New research from UTHealth Houston found firefighters experience measurable biological changes in their blood and urine within 24 hours of fighting a fire—changes that may help identify early cancer risk, the leading cause of death among firefighters.
A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified a previously unknown mechanism by which an enzyme promotes cancer cell proliferation, establishing it as a promising therapeutic target for cancer, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
Researchers in Purdue University's College of Pharmacy have developed and validated a new series of small-molecule inhibitors that promote antitumor immunity and hold promise as anticancer agents.
Colorectal cancer mortality fell 50% over 21 years among individuals aged 50 to 69 years in a rural region in Spain, coinciding with the implementation of a population-wide fecal immunochemical test-based screening program. A retrospective analysis of more than 2 million individuals living in the Basque Country of…
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment and sleep problems who took at least 5,000 IU of vitamin D daily scored more than 13% higher on a cognitive test than those taking none. The preliminary findings suggest vitamin D could be worth studying as a potentially modifiable factor during an early window of cognitive…
A simple yeast-based food supplement may help restore the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, according to new research in mice. Scientists found that yeast beta-glucan reprogrammed early immune cells in the bone marrow, leading to stronger, longer-lasting cancer-fighting responses against colorectal, skin, and…
The FDA is seeking feedback on a potential way of regulating medical devices equipped with generative AI features, informed by the process of training human clinicians. Described as a “competency-based approach,” the process would evaluate AI-equipped devices in increasingly clinical scenarios, including potentially…
Of more than 1,300 AI medical devices cleared by the FDA, only three tested for patient-centered outcomes like death and morbidity, data show. AI integration into healthcare is rapidly progressing. Medical societies like the AMA have called for stricter regulations due to concerns about bias and transparency in…
AI may be able to predict how strongly someone will respond to a vaccine before they receive it. By analyzing antibody patterns in more than 4,000 people, researchers found signs of “immune readiness” that helped distinguish strong responders from weak ones. Surprisingly, even some healthy people responded poorly…