Financial burden of cancer can harm quality of life
Almost a third of U.S. cancer survivors face financial burdens, and physical and mental health tends to be worse for those who do, according to a new study. There are more than 14 million cancer...
Preventive Double Mastectomy Rates Have Tripled In 10 Years, And Experts Aren’t Sure Why
When breast cancer strikes, patients can opt to have their healthy breast removed even though the chance of recurrence is extremely low. But according to a new study, published in the journal Annals...
iPads for patients about to undergo kidney stone removal
New preliminary research has found that iPads make better tutors than doctors for patients about to undergo kidney stone removal. The randomized study, presented this week at the European...
Work climate contributes significantly to working moms’ decision to breastfeed
Breastfeeding is healthy for baby and for Mom. It has a positive impact on childhood obesity, infections and allergies, is linked to a lower likelihood of mothers getting ovarian or breast cancers...
Key step in process of Shigella infection identified
Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Infectious Diseases are investigating the mechanism by which several important pathogenic species of bacteria deliver proteins...
‘Dose-dense’ chemo for premenopausal breast cancer patients improves survival
Premenopausal women with breast cancer have a better chance of survival if they are given cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy closer together, every two weeks rather than every three weeks. Furthermore,...
Small peptides attack ovarian cancer on two fronts, research shows
Two forms of a peptide derived from a naturally-occurring human protein can force tumors to shrink significantly in an animal model of metastatic ovarian cancer, according to a team led by...
Army ants evolve to regain sight and more in return to surface
A change to a more challenging environment could, over time, re-ignite and grow old parts of the brain that have gone inactive, according to a study of army ants led by a Drexel biology professor....
