Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and cigarette smoking is associated with
Month: January 2021
Does aspirin lower colorectal cancer risk in older adults? It depends on when they start
Regular aspirin use has clear benefits in reducing colorectal cancer incidence among middle-aged adults, but also comes with some risk,
CRISPR technology to cure sickle cell disease
University of Illinois Chicago is one of the U.S. sites participating in clinical trials to cure severe red blood congenital
Medical terms for opioid addiction don’t always reduce stigma, study finds
Opioid addiction is persistently stigmatized, delaying and preventing treatment for many—an urgent problem with overdose deaths continuing to rise. To
Memory fail controlled by dopamine circuit, study finds
In a landmark neurobiology study, scientists from Scripps Research have discovered a memory gating system that employs the neurotransmitter dopamine
Dynamic, personalized treatment approach may improve outcomes in gastroesophageal cancers
A phase 2 clinical trial providing personalized treatments based on the genetic profile of metastatic tumors in gastroesophageal cancers has
Coronavirus: why combining the Oxford vaccine with Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine could make it more effective
When the efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was announced in late 2020, there was some confusion. The overall efficacy of
Lockdown, quarantine and self-isolation: How COVID restrictions affect our mental health
In the year since the city of Wuhan, China, went into the world’s first coronavirus lockdown, we have all had
Pfizer vaccine likely works against UK variant
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine appears to be effective against the new more infectious coronavirus variant that was first detected in Britain
EU moves to bloc-wide recognition of antigen tests
EU envoys on Thursday struck preliminary agreement on having antigen tests for COVID-19 carried out in any member country recognised
