Apremilast (Otezla), an oral drug approved for adult psoriasis, appears to reduce psoriasis severity in some children with moderate to severe psoriasis not controlled by topical therapy, according to the results of a phase 3 trial. “Unfortunately, there are limited treatment options for pediatric patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis” who do not respond […]
This week, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced its budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year: nearly $10 billion. The plan focuses on investigator-initiated cancer research and the expansion and modernization of cancer clinical trials. The NCI says it will “capitalize on important scientific opportunities” by awarding more grants for cancer clinical research, including research […]
Today is National Dog Day, a chance to celebrate our cute, furry friends. It’s also an excuse to share pictures of your sweet dogs, which is how Victoria Beckham is commemorating the day. She shared the cutest pup-snuggling photos on Instagram today, proving that the whole family are dog lovers! In the first photo, her […]
Teenagers whose parents are smokers are 55% more likely to try e-cigarettes, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. In a large study of Irish teenagers, the researchers have also found that the proportion who have tried e-cigarettes has been increasing dramatically and that although boys are more […]
Among several lifestyle changes that may reduce cardiovascular disease, adopting the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet may have the greatest impact for young and middle-aged adults with stage 1 hypertension, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2022, held Sept. 7-10, 2022, in San Diego. The meeting […]
As life-preserving medical technology advanced in the second half of the 20th century, doctors and families were faced with a thorny decision, one with weighty legal and moral implications: How should we define when life ends? Cardiopulmonary bypass machines could keep the blood pumping and ventilators could maintain breathing long after a patient’s natural ability […]
A claim that drinking tea might protect people against developing type 2 diabetes has been met with caution from multiple experts ahead of the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. The claim is that people who drink four or more cups of tea every day – specifically green, Oolong, or […]
If you subscribe to attachment theory, as a great many do, then you’ll know attachment styles are famously brought up in the context of romantic relationships. But there are other vital relationships in our lives that they can apply to, and they’re just as worthy of this kind of introspection. Attachment theory was first conceived […]
Electrical signals tell the heart to contract, but when the signals form spiral waves, they can lead to dangerous cardiac events like tachycardia and fibrillation. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and clinicians at Emory University School of Medicine are bringing a new understanding to these complicated conditions with the first high-resolution visualizations of […]
According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), ultrasound color Doppler twinkling may aid the detection of certain biopsy markers in metastatic axillary nodes that resume normal morphology after neoadjuvant systemic therapy. Noting that certain breast biopsy markers exhibited actionable twinkling (i.e., sufficient confidence to rely solely on twinkling for target localization) in cadaveric breast, […]
