by Frontiers Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Healing often leaves a scar. But the role of the scar itself in healing is often underestimated: a scar that doesn’t heal cleanly can be painful or upsetting or affect the range of movement of the affected body part. It may even require further surgical treatment. Now, scientists based...
by Yale University DFS per investigator assessment. Kaplan-Meier estimates of duration of (A) DFS in patients with stage II-IIIA disease and (B) in the overall population (stage IB-IIIA) by seventh edition staging per the protocol (full analysis set). Tick marks indicate censored data. An HR < 1 favors osimertinib. DFS, disease-free survival; HR, hazard ratio;...
by CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study from New York State and CUNY researchers suggests that receiving medical cannabis for thirty days or more may help patients on long-term opioid treatment to lower their dose over time. The study, published today in JAMA Network Open, found...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women are disproportionately affected by migraine, especially during their reproductive years. However, the relationship between migraine and adverse pregnancy outcomes has not been well understood. A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, analyzed...
by Taylor McNeil, Tufts University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Understanding one’s susceptibility to developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is important. If you knew you were at risk, for example, you might steer clear of jobs that carry more likelihood of high stress and potential trauma or seek treatment as soon as you experienced a potentially...
by UC Davis Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A long-term study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers confirms that changes in the IQ level of autistic children may help predict their path of communication and behavioral development as adolescents. The new work builds on a previous MIND Institute study of IQ trajectories in autistic children ages 2-8. It expands the...
by Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Schematic illustration of a theranostic smart contact lens for glaucoma treatment. Credit: POSTECH Glaucoma is a common ocular disease in which the optic nerve malfunctions due to the increased intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by drainage canal blocking in the eye. This condition narrows the peripheral vision and...
by University of Oxford NPY receptors (in green) on human iPS cardiomycytes. Credit: Ms. Carla Handford, Dr. Kun Liu, Dr. Dan Li Researchers from the Herring group in Oxford’s Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics have developed a blood test that measures stress hormone levels after heart attacks. The test—costing just £10—could ensure patients receive timely...
by Delthia Ricks, Medical Xpress Plasmablasts at W0 and W1 post-vaccination. (A) Representative plasmablast plots are shown for a single participant vaccinated with DS-Cav1 (pre-F, N = 30) or MEDI7510 (post-F, N = 30) at week 0 (W0) and week 1 (W1). Cells were gated on live, singlet, lymphocytes then CD19+ prior to gating CD38+ CD20- plasmablasts. (B)...
by University of Michigan Histotripsy ablation is followed by infiltration of innate and adaptive immune cell populations. Mice bearing bilateral B16F10 tumors were treated with unilateral sham (control) or partial histotripsy ablation on day 10. Multicolor immunofluorescence performed 1, 3 and 10 days after sham or histotripsy partial histotripsy ablation revealed (A) early infiltration of...
