Category: 6. Health

Patients with ALK-positive (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) “frequently die of cancer-related causes, during hospitalization, and under active treatment,” underscoring the need for tailored palliative and end-of-life care approaches…

The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal…

Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute.

The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious and often fatal disease….

Introduction

With the ongoing increase in the aging population, dementia has become one of the leading causes of dependence and disability among older adults worldwide.^1,2 Current estimates show that over 55 million people are affected by…

An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals that older inpatients admitted to physicians who prescribe higher amounts of first-generation antihistamines face an elevated risk of delirium while in the…

An international collaborative study has identified the E2F2 protein as a potential new therapeutic target to prevent metabolic fatty liver disease from progressing towards more serious conditions, such as cirrhosis or liver…

In a recent work published in BME Frontiers, a collaborative study by researchers from Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland, and Nanjing Stomatological Hospital has introduced…

Tracking daily steps has become a staple exercise metric as smart devices keep count with ease. This physical activity stimulates bodily repair and maintenance, which is especially important as we age. But how many steps do you need…

A new peer-reviewed study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science finds that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription smoking-cessation drugs meaningfully reduces cigarette use. At the same time, the research found…