Medicare Rules May Reduce Prescription Steering
Jan. 10, 2025 Researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- organizations that negotiate access to medicines for most patients in the United States -- steer patients to use their own pharmacies. ...
Tongue Cancer Organoids Reveal Secrets of Chemotherapy Resistance
Jan. 9, 2025 Tongue cancer (TC) cells can enter a chemo-resistant state by activating pathways related to autophagy and cholesterol synthesis, report researchers. Using a large-scale library of TC organoids they ...
Disovery of New Skeletal Tissue Advances Regenerative Medicine Potential
Jan. 9, 2025 An international research team has discovered a new type of skeletal tissue that offers great potential for advancing regenerative medicine and tissue ...
Milestone in the Field of Lung Transplantation: Improvement in Rejection and Infection Rate Thanks to Extracorporeal Photopheresis
Jan. 9, 2025 Researchers have published a prospective, randomized and controlled study on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) in lung transplantation. The findings could significantly change the ...
Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival in Early Stages Better Than Current Methods
Jan. 9, 2025 Researchers have shown that a test called ORACLE can predict lung cancer survival at the point of diagnosis better than currently used clinical risk factors. This could help doctors make more ...
PCT Blood Test Does Not Lower Antibiotic Treatment Duration for Hospitalized Children, Study Shows
Jan. 9, 2025 A study has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) antibiotics in hospitals. Despite promising previous ...
Automated Method to Detect Common Sleep Disorder Affecting Millions
Jan. 9, 2025 AI-powered algorithm can analyze video recordings of clinical sleep tests and more accurately diagnose REM sleep behavior ...
New AI Platform Identifies Which Patients Are Likely to Benefit Most from a Clinical Trial
Jan. 9, 2025 A new study demonstrates that a first-of-its-kind platform using artificial intelligence (AI) could help clinicians and patients assess whether and how much an individual patient may benefit from a ...
A New Turning Point in Lung Cancer Treatment, Inspired by Mussels
Jan. 9, 2025 Scientists have developed inhalable lung cancer therapeutics utilizing mucoadhesive proteinic ...
Using Robots in Nursing Homes Linked to Higher Employee Retention, Better Patient Care
Jan. 8, 2025 Facing high employee turnover and an aging population, nursing homes have increasingly turned to robots to complete a variety of care tasks, but few researchers have explored how these technologies ...
What Is the Average Wait Time to See a Neurologist in US?
Jan. 8, 2025 Older people wait an average of just over a month to see a neurologist for specialty care after being referred by their primary care physician or another physician, according to a new study. The ...
AI Predicts Cancer Prognoses, Responses to Treatment
Jan. 8, 2025 A new artificial intelligence tool combines data from medical images with text to predict cancer prognoses and treatment ...
AI Could Improve the Success of IVF Treatment
Jan. 8, 2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help doctors identify follicles that are most likely to lead to the birth of a baby during IVF treatment more precisely than current ...
Using AI to Predict the Outcome of Aggressive Skin Cancers
Jan. 8, 2025 Research demonstrates that AI can determine the course and severity of aggressive skin cancers, such as Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), to enhance clinical decision making by generating personalzsed ...
Researchers Shed Light on How to Predict Which Skin Cancer Patients Are Most Likely to Respond to Immunotherapy
Jan. 8, 2025 An international team of UK and US scientists discovered that the activity of macrophages -- a type of white blood cell that engulf pathogens and cancer cells -- can be used to predict whether or not ...
Study Sheds Light on Depression in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Jan. 8, 2025 Marked variation in the prevalence of depression was found in a multisite sample of community-dwelling older adults in the United ...
Researchers Resolve Uncertainty in BRCA2 Testing, Improving Cancer Risk Assessment and Patient Care
Jan. 8, 2025 Findings from a multi-institutional, international study have significantly advanced the understanding of genetic alterations in the BRCA2 gene, a key player in hereditary cancer ...
Overcoming Spasticity to Help Paraplegics Walk Again
Jan. 8, 2025 Thanks to new high-frequency electrical stimulation that blocks spasticity, two paralyzed patients suffering from muscle stiffness after spinal cord injury benefit from rehabilitation protocols for ...
Tumor-Secreted Protein May Hold the Key to Better Treatments for Deadly Brain Tumor
Jan. 8, 2025 A study has found targeting a protein called endocan and its related signaling pathway could be a promising new approach for treating glioblastoma, an aggressive and lethal type of brain ...
Predicting the Progression of Autoimmune Disease With AI
Jan. 7, 2025 Knowing who may progress along the disease pathway is critical for early diagnosis and intervention, improved treatment and better disease management, according to a team that has developed a new ...