These Factors Increase the Risk of Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is one of the 10 most-diagnosed cancers in the United States. Like many of the other cancers on that list—including colon and rectal cancer—kidney cancer is more common now than it used to be. But unlike some others, the underlying causes of kidney cancer are often hard to discern.
For example, a significant proportion of breast cancers stem from inherited genetic mutations. But that’s not the case for kidney cancer. Just 3% to 5% of these cancers are caused by hereditary factors. “There are certain genetic conditions associated with increased risk, but the vast majority of kidney canc...
Source: TIME: Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Cancer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Getting ready for primetime in cell & gene therapy
Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) have a lot going for them from an industry perspective – with a market predicted to reach US$50 billion annually by 2027, an opportunity to expand the frontier of medical science and the potential to save or improve countless lives. But with logistical, supply chain and manufacturing complexities interwoven into development, bringing CGTs to large patient populations may prove uniquely challenging.With over 3,633 therapies in development as of mid-2022, CGTs are two of the fastest-growing areas of healthcare. To date, less than two dozen therapies have made it to market, but this numbe...
Source: EyeForPharma - December 8, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Clare Jackson Source Type: news
Medical-science firms win awards at Walleye Tank, part of an inaugural Mayo innovation conference
A cryopreservation company and an early cancer detection startup were among the top winners at this season ’s Walleye Tank, a Minnesota life and medical science pitch competition. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - December 6, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Caitlin Anderson Source Type: news
How Gene Editing Could Help Solve the Problem of Poor Cholesterol
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and around the world. Though it’s held the top spot for decades, it wasn’t always the king of mortal maladies. Its ascension was propelled by two of medical science’s greatest successes.
“Before the 20th century, heart disease was an uncommon cause of death,” says Dr. Michael Shapiro, a professor of cardiology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Bacterial infections such as tuberculosis and dysentery, as well as smallpox and other contagious viruses, were common killers. “Antibiotics and vaccines changed every...
Source: TIME: Health - December 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
Viewers break down in tears as Channel 4 show performs the UK's first televised dissection
Viewers took to Twitter to praise Toni Crews from Kent, who died in 2020 and donated her body to medical science as her body was dissected in a documentary on Channel 4 last night at 10pm. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 6, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘GRExit’ gains momentum as Ph.D. programs drop exam requirement
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The University of Michigan’s biomedical Ph.D. program was a lonely outlier in 2017 when it
announced it would stop asking applicants to submit scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test
. At the time, the standardized exam was a nearly universal requirement for Ph.D. programs at U.S. universities. But the Michigan program now has plenty of company. The vast majority of STEM Ph.D. programs have stopped requiring GRE scores, according to an investigation by
Science
, and the number of tests taken each year has plummeted.
The COVID-19 pandemic, une...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 29, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Tom Meade obituary
Epidemiologist whose research into the role of blood in heart disease paved the way for new targeted treatmentsTom Meade, who has died aged 86, pioneered the field of cardiovascular epidemiology. His research, spanning five decades, gave medical science a vastly improved understanding of the biology of blood and the circulatory system, opening the door for targeted new heart disease treatments.By the early 1960s, heart disease was the leading cause of death in many countries, with the culprit widely believed to be atheroma (fatty deposits inside the arteries), brought on by high cholesterol and a fatty diet. But in 1965, M...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 22, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Penny Warren Tags: Medical research People in science Heart disease Heart attack London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Source Type: news
Clinical efficacy of Er:YAG laser application in pulpotomy of primary molars: a 2-year follow-up study
Published: 20 October 2022 Lasers in Medical Science (2022)Cite this article Abstract The present study aimed to analyze the clinical effects of Er:YAG laser applied in pulpotomy of children ’s asymptomatic deep caries-affected primary molars. Included primary molar teeth from children (aged 3 ~ 6 years) were randomly assigned to “Er:YAG laser” and “conventional” groups, and pulpotomies were performed under general anesthesia using the respective approaches. The treatment time and clinical efficacy were evaluated. The study sample included 100 primary molar teeth of 40 children with an average age of 4.60...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - November 15, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
What to Know About Bariatric Surgery for Type 2 Diabetes
The term bariatric is derived from the Greek words for “weight” and “to treat.” Originally, as its name denotes, this form of surgery was aimed at helping people manage obesity. But as medical science’s understanding of bariatric surgery improved, experts recognized that these procedures could also help people with obesity-related health conditions, including Type 2 diabetes.
“In 1999 when I was a junior resident in general surgery, I was struck by the observation that patients who had this type of surgery were very rapidly seeing improvement in their diabetes,” says Dr. Francesco ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Disease healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
New Research Focuses on Mesothelioma Brain Metastasis
Distant metastasis is common with malignant pleural mesothelioma – more than 60% of patients experience it – but rarely is it found around the brain.
A new study by a team of radiation oncologists in Great Britain, however, suggests that physicians should increase their focus on potential cerebral metastasis in mesothelioma patients.
“Patients will continue to live longer as a consequence of newer, more advanced treatments,” the study authors wrote. “It is critical now to recognize mesothelioma’s metastatic potential, particularly cerebral metastasis, which was previously only an autopsy finding.”
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 3, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments Pleural Source Type: news
Liberia: Female Genital Mutilation - a Menace or Culture
[FrontPageAfrica] Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), otherwise known as Female Circumcision, is an age-old cultural practice that is carried out in many African countries. Here in Liberia, it is done by nearly 75% of the 16 tribes of the country. The act itself involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. FGM has no medical benefits and medical science has proven that this practice has far-reaching health implications. Some of these include severe bleeding and problems urinating, pain and difficulty (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
NIH to award over $200 million to support potentially transformative biomedical research projects
The 2022 NIH Director ’s Awards enable exceptionally creative scientists to push the boundaries of biomedical science. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - October 4, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
News at a glance: Earth science satellites, Global Fund ’s haul, and Neptune’s rings
EARTH SCIENCE
European satellite duo will study oceans and warming
The European Space Agency (ESA) last week approved the $420 million Harmony mission as the next in its Earth Explorer line of science missions, following a competition. Harmony’s two satellites will carry infrared sensors and radar receivers to observe the turbulent waves, winds, and eddies that govern the interchange of heat and gases between the oceans and atmosphere. Scientists know oceans soak up more than 90% of the excess heat of global warming, but they need Harmony’s finer scale observations to explain how—and to calibra...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 29, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Fee rise for stretched NHS workers is unfair and misjudged, says UNISON
Paramedics, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners and many other health professionals could see the fee allowing them to practise rise by an “unfair” 20% next year, warns UNISON today (Friday).
In a consultation that opened this week, the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), which regulates 15 professions in the health sector, has proposed an increase in its compulsory annual registration fee from £98.12 to £117.74.
UNISON says the rise is unfair and disproportionate, especially during the biggest income squeeze in a generation. The 2021 increase saw fees jump 9% from £90 to £98.12.
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Source: UNISON Health care news - September 23, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Press release HCPC fees NHS Sara Gorton Source Type: news
Liberia: ID Scientist Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan Lectures At Noguchi Medical Research Institute
[FrontPageAfrica] Accra -- A prominent infectious diseases expert, Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, M.D., has urged national governments to provide needed support to African biomedical scientists and biomedical engineers as they work hard to provide solutions for the continent's medical and public health problems. He said, we as Africans will have to provide the solutions to our own problems. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
