No 'smoking gun' mental health harm from internet: Study

by University of OxfordCredit: CC0 Public DomainLinks between internet adoption and psychological well-being are small at most, despite popular assumptions about the negative psychological effect

Updated on: June 28,2024

No 'smoking gun' mental health harm from internet: Study

by University of OxfordCredit: CC0 Public DomainLinks between internet adoption and psychological well-being are small at most, despite popular assumptions about the negative psychological effect

Updated on:June 28,2024

Depression linked to deadly inflammation in lung cancer patients

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityKaplan Meier survival curve for NSCLC patients stratified by NLR systemic inflammation, NLR < 5 and NLR ≥ 5 (n = 184), showing worse survival probab

Updated on: January 30,2024

Depression linked to deadly inflammation in lung cancer patients

by Jeff Grabmeier,The Ohio State UniversityKaplan Meier survival curve for NSCLC patients stratified by NLR systemic inflammation, NLR < 5 and NLR ≥ 5 (n = 184), showing worse survival probab

Updated on:January 30,2024

Cancer prevention—why body shape may matter more than weight

by University of CalgaryA study published in Nature Communications in January finds that excess weight around the midsection appears to be a stronger predictor of all-cancer risk than body size.

Updated on: March 01,2024

Cancer prevention—why body shape may matter more than weight

by University of CalgaryA study published in Nature Communications in January finds that excess weight around the midsection appears to be a stronger predictor of all-cancer risk than body size.

Updated on:March 01,2024

Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

by City of HopeKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHKidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression wi

Updated on: April 14,2024

Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

by City of HopeKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHKidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression wi

Updated on:April 14,2024

Tumors grown in the lab provide insights on rare prostate cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImage of prostate cancer organoids demonstrating expression of synaptophysin (stained in green), a marker protein for neuroendocrine cells. Credit: Beltran LabGrow

Updated on: April 22,2024

Tumors grown in the lab provide insights on rare prostate cancer

by Weill Cornell Medical CollegeImage of prostate cancer organoids demonstrating expression of synaptophysin (stained in green), a marker protein for neuroendocrine cells. Credit: Beltran LabGrow

Updated on:April 22,2024

Study opens route to overcoming drug resistance in stomach cancer

by Institute of Cancer ResearchStomach cancer cells. Credit: Katharina von LogaScientists have shown how stomach cancers can dodge the effects of a promising new experimental treatment—raising th

Updated on: February 18,2024

Study opens route to overcoming drug resistance in stomach cancer

by Institute of Cancer ResearchStomach cancer cells. Credit: Katharina von LogaScientists have shown how stomach cancers can dodge the effects of a promising new experimental treatment—raising th

Updated on:February 18,2024

BMI's relation to cancer therapy mortality risks not so straightforward, study finds

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityFor non-small cell lung cancer treatment, immunotherapy seems to pose less risk for persons under a certain BMI, while conventional chemotherapy appears optimal fo

Updated on: September 27,2024

BMI's relation to cancer therapy mortality risks not so straightforward, study finds

byOsaka Metropolitan UniversityFor non-small cell lung cancer treatment, immunotherapy seems to pose less risk for persons under a certain BMI, while conventional chemotherapy appears optimal fo

Updated on:September 27,2024

Algorithm helps doctors identify more aggressive types of basal cell carcinoma

by Elin Lindström,University of GothenburgCredit: Paul Björkman (Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset)An algorithm can help health care professionals recognize which patients have a highly aggressi

Updated on: July 05,2024

Algorithm helps doctors identify more aggressive types of basal cell carcinoma

by Elin Lindström,University of GothenburgCredit: Paul Björkman (Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset)An algorithm can help health care professionals recognize which patients have a highly aggressi

Updated on:July 05,2024

New biomarker for early prediction of response to CAR-T cell therapy

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageA MedUni Vienna research team has discovered a highly potent biomarker for clinical response to CAR-T cell therapy, describing the prerequ

Updated on: February 01,2024

New biomarker for early prediction of response to CAR-T cell therapy

by Medical University of ViennaCredit: AI-generated imageA MedUni Vienna research team has discovered a highly potent biomarker for clinical response to CAR-T cell therapy, describing the prerequ

Updated on:February 01,2024

Drug bypasses suppressive immune cells to unleash immunotherapy

by Marta Wegorzewska,Washington University School of MedicineImmunobiologists Robert Schreiber, Ph.D., (left) and Hussein Sultan, Ph.D., of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,

Updated on: August 28,2024

Drug bypasses suppressive immune cells to unleash immunotherapy

by Marta Wegorzewska,Washington University School of MedicineImmunobiologists Robert Schreiber, Ph.D., (left) and Hussein Sultan, Ph.D., of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,

Updated on:August 28,2024

Increased mitochondria and lipid turnover reduces risk for liver cancer

by University of Chicago Medical CenterLoss of BNIP3 promotes HCC initiation and tumor growth. (A) Representative images of HCC tumors forming in the liver of Bnip3+/+and bnip3−/−mice

Updated on: February 23,2024

Increased mitochondria and lipid turnover reduces risk for liver cancer

by University of Chicago Medical CenterLoss of BNIP3 promotes HCC initiation and tumor growth. (A) Representative images of HCC tumors forming in the liver of Bnip3+/+and bnip3−/−mice

Updated on:February 23,2024

Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

by Allison Mickey,Baylor College of MedicineDr. Margaret Goodell, the corresponding author of this work. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineAlthough it has long been recognized that mutations of

Updated on: March 12,2024

Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

by Allison Mickey,Baylor College of MedicineDr. Margaret Goodell, the corresponding author of this work. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineAlthough it has long been recognized that mutations of

Updated on:March 12,2024