A novel therapeutic approach that combines human epidermal growth receptor factor 2 (HER2)-targeted therapies with the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin can reduce the number of cancer treatments required to prevent tumor growth. Monitored by immuno-PET scans, this combination therapy has the potential to personalize treatment for cancer patients and spare them…
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health funding in question in a speaker-less Congress
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Combination therapy found to improve quality of life in advanced esophageal cancer, stomach cancer
Combining a PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor with standard chemotherapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced stomach cancer or esophageal cancer compared to chemotherapy alone, according to recent findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. “In most oncology trials, and almost all of them prior to the introduction…
FDA launches new Digital Health Advisory Committee
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced the creation of a new Digital Health Advisory Committee, which will gather “experts throughout the field who can help ensure our regulation of these exciting tools maintains an appropriate pace while working within parameters of safety and effectiveness standards,” said Troy…
Win–win in muscle research: Faster results and fewer laboratory animals thanks to new method
To study muscle diseases, scientists rely on the mouse as a model organism. Researchers at the University of Basel have now developed a new method that is not only faster and more efficient than conventional ones but also greatly reduces the number of experimental animals needed for studying the function…
Genetic causes of Raynaud’s phenomenon identified
Reviewed Researchers at Queen Mary University of London’s Precision Healthcare Research Institute (PHURI) and the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have identified the genetic causes of Raynaud’s phenomenon. Their findings, published today (12 October) in Nature Communications, could lead to the first effective treatments for…
Uncovering the emotional scars: Study reveals significant stigma associated with female adult acne
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Researchers reconstruct speech from brain activity, illuminating complex neural processes
Speech production is a complex neural phenomenon that has left researchers explaining it tongue-tied. Separating out the complex web of neural regions controlling precise muscle movement in the mouth, jaw and tongue with the regions processing the auditory feedback of hearing your own voice is a complex problem, and one…
People in crisis do better with their pets, researchers say
Statistics from relevant research: In Australia, social return on investment for programs that support people experiencing a crisis to help keep their companion animal is $8.21 for each $1 invested, (Source: Emergency Animal Boarding: A Social Return on Investment) Even before the cost of living and rental market crisis, a…
‘Difficulty turning’ is Alzheimers sign that could be used for early diagnosis
People in the initial stages of Alzheimer’s have difficulty turning while walking — a symptom that could be used for early diagnosis of the disease. This is the conclusion of a team of researchers who studied how different groups of people performed navigational task while wearing virtual reality goggles. It…