ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY In spite of decades of research, cancer remains an enigma. Conventional wisdom holds that cancer is driven by random mutations that create aberrant cells that run amok in the body. In a new paper published this week in the journal BioEssays, Arizona and Australian researchers challenge this model by proposing that cancer is...
Month: <span>May 2021</span>
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Immune cells promote proinflammatory fatty liver disease
GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER (DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM, DKFZ) A particular type of dendritic cell is responsible for the tissue damage that occurs in non-alcoholic steatohepatits (NASH) in mice and humans. The dendritic cells cause aggressive, proinflammatory behavior in T cells, as now discovered by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in collaboration with colleagues...
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Colorectal cancer screening past age 75 lowers cancer death risk for most
by Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer — Histopathologic image of colonic carcinoid. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Screening for colorectal cancer—the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States—can save lives by detecting both pre-cancerous lesions that can be removed during the screening procedure, and colorectal cancer in its early stages, when it is highly...
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Could prescriptions for fruit and veg instead of pills help prevent diet-related disease?
The first wide-ranging study to look at whether healthy food prescriptions lead to better diets and healthier patients suggests there could be some truth to the saying ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away.’ Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy at Tufts University reviewed 13...
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Small uveal melanomas ‘not always harmless’, ground breaking study finds
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL A new article from Liverpool ocular researchers demonstrates that small uveal (intraocular) melanomas are not always harmless, as the current paradigm suggests. Instead, a reasonable proportion of them have molecular genetic alterations, which categorises them as highly metastatic tumours. The article recommends that they should not be observed but rather treated immediately,...
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Good results with online CBT for atopic eczema
KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET IMAGE: ADJUNCT PROFESSOR ERIK HEDMAN-LAGERLOF CREDIT: ULF SIRBORN. The common skin disease atopic eczema (AE) impacts heavily on the life quality and general health of sufferers. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now evaluated its treatment with internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT). The study suggests that patients feel better after iCBT compared...
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Why bipolar patients don’t take their meds
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA People with bipolar disorder may not take their medication because of side effects, fear of addiction and a preference for alternative treatment – according to research from Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) and the University of East Anglia (UEA). Nearly half of people with bipolar disorder do not take...
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Body chemistry can predict severity of depression after death of spouse
RICE UNIVERSITY HOUSTON – (May 19, 2021) – A new study from researchers at Rice University has found that bodily inflammation after the death of a spouse can predict future depression. “Inflammation and future depressive symptoms among recently bereaved spouses” will appear in the June 2021 edition of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology. Lead author Lydia Wu, a...
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Cognitive-behavioral approach to treatment of obesity yields significant results
FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO IMAGE: THE STUDY SHOWED THAT INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTION FACILITATES WEIGHT LOSS, IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE AND EATING BEHAVIOR, AND REDUCES SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION. CREDIT: SUZANA MARIA ROSSI TEIXEIRA Quality of life relating to physical and mental health can be a key element in the treatment of...
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Hepatitis C screening doubles when tests ordered ahead of time
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Twice as many eligible patients got screened for hepatitis C when it was already ordered for them compared to those who had to request it, according to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, the patients in the study...