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Experts recommend assessing individual benefits, risks of menopausal therapies
10/08/2015
The Endocrine Society has issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on identifying women who are candidates for treatment of menopausal symptoms and selecting the best treatment options for each...
CNIO researchers have discovered a new player in tumor suppression and aging
10/08/2015
A study conducted by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre´s (CNIO) Genomic Instability Group, led by Oscar Fernández-Capetillo, describes for the first time in mammals, the role played by...
Two-hit therapy for breast tumors using approved drugs looks promising in animal study
10/08/2015
Disabling a cancer-causing pathway and administering an immune-molecule-based mop-up therapy eradicated a specific type of breast tumor in mice, according to researchers in the Perelman School of...
New study shows electronic tracking helps reduce blood transfusions & infection rates
10/08/2015
An electronic system developed and implemented by Intermountain Healthcare that monitors how physicians give blood to patients after a surgical operation has enabled the healthcare system to...
The perfect match might be the imperfect one when it comes to treating blood cancers
10/08/2015
When it comes to treating blood cancers like leukemia and lymphomas, new research shows that a half-matched donor bone marrow transplant may be just as good as a full match, in the first apples to...
Preventive care drops when government cuts close women's health clinics, research says
10/08/2015
When women's health clinics close because of government funding cuts aimed at abortion providers, fewer women seek lifesaving preventive care that can identify health threats such as cancer, research...
Singapore scientists uncover genetic landscape of distinct breast tumors
10/08/2015
The team identified the culprit genes behind fibroepithelial breast tumors, revealing how they progress from benign to cancerous types; findings may improve diagnostic accuracy of breast cancer and...
Researchers isolate novel urinary biomarkers that may indicate adrenal cancer
10/08/2015
A quartet of metabolites found in urine samples may help solve diagnostic and treatment dilemmas associated with clinically silent adrenal massesA global analysis of metabolites and small...
Thyroidectomy complication rates are lower if surgeon performs 25 or more cases yearly
10/08/2015
A new study is one of the first to identify a minimum surgeon volume that is associated with improved patient outcomes for this common thyroid operationPatients undergoing a total thyroidectomy...
New microscopy technology augments surgeon's view for greater accuracy
10/08/2015
Real-time overlay of real and computer-generated images for cancer diagnostics, neurosurgery, moreResearchers at the University of Arizona (UA) have developed a prototype of a new microscope...