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Researchers have provided the first summary of the experimental evidence supporting the AKR1B10 enzyme as a promising therapeutic target for Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), based on a review of more than 50 studies published since this gene was first identified and characterized in 1998. Source: Genes linked with the most common liver cancer
Continue Reading →Long-term testosterone therapy can help men with hypogonadism lose weight and maintain their weight loss, researchers report. Source: Testosterone can help men with hypogonadism lose weight, keep it off
Continue Reading →Patients with closer-knit social networks, including family members and spouses, were more likely to delay seeking hospital care for a stroke whereas those with a more dispersed network of acquaintances were more likely to seek care faster. Source: The stroke care paradox: Close-knit social networks increase delays in hospital arrival
Continue Reading →White blood cells known as B cells have been shown to be effective for predicting which cancer patients will respond to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, according to a new study. Source: Why immunotherapy is not effective for some patients with metastatic melanoma and kidney cancer
Continue Reading →Medicare-for-all, a solution that would bring United States healthcare policies more in line with other industrial nations, faces strong opposition and is unlikely to be enacted in the foreseeable future. Researchers now propose another approach that they believe would achieve wider access to care without triggering widespread opposition: a Medicare buy-in option for individuals under […]
Continue Reading →Researchers have shown that when senescent cells — also known as ‘zombie cells’ — are removed from fat tissue in obese mice, severity of diabetes and a range of its causes or consequences decline or disappear. Source: Removal of 'zombie cells' alleviates causes of diabetes in obese mice
Continue Reading →A study reports that women exposed to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (BP) Oil Spill continue to experience symptoms of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Less than half reported receiving past-year mental health treatment despite the high levels of PTSD symptoms, which suggests that many affected women may not be receiving needed mental health care. […]
Continue Reading →People under age 50 with hearing loss misuse prescription opioids at twice the rate of their hearing peers, and are also more likely to misuse alcohol and other drugs, a new national study finds. This means that health care providers may need to take special care when treating pain and mental health conditions in deaf […]
Continue Reading →What’s known as the genome-wide polygenic score, or GPS, combines information from many thousands of genetic markers, each with only a minimal effect, to produce an overall assessment of disease risk based on an individual’s entire genetic background. While a recent publication claimed that the GPS could be used by doctors to identify patients at […]
Continue Reading →A fully self-guided treatment using virtual reality (VR) is effective in reducing fear of heights. A team of researchers developed ZeroPhobia, a treatment delivered through a smartphone app and a basic VR viewer. Source: Effective fear of heights treatment without a therapist using virtual reality, study suggests
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