Risky driving behaviors increase as common sleep disorder worsens: Diagnosing, treating sleep apnea may make driving safer for older adults
People with sleep apnea wake up tired in the morning, no matter how many hours they actually sleep. The condition causes them to briefly stop and restart breathing dozens or even hundreds of times a night. Even though such breathing interruptions often don’t awaken those with apnea, they prevent them from sinking into deep, refreshing […]
Testicular Mass Serendipitously Found 12 Years After Prostate Cancer Dx
A 79-year-old man with a 12-year history of clinically localized prostate cancer presented to a hospital with a urethral stricture. He had developed radiation cystitis and low-grade non-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder some time after he received proton therapy following his prostate cancer diagnosis. In the process of prepping the patient for cystoscopic dilation […]
Study finds infertility history linked with increased risk of heart failure: The future risk of heart failure is not related to other known factors
A new study finds that a history of infertility is associated with increased risk of heart failure. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) revealed that women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have […]
Opinion | The Healthcare Industry Can Do More for Maternal Health
Improving the health of the next generation starts with eliminating gaping inequities in maternal health outcomes. When the U.S. Vice President issues a call to action and follow-up measures to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity — an issue the industry has known about for decades — it is past time for healthcare leaders to make […]
Blood Biomarker Linked With Parkinson’s Disease
Serum neurofilament light (NfL), a measure of axonal injury, was associated with incident Parkinson’s disease, parkinsonian signs, and decline in physical functioning, a longitudinal study showed. Among 1,300 people in the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP), a twofold higher concentration of serum NfL was associated with incident clinical Parkinson’s disease (OR 2.54, 95% CI […]
For People With Anxiety Or Insecurities, It’s Hard To Lose The Mask
Priyam Mahajan, a 20-year-old who lives in India, has struggled with social anxiety disorder most of her life. In public, that plays out as a difficulty in making eye contact with strangers. Her face often tenses up in conversations or she’ll bite her lip, which only makes her more self-conscious around others. “When half my […]
Intratumoral Combo Shrinks Melanomas Refractory to Anti-PD-1
Intratumoral injection of an investigational agent, BO-112, combined with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) demonstrated promising efficacy in certain patients with advanced melanoma refractory to anti-PD-1-based therapy, according to results from a single-arm phase II trial. Ten of 40 evaluable patients responded to treatment — six partial and four complete responses — meeting the study’s primary endpoint of […]
Vitamin E can boost immunotherapy responses by reinvigorating dendritic cells
Combining a retrospective analysis of clinical records with in-depth laboratory studies, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that vitamin E can enhance immunotherapy responses by stimulating the activity of dendritic cells in the tumor. The findings were published today in Cancer Discovery. The researchers demonstrated that vitamin E directly […]
Tear-free hair brushing? All you need is math: Researchers develop a mathematical understanding of detangling that could be used for textile manufacturing, robotic hairdressers
As anyone who has ever had to brush long hair knows, knots are a nightmare. But with enough experience, most learn the tricks of detangling with the least amount of pain — start at the bottom, work your way up to the scalp with short, gentle brushes, and apply detangler when necessary. L. Mahadevan, the […]
High cardiovascular risk is associated with symptoms of depression: Improving cardiovascular health might help prevent the onset of depression in the elderly, researchers say
Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with an increased risk of depression in older adults, according to a new study published April 13 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sandra Martín-Peláez of University of Granada, Spain, and colleagues. Cardiovascular disease and depression are thought to be closely related due to similar risk factors, including inflammation […]