For many, the quest for a quiet space is about more than finding a noise-free room to gather one’s thoughts. About 10 percent of the U.S. population, about 25 million Americans, has experienced tinnitus (ringing in the ears) lasting at least five minutes in the past year, according to the National Institute on Deafness and… Continue reading Why Are My Ears Ringing?
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Mammograms: Are We Overdiagnosing Small Tumors?
An analysis of breast cancer data revealed that many small breast cancers have an excellent prognosis because they are inherently slow growing, according to Yale Cancer Center experts. Often, these cancers will not grow large enough to become significant within a patient’s lifetime, and subsequently early detection could lead to overdiagnosis, the researchers. In contrast,… Continue reading Mammograms: Are We Overdiagnosing Small Tumors?
Why Some Breast-Cancer Tumors Resist Medicine
A team of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine cancer researchers has uncovered one way certain tumors resist vital medication. In the study, published in Oncotarget, the researchers studied tumor biopsies collected from breast cancer patients before and after treatment with the go-to breast cancer drug trastuzumab (also known as Herceptin). Some of the… Continue reading Why Some Breast-Cancer Tumors Resist Medicine
New Hope for Treating Brain Diseases
Researchers have found that an antiviral compound may protect the brain from invading pathogens. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, demonstrated that the compound, interferon-lambda, tightens the blood-barrier, making it harder for the virus to invade. The blood-brain barrier is a natural defense system that is supposed to keep pathogens out… Continue reading New Hope for Treating Brain Diseases