CAR-T cell therapy leads to long-term remission in lupus while maintaining vaccine response
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Reliable patient education materials on breast cancer are difficult to access, research finds
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FDA is thinking about a ban on hair-straightening chemicals. Stylists say Black women have moved on
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine cancer. But Black hair stylists say such…
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Stripped Privileges: Alarming Precedent for Community Oncs?
Community oncologists across the United States are concerned about a recent lawsuit in Philadelphia between the Jefferson Health hospital system and the largest independent oncology and hematology practice in southeastern Pennsylvania, Alliance Cancer Specialists. The outcome, some community oncologists say,…
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More Evidence Metformin May Be Neuroprotective
TOPLINE: New research suggests terminating metformin may raise the risk for dementia in older adults with type 2 diabetes, providing more evidence of metformin’s potential neuroprotective effects. METHODOLOGY: Researchers evaluated the association between discontinuing metformin for reasons unrelated to kidney…
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Metabolic elasticity: New screening strategy, possible means to curb metabolic decline in aging and obesity
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with counterparts from Columbia University, have developed a new framework to measure metabolic health. The concept of “metabolic elasticity” paints a more comprehensive picture of how the body reacts to changes in the…
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Stigma felt by opioid-dependent moms can impact the health care received by their babies
The rate of opioid use among pregnant women in the United States quadrupled between 1999 and 2014 and continues to rise—an alarming trend that researchers from the University of Missouri and University of Iowa say has exposed the stigma felt…
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LDL cholesterol: Gene-editing therapeutic shows promise in trial
High cholesterol, particularly high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C, or ‘bad cholesterol’), increases the risk of heart disease. Some people have a hereditary condition that results in very high levels of LDL-C. A new study has used an intravenous…
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Being taller throughout life may protect against heart disease and stroke
Being taller during the course of a person’s lifetime could protect against heart disease and stroke in later life, according to a new University of Bristol-led study. The research, which analyzed height and genetic data on over 454,000 individuals, is…
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