Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed that common breast cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery,…
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Harnessing natural killer T cells to advance cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors
CAR-NKT cells target tumor cells in vitro. a, Representative flow cytometry plots illustrating the purity of NKT cells isolated from the spleen of iVα14-Jα18 transgenic mice, n = 12 with similar results.…
Machine learning model can diagnose Meniere disease
A machine learning model based on pure-tone audiometry features can diagnose Meniere disease (MD) and predict endolymphatic hydrops (EH), according to a study published online Aug. 28 in Otolaryngology-Head and…
Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12
In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man…
Researchers use AI to find non-opioid pain relief options
Credit: Google DeepMind from Pexels An estimated one in five Americans live with chronic pain and current treatment options leave much to be desired. Feixiong Cheng, Ph.D., Director of Cleveland…
Long-term efficacy for lebrikizumab seen in moderate, severe eczema
For patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), lebrikizumab has long-term efficacy, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, held from…
Low pay, high staff turnover and employee burnout took a toll on social service nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Social service nonprofits had high rates of staff turnover and a hard time filling vacant positions in 2022 as the COVID-19 pandemic was ending. Low salaries,…
Federal government may be paying twice for care of veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain From 2011 to 2020, the Veterans Health Administration spent $78 billion to care for U.S. military veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, raising questions about federal…
Use of the term ‘postcode lottery’ and its meaning has changed dramatically over time, UK study shows
Credit: Avonne Stalling from Pexels New research shows the idea of the “postcode lottery” was first used in 1997 to express concern about how access to National Health Service (NHS)…
Brain molecule reverses movement deficits of Parkinson’s, offering new therapeutic target
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain—ophthalmic acid—unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar…
