Adding temozolomide to radiation therapy improves survival in adult patients with slow-growing brain tumor, trial finds
Both radiation and temozolomide, a generic chemotherapy treatment in pill form, have meaningful single-modality anti-tumor ...
A robust tool for complex time-to-event data analysis in the context of myeloproliferative neoplasms
A new thesis from Karolinska Institutet shows the effectiveness of flexible parametric survival models in modeling multiple ...
Supreme Court won't hear Big Tobacco's challenge to cigarette warning labels
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a major tobacco company's challenge to a federal law that would mandate ...
Hunger hormone study suggests a novel role in the development of neural circuits
Researchers from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences have uncovered the first example of ...
Researchers identify a novel genetic cause of mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MTDPS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a marked decrease in mitochondrial ...
Cells use backup mechanism to recognize potential invaders when usual RNA editing process fails, study finds
Our cells need to be able to recognize potential invaders as a threat, the key function of the body's innate immune system.
Patient samples reveal pandrug-resistant bacteria from the war in Ukraine are extremely pathogenic
It has been a year ago since bacteria from war-wounded at hospitals in Ukraine were analyzed. The study, which attracted a ...
When disaster strikes, new toolkit puts power in hands of the most vulnerable
Revealing research has found many people living with a disability feel unsupported and unprepared to face a crisis—but vital ...
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction underdiagnosed
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is underdiagnosed in patients with severe secondary tricuspid ...
Researchers identify gene signature for high-risk form of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered the underlying biology that identifies a subset ...
Reward-based learning—neuroscientists demonstrate dopamine and serotonin work in opposition to shape learning
If you've heard of two of the brain's chemical neurotransmitters, it's probably dopamine and serotonin. Never mind that ...
Researchers uncover potential new biomarker for psychosis diagnosis
The current standard of care for psychosis is a diagnostic interview, but what if it could be diagnosed before the first ...