Your Mouth on a Chip
NIH ' s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchCell-loaded microchips offer a new lens into human biologyMicrochips that mimic parts of the human body may sound futuristic, but these devices —called organs-on-chips—are already being used to study human biology. Made from plastic, with grooves that are lined with cells and channels that transport air and fluids, these chips can simulate aspects of organ structure and function. Chips have been designed to mimic many different parts of the body, including beating heart tissue, air-filtering lung cells, and electrically active brain cells. The technolo...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 10, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Penn Medicine lands $12M NIH grant to advance ultra-fast delivery method for radiation therapy
The National Institutes of Health awarded Penn Medicine researchers a five-year, $12.3 million grant to study an emerging form of radiation therapy treatment that could mean both a shorter duration and frequency for patients.
The grant will be used to build on preclinical research conducted by researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
Their research is looking at a potential new form of radiation that provides ultra-fast doses in under a second, compared to several… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news
PET reduces radiation therapy dose for throat cancer
PET scans acquired before and midway through radiation therapy in patients wit...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
New treatment may cure HPV-linked throat cancer faster
Oral HPV infection increasing in young men
Matted lymph nodes portend poor prognosis in throat cancer (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 28, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Rural areas have less access to CT lung cancer screening
People living in rural areas who are eligible for annual CT lung cancer screenin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Radiation therapy increases heart attack risk in lung cancer patients
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What factors influence incidental lung nodule follow-up? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 16, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New ERLEADA ® (apalutamide) Analysis Demonstrates Rapid, Deep Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Response in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mCSPC)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new real-world evidence data showing the initiation of ERLEADA® (apalutamide) results in high rates of rapid and deep prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response among patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC). In a separate post-hoc analysis of the registrational Phase 3 SPARTAN and TITAN studies, rapid and deep PSA responses with ERLEADA® were associated with improvement in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) related to quality of life, physical wellbeing, pain, and fatigue intensity. The...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - February 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
CAC Tied to Cardiovascular Risk During Radiation Therapy for NSCLC
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 -- The burden of coronary artery calcium (CAC) may help predict the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) during radiation treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study presented at the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Radiation therapy increases heart attack risk in lung cancer patients
Thoracic radiation therapy increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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CT CAC helps determine which patients benefit from statin therapy
JAMA Internal Medicine stirs debate on coronary CT (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 14, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Accuray reports revenue gains in Q2
Accuray reported revenue gains for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022 an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Accuray touts CyberKnife results in breast cancer radiation therapy
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Accuray promotes prostate cancer research at ESTRO 2021 (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 28, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
3D printing may enable better planning for cervical disk implants
Using a CT scan of a spine, researchers have created a 3D-printed spine replic...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
3D printing enhances treatment of kidney stones
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Can 3D-printed shields protect patients during radiation therapy? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 28, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Study: Cancer patients given high-dose radiation treatments even near end of life
Many older cancer patients whose disease has spread to other parts of the body continue to receive high-dose radiation therapy, despite guidelines that recommend against its use, a JAMA Health Forum analysis found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ASTRO releases EBRT guidelines for liver cancer treatment
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued its first clinica...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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ASTRO urges members to oppose Medicare payment cuts (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 13, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
' Outstanding' Outcomes: Reduced Radiation in Oropharynx Cancer'Outstanding' Outcomes: Reduced Radiation in Oropharynx Cancer
Comparable progression-free survival was observed in intermediate-risk patients with HPV and oropharynx cancer who received less intense postoperative radiation therapy, without chemotherapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 3, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
For Equality in Prostate Cancer Outcomes, Seek Equality in Treatment For Equality in Prostate Cancer Outcomes, Seek Equality in Treatment
Black men who received radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer fared better than white men in a new analysis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 3, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation for Prostate Cancer
While Black men are often diagnosed later and with more aggressive disease than white men, radiation therapy seems to work better for them, new data reveals. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 -- A new analysis uncovers a racial paradox in prostate cancer care: While Black men are often diagnosed later and with more aggressive disease than white men, radiation therapy seems to work better for them than for their white... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 3, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
