving access to oncology drug treatments in sub-Saharan Africa

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWith cancer rates rising throughout sub-Saharan Africa—home to 1.1 billion people, or about 14% of the world's population—researchers with the Bo

Updated on:January 30,2024 20

Killer T cells get better with age, study finds

by Claudia Ehrlich, Universität des SaarlandesDr. Annette Lis (R) and Dorina Zöphel (L) of Saarland University are studying how the activity of killer cells changes as the cells age. Credit: Oliver Di

Updated on: January 23,2024 20

Killer T cells get better with age, study finds

by Claudia Ehrlich, Universität des SaarlandesDr. Annette Lis (R) and Dorina Zöphel (L) of Saarland University are studying how the activity of killer cells changes as the cells age. Credit: Oliver Di

Updated on:January 23,2024 20

Clinical trial shows durvalumab plus ceralasertib boosted immune response in lung cancer patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA specific combination of targeted therapy and immunotherapy may better help patients with non-small cell lung

Updated on: May 09,2024 5

Clinical trial shows durvalumab plus ceralasertib boosted immune response in lung cancer patients

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA specific combination of targeted therapy and immunotherapy may better help patients with non-small cell lung

Updated on:May 09,2024 5

Aggressive cancer cells grow by protecting their identity, shows study

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112533For most types of cancer, the primary tumor is not the cause of death, but m

Updated on: January 22,2024 19

Aggressive cancer cells grow by protecting their identity, shows study

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112533For most types of cancer, the primary tumor is not the cause of death, but m

Updated on:January 22,2024 19

Researchers urge caution in co-prescribing potency drugs and nitrates

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.041Co-prescribing potency drugs such as Viagra and organic nitrates for

Updated on: May 06,2024 12

Researchers urge caution in co-prescribing potency drugs and nitrates

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.10.041Co-prescribing potency drugs such as Viagra and organic nitrates for

Updated on:May 06,2024 12

As patients live longer, new criteria needed for prostate cancer trials

JANUARY 26, 2024by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityKaplan-Meier curves for (A) OS and rPFS and (B) OS and cPFS. cPFS=clinical progression-free survival; OS=overall survival; rPFS=radiograph

Updated on: March 25,2024 7

As patients live longer, new criteria needed for prostate cancer trials

JANUARY 26, 2024by Olivia Dimmer,Northwestern UniversityKaplan-Meier curves for (A) OS and rPFS and (B) OS and cPFS. cPFS=clinical progression-free survival; OS=overall survival; rPFS=radiograph

Updated on:March 25,2024 7

Research identifies new way to halt pancreatic cancer invasion by targeting healthy cells

by Queen Mary, University of LondonInhibition of FGFR1 limits invasion in pre-clinical models of PDAC.ARepresentative H&E images of MIA PaCa-2: PS1 organotypics treated with 100 n

Updated on: February 20,2024 14

Research identifies new way to halt pancreatic cancer invasion by targeting healthy cells

by Queen Mary, University of LondonInhibition of FGFR1 limits invasion in pre-clinical models of PDAC.ARepresentative H&E images of MIA PaCa-2: PS1 organotypics treated with 100 n

Updated on:February 20,2024 14

Study offers new insights into earliest stages of brain tumor development

by University of PlymouthCredit:EMBO Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44319-023-00017-1Scientists working to better understand and find a cure for brain tumors have made progress in ident

Updated on: March 20,2024 14

Study offers new insights into earliest stages of brain tumor development

by University of PlymouthCredit:EMBO Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44319-023-00017-1Scientists working to better understand and find a cure for brain tumors have made progress in ident

Updated on:March 20,2024 14