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A study led by Vincenzo Condello and Christofer Juhlin of the Karolinska Institutet explores why some papillary thyroid cancers don't respond well to radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy—a key treatment used after surgery to eliminate remaining thyroid cancer cells.
Tropical cyclones pose an important risk of death for children under five in low- and middle-income countries, reports a new study led by Renjie Chen of Fudan University, China, published in PLOS Medicine.
Gleevec, a cancer drug first approved for sale in 2001, has dramatically changed the lives of people with chronic myeloid leukemia. This form of cancer was once regarded as very difficult to combat, but survival rates of patients who respond to Gleevec now resemble that of the population at large.
As a deadly new Ebola outbreak kills dozens in southern Congo, health authorities and organizations are sounding the alarm, warning they lack the funds and resources to mount an effective response to the crisis.
In a clinical practice guideline published online Sept. 16 in Practical Radiation Oncology, recommendations are presented for the use of postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT).
People with substance dependency may face stigmatization when they attend community pharmacies and deserve to be treated with greater dignity and respect, according to new research.
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior highlights the development of a culturally-informed approach to screening for food insecurity among patients at Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) in Shiprock, New Mexico. The alternative screener aims to reduce stigma, improve patient comfort, and reflect local food traditions and community food access better.
Could tattoos be the secret weapon in the fight against skin cancer? It might sound incredibly unlikely at first, but new research suggests there's more to tattoo ink than meets the eye, especially when it comes to melanoma risk.
In the 10 years since the federal government established the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which enabled universal free meal programs for schools in low-income communities, studies have suggested the policy has wide-ranging benefits. Students in participating schools choose lunches with higher nutritional quality, are suspended less frequently and may perform better academically.
There has been a notable rise in child and adolescent suicides in recent years, particularly in the United States. Suicide ranks as the second leading cause of death among children, adolescents, and young adults ages 15 to 24, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
One of the largest measles outbreaks in decades is spreading along the Arizona-Utah border, with dozens of confirmed cases among unvaccinated children.
CDK4/6 inhibitors, combined with hormone therapy, are now the standard treatment for an advanced type of breast cancer; specifically, the one that is characterized by the expression of hormone receptors (HR+) and HER2 negative (HER2-). This treatment works by blocking the proteins CDK4 and CDK6, which are responsible for controlling cell division and growth.
For women with dense breasts, the addition of molecular breast imaging (MBI) as a supplement to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increases overall and invasive cancer detection, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Radiology.
Putting on the "freshman 15" is a well-worn joke around college campuses—and there's scientific data to back up this phenomenon.
A research team from the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM), the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with the Hefei Cancer Hospital of CAS, has developed a new method to accurately measure hemoglobin levels in blood using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS).
Your chronological age may say 65, but your brain could be acting a decade younger—or older—depending on your life experiences.
In a discovery that could reshape how we think about memory, researchers at Flinders University have found that forgetting is not just a glitch in the brain but is actually a finely-tuned process, and dopamine is the key.
Depression and psychosis are more common in women after childbirth than before, but the risk of suicide attempts decreases. This is shown by two new studies from Karolinska Institutet. The results suggest that national guidelines for screening can help women get help earlier.
Crossing a room shouldn't feel like a marathon. But for many stroke survivors, even the smallest number of steps carries enormous weight. Each movement becomes a reminder of lost coordination, muscle weakness, and physical vulnerability.