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Study examines the cost-effectiveness of a targeted immunotherapy for lung cancer

Many countries with national healthcare systems or payers such as insurance companies use cost-effectiveness analyses to decide whether to cover new medicines, balancing treatment costs with potential health benefits.

30 May 2024

Notre Dame study identifies high-risk population for CAUTIs due to fibrinolytic deficiencies

Urinary catheters are required for nearly every surgical procedure. However, a major challenge for the health care industry is predicting who may develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and when these infections may lead to death.

30 May 2024

Stem cell breakthrough: EPHA2 protein may hold key to safer regenerative therapies

Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are a type of stem cells capable of developing into various cell types. Over the past few decades, scientists have been working towards the development of therapies using PSCs.

30 May 2024

Thailand grapples with colorectal cancer epidemic

According to research led by Prof. Varut Lohsiriwat, Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery (Section of Colorectal Surgery) of Siriraj Hospital, at Mahidol University, CRC is the third most common cancer in Thailand, accounting for 11% of the cancer burden. It is the only malignancy with an increased incidence in both genders in the country.

30 May 2024

UQ receives $5 million from Medical Research Future Fund to improve treatment for post-stroke aphasia

The Queensland Aphasia Research Centre at The University of Queensland has been awarded almost $5 million from the Medical Research Future Fund to improve treatment for the growing number of Australians living with post-stroke aphasia.

30 May 2024

Snap, track, eat: Taking photos of food could be key to better diets

New Curtin University research reveals taking pictures of food isn't just content for our social media feeds, but could be the key to improving people's diets.

30 May 2024

Tackling malnutrition and diet-related diseases through food system change

In the face of growing challenges posed by unhealthy diets, all forms of malnutrition, and environmental constraints, the 2024 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) -; released today by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) -; underscores the importance of transforming complex global food systems to ensure sustainable healthy diets for all.

30 May 2024

BRCA1 testing during prenatal care could prevent cancer, save lives

Harmful variants in the BRCA1 gene greatly increase a person's lifetime risk of developing breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, but most people are unaware they are carriers.

30 May 2024

Infants exposed to more speech than music, UW study reveals

Speech and music are the dominant elements of an infant's auditory environment. While past research has shown that speech plays a critical role in children's language development, less is known about the music that infants hear.

30 May 2024

Unflagged stories drive vaccine hesitancy more than debunked misinformation

What threatens public health more, a deliberately false Facebook post about tracking microchips in the COVID-19 vaccine that is flagged as misinformation, or an unflagged, factual article about the rare case of a young, healthy person who died after receiving the vaccine?

30 May 2024

Sleep unlocks neurons that anticipate future experience

Some dreams may, in fact, predict the future: New research has found that during sleep, some neurons not only replay the recent past but also anticipate future experience.

30 May 2024

Research reveals how Regnase-1 deficiency enhances NK cell tumor killing

Natural killer (NK) cells play a crucial role in the first line of host defense by eliminating bacteria, viruses, and mutated cells that might become cancer cells.

30 May 2024

Study reveals key to closing Black-White COVID-19 vaccination gap

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Black Americans were more hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine than were White Americans. As the pandemic went on, however, the disparity in vaccination rates between Black and White adults declined.

30 May 2024

Both too much and too little of a protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies

New research from the University of Lausanne reveals that both the excess and the deficiency of a single protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies.

30 May 2024

Dana-Farber study exposes hidden disparities in cancer care experiences

Four teams of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators have found that people experience discrimination and bias in different ways and in more realms of cancer care than previously understood.

30 May 2024

New recommendations designed to reframe the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests

Recommendations designed to reframe the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests have been published today by the Royal Statistical Society in its Series A journal.

30 May 2024

Miniaturized CRISPR protein opens door for gene therapy with adeno-associated virus

Researchers have developed a novel version of a key CRISPR gene-editing protein that shows efficient editing activity and is small enough to be packaged within a non-pathogenic virus that can deliver it to target cells.

30 May 2024

Asymptomatic zebrafish in pet trade carry new hemorrhagic virus

Zebrafish in the pet trade are asymptomatic carriers of previously undescribed microbes, including a novel virus that causes hemorrhaging in infected laboratory fish, Marlen Rice from the University of Utah, US, and colleagues report in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, publishing May 23rd.

30 May 2024

Unveiling the epigenetic impact of prenatal amphetamine exposure using C. elegans models

Amphetamine is a psychostimulant that has been used to treat a variety of brain dysfunctions. However, it is a highly abused drug.

30 May 2024

Cervix-on-a-Chip: A breakthrough model for studying women's health

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) has been identified as one of the many unmet needs in women's health and affects more than 25% of reproductive-aged women.

30 May 2024

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Study examines the cost-effectiveness of a targeted immunotherapy for lung cancer

Notre Dame study identifies high-risk population for CAUTIs due to fibrinolytic deficiencies

Stem cell breakthrough: EPHA2 protein may hold key to safer regenerative therapies

Thailand grapples with colorectal cancer epidemic

UQ receives $5 million from Medical Research Future Fund to improve treatment for post-stroke aphasia

Snap, track, eat: Taking photos of food could be key to better diets

Tackling malnutrition and diet-related diseases through food system change

BRCA1 testing during prenatal care could prevent cancer, save lives

Infants exposed to more speech than music, UW study reveals

Unflagged stories drive vaccine hesitancy more than debunked misinformation

Sleep unlocks neurons that anticipate future experience

Research reveals how Regnase-1 deficiency enhances NK cell tumor killing

Study reveals key to closing Black-White COVID-19 vaccination gap

Both too much and too little of a protein can lead to severe intellectual deficiencies

Dana-Farber study exposes hidden disparities in cancer care experiences

New recommendations designed to reframe the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests

Miniaturized CRISPR protein opens door for gene therapy with adeno-associated virus

Asymptomatic zebrafish in pet trade carry new hemorrhagic virus

Unveiling the epigenetic impact of prenatal amphetamine exposure using C. elegans models

Cervix-on-a-Chip: A breakthrough model for studying women's health

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