Some Seattle cancer center patients are receiving threatening emails after last month’s data breach

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Some patients of a Seattle-based cancer center received threatening emails following a data breach last month. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center officials said a Nov. 19 hack…

Mechanical thrombectomy safe, effective for high-risk pulmonary embolism

Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is safe and effective in real-world, high-risk patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a study published online Oct. 31 in the Journal of the Society for…

Wasabi shows memory-boosting powers in study

Wasabi, that green condiment that spices up your sushi, may possess memory-boosting powers, a new Japanese study suggests. Lead researcher Rui Nouchi, an associate professor at Tohoku University’s Institute of…

The health benefits of volunteering

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Volunteers make an immeasurable difference in people’s lives. The act of volunteering also benefits a person’s health as well. Research has shown that volunteering offers significant…

Metabolic biomarkers may aid mood disorder diagnosis

Metabolomic profiling may improve the differential diagnosis of mood disorders, according to a proof-of-concept study published online Oct. 25 in JAMA Psychiatry. Jakub Tomasik, Ph.D., from the University of Cambridge…

US approves sickle cell breakthrough with gene editing therapy

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The United States on Friday approved a breakthrough medicine that uses revolutionary gene editing tool CRISPR to treat the debilitating blood disorder sickle cell disease. More…

New research paints a dynamic picture of how we respond to high or low oxygen levels

Pulsed SILAM reveals variations of protein half-lives across organs. Credit: Science Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj4884 It only takes holding your breath for slightly too long to understand that too little…

Deaths from tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S. and 5 in Canada

Cut cantaloupe is displayed for sale at a supermarket in Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. On Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, U.S. and Canadian officials reported additional deaths and illnesses…

Research finds peer support vital for those taking medication for severe mental illness

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Aston Pharmacy School have found that people with severe mental illness could benefit from peer support to help them manage their medication and improve…

Artificial intelligence for aging research in cancer drug development

Artificial intelligence for aging research in cancer drug development. Credit: 2023 Shirini et al. A new editorial paper was published in Aging, entitled, “Artificial intelligence for aging research in cancer…