A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery has shown that for doctors training to become neurosurgeons, burnout is common, and certain workplace stressors like unrewarding mentor relationships, difficult coworkers and not getting enough exposure to the operating room could lead to it.
A kinase inhibitor called cabozantinib could be a viable therapy option for patients with metastatic, radioactive iodine-resistant thyroid cancer, according to a study led by researchers from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Scientists have developed and validated a blood test for Alzheimer's disease, with the potential to massively ramp up the pace of Alzheimer's disease drug trials. The blood test measures a specific peptide in the blood to inform scientists, with 90% accuracy, if a patient has the very earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease. The research was published in the issue of Nature.
Analysis of a clinical trial finds that nivolumab immunotherapy can be administered safely in conjunction with radiotherapy and chemotherapy for patients with newly diagnosed local-regionally advanced head and neck cancers. The study will be presented at the 2018 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancers Symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Closing a critical gap in knowledge, Harvard Medical School scientists have unraveled the immune cascade that fuels tissue damage and disease development in chlamydia infection. The study was published in the journal PNAS.
Patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant-cell arteritis (GCA) have similarly increased risks of fracture, compared with the general population, according to a study published in the journal BMC Medicine.
A Duke University-led study has found dangerously high levels of mercury and its more toxic chemical cousin, methylmercury , in soils, sediments and rivers near artisanal gold mines in the West African nation of Senegal. The study was published in the journal Elementa : Science of the Anthropocene .
In a new study published in the journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, researchers have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans that measure blood flow in the brain to better understand why people often become aggressive and violent after drinking alcohol.
The University of Alicante Research Group in Polymer and Nanomaterial Analysis (NANOBIOPOL), together with research and industry staff from Italy, Spain, Portugal, the UK, and Germany, is involved in the FLEXPOL project to make an antimicrobial adhesive film reducing infection risk in hospitals.
A new University of Florida study finds that 23% of adults age 60 and older who underwent a total knee replacement experienced a decline in activity in at least one region of the brain responsible for specific cognitive functions, 15% of patients declined across all brain networks the team evaluated.The study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
A study reported in the JAMA Internal Medicine has shown that availability of standard hemodialysis for undocumented immigrants could both save lives and reduce inpatient resource use, suggesting the need for a careful examination and potential change of existing health care policies.
Higher blood eosinophil counts are associated with an increased risk of exacerbation and a better chance of responding to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.