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FridayJun 13, 2025 10:00 am

New Study Shows TTFields Amplify Immune Attack Against Brain Cancer

Breakthrough research conducted by a team at the University of Southern California (USC) has found that electric fields, administered through a device placed on a patient’s scalp, can supercharge the immune system’s ability to combat glioblastoma and increase the survival time of the patient. These benefits for patients were attained after combining the electric fields with chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments. Glioblastoma is a brain cancer whose prognosis is very poor because it grows rapidly and the existing treatments usually have a minimum beneficial impact upon the progress of the cancer. On average, patients with this type of brain tumor survive…

TuesdayJun 10, 2025 10:00 am

Celebrity Announcements of Breast Cancer Underscore Increasing Prevalence in Younger Women

Many young celebrities have recently announced that they have been diagnosed with breast cancer. This is a clear pointer to the public that cases of this disease among younger women not yet 50 years of age are rising in America. For example, Jessie J, a pop singer aged 37, took to Instagram last week to reveal her intention to under surgery in a few weeks after her early-stage diagnosis of breast cancer. Katie Thurston, who starred in “The Bachelorette,” has been active on social media sharing about her journey after being diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer. She is 34 years…

FridayJun 06, 2025 10:00 am

More American Doctors are Relocating to Canada, Citing Federal Government Issues

As U.S. news outlets focus on the economic turmoil triggered by tariffs, another story is quietly developing. More doctors trained and working in the U.S. are relocating to Canada and the reasons they are giving rotate around the actions and policies of the Trump administration. Michael, a pseudonym, is one such doctor who left the U.S. to work in Canada. He says America is changing into a country that steps on the vulnerable and weak, in contrast to the training which makes physicians kind to individuals during their weakest moments. For him, the turning point was when a mob stormed…

ThursdayJun 05, 2025 10:00 am

Therapeutic Target Shows Promise in Preventing Cancer Resulting from Chronic Gut Inflammation

When inflammatory bowel disease becomes chronic, it is difficult to treat and comes with the likelihood of various complications, such as the onset of bowel cancer. This disease in its chronic form manifests as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. These diseases particularly impact young people. Early diagnosis followed by treatment is crucial in these cases. A recent study whose findings appeared in the Nature Immunology journal has unveiled a therapeutic target capable of significantly putting the brakes on the processes behind the chronic inflammation underlying inflammatory bowel disease. The research was conducted by a team based at Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin. Professor…

TuesdayJun 03, 2025 10:00 am

Study Finds That Kids, Young People Wait Longer to Receive a Cancer Diagnosis

A recent study conducted by experts based at University of Nottingham in the UK has revealed that young individuals afflicted by certain kinds of cancer like bone malignancies take longer before being diagnosed. Cancer among children is now regarded to be a worldwide disease burden, and getting an early diagnosis has been made a priority. The researchers undertook their study in order to enable the broader research community to get an understanding of what kids and young people go through starting with the onset of symptoms to the point at which a cancer diagnosis is made. To this end, the…

FridayMay 30, 2025 10:00 am

Study Links Autism to Increased Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease

A recently conducted study by a team at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has established a link between a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to a heightened risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The research appeared in the journal JAMA Neurology. The research team believes the two conditions may share a number of underlying biological mechanisms. The team based their study on data on more than two million individuals born in Sweden in the years 1974-1999. The registry data tracked these individuals starting at age 20 and the researchers analyzed this data covering those years until 2022. The team was interested…

ThursdayMay 29, 2025 10:00 am

University of Houston Gets $3M to Establish Biomarker Core for Cancer Immunotherapy

Texas’ Cancer Prevention & Research Institute has awarded $3 million to the University of Houston to establish a biomarker core for cancer immunotherapy. The research institute has earned a reputation for funding research projects which are groundbreaking. The $3m is a fraction of its $93m total package earmarked for awarding grants to entities within the state. The biomarker core to be established is planned to be a cutting-edge facility in the state geared at availing researchers comprehensive biomarker screens for conducting proteomic cancer research, especially in the fields of cancer immunotherapy and cancer biology. The new facility will be the…

WednesdayMay 28, 2025 10:00 am

House Approves Reconciliation Bill, Health Insurance and Medicaid to Be Impacted

On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the reconciliation bill for the 2025 budget with a one-vote difference between those in support of the bill and those opposed to it. The American Hospital Association says this legislation is going to have notable impacts upon healthcare insurance and Medicaid. Rick Pollack, the CEO and President of AHA, wrote to Congress on the eve of the House vote. In that statement, he expressed the association’s concerns about several provisions focused on the health insurance marketplace and Medicaid. He pointed out that the reductions to Medicaid funding are likely to have…

TuesdayMay 27, 2025 10:00 am

New Swallowable Pill Provides Real-Time Gut Inflammation Tracking

The GI tract and its components like the mucosal lining play an important role of preventing harmful substances from finding their way into the bloodstream. When this mucosal lining is compromised, serious consequences like the entry of undigested food, toxins and bacteria into the bloodstream result. “Leaky gut” is responsible for conditions like inflammatory bowel disease. Existing tools for monitoring the mucus lining in the gut have limitations, such as being invasive and not providing continuous tracking. Approaches like endoscopy also don’t provide data on the entire GI tract and the updates they provide don’t come in real time. There…

ThursdayMay 22, 2025 10:00 am

Experts Say New Test for Brain Tumors is a Game-Changer

Researchers have developed a novel brain tumor test that surgical experts have dubbed a game changer. This is because the test collapses the needed time to obtain an accurate diagnosis to just hours rather than multiple weeks as has been the case. Surgeons say this new approach can dramatically improve the treatment and care that patients receive after this “ultra-fast” diagnostic tool is used. University of Nottingham scientists, together with a team from the NHS Trust of University of Nottingham Hospitals (NUH) developed this method. Their approach has caused a stir in UK hospitals and many are collecting data on…