Now, researchers have managed to figure the average amount of time it takes COVID-19 patients to lose their sense of taste and smell. For those that don’t know, a loss of sense…
Tag: Corona
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment
What is the coronavirus? Coronaviruses are types of viruses that typically affect the respiratory tracts of birds and mammals, including humans. Doctors associate them with the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, and severe…
Draft study includes no recommendation for radioactive waste disposal
A draft environmental study by the Department of Energy does not recommend a site and disposal method for certain kinds of radioactive medical and nuclear reactor waste. That means Hanford remains on…
Oncolytics Biotech(R) Inc. Announces Start Of Enrollment In Randomized Phase II Pancreatic Cancer Study
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (“Oncolytics”) (TSX:ONC, NASDAQ:ONCY) announced today that enrollment has begun in a 2-Arm randomized Phase II study of carboplatin, paclitaxel plus REOLYSIN® versus carboplatin and paclitaxel alone in the first…
School of Medicine Radiologists Collaborate with IBM to Bring ”Watson” Computer Brain Power to Health Care
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is one of only two universities working with IBM to test the advanced analytics of the company’s “Watson” computer for potential health care applications. The…
Designing New Molecular Tools To Study The Life And Death Of A Cancer Cell
Basic and translational research on cancer, and development of new cancer therapeutics, has focused on different aspects of cancer cellular function. One area of focus is the life and death of a…
BARDA Supports Development Of Drugs To Protect Against Radiation
Two contracts for advanced development of drugs to treat skin and lung injuries associated with acute radiation syndrome (ARS) were awarded this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’…
Cell Of Origin For Childhood Muscle Cancer Discovered By Scientists
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital have defined the cell of origin for a kind of cancer called sarcoma. In a study published as the Featured Article in…
Genetic Evidence That Antioxidants Can Help Treat Cancer
Researchers from Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center have genetic evidence suggesting the antioxidant drugs currently used to treat lung disease, malaria and even the common cold can also help prevent and treat cancers…
A Molecular Approach To Staging Colorectal Cancer
A quantitative, molecular analysis of lymph nodes in patients deemed colorectal cancer-free was found to be an effective predictor of recurrence, according to a study from researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center…
Liver Cancer Rapidly Increasing In California Hispanic Men
Thirty-year-old Pedro Espinosa’s chances of developing liver cancer just skyrocketed. Born in the United States and of Hispanic descent, Pedro falls into a category of men in California whose liver cancer rates…
Addiction To Self-Digestion Process Can Aid Cancer Cells In Tumor Growth
A team of investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ); Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; and Princeton University, have determined that cancer cells are “addicted” to a self-preservation…
Reducing The Risk Of Heart Failure Associated With Chemotherapy
A breakthrough by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast could help reduce heart failure in cancer patients around the world, and ultimately increase survival rates. Scientists at Queen’s Centre for Vision and Vascular…
UF Researchers Find Surgical Breast Biopsies Overused In Florida
Thousands of women receive unnecessary surgical breast biopsies in Florida each year, University of Florida researchers state in an article published online this week by the American Journal of Surgery. These surgeries…
Experts Urge Even Greater Caution In Use Of X-Rays During Pregnancy And Infancy
Clinicians should be careful about using x-rays on pregnant women and infants because of the potential for a slight increase in the risk of children developing cancer, concludes a new study published…