Quitting smoking after cancer diagnosis significantly extends survival
Around 25% of people with cancer in the U.S. are active smokers when they are diagnosed, and studies…
UCSF team uncovers breakthrough immunotherapy for colon cancer liver metastases
Advanced colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in young American men and the second highest…
Rolando Villazón directs opera at the world’s top houses while still singing
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Tenor Rolando Villazón was singing the title role in Massenet’s “Werther”…
Prehabilitation program for older adults shows potential to improve postoperative outcomes
A pilot study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that a prehabilitation program that…
New tool enables and enhances protein investigations
A new tool greatly improves scientists’ ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells,…
Deadly brain cancer erodes skull bone and alters immune marrow
Scientists at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown for the…
Genetic and behavioral link found between musicality and language skills
In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck…
Penn Medicine study maps brain circuits impacted by psilocybin
Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified specific brain circuits that are impacted by psilocybin-the active compound found in…
Harnessing “DNA surgery” to develop therapeutic medicines for genetic liver and heart diseases
Genome editing is increasingly recognzed as a leading frontier in biomedical research and an essential driver of healthcare…
Randomized trial finds both proton and photon therapies preserve post-treatment well-being
The first randomized trial to compare photon- and proton-based radiation therapy for breast cancer finds that patients report…
Iowa author tells survivors’ stories in ‘Carried Through Cancer’
When Kim Harms was going through breast cancer treatment at age 40, she found strength in her faith,…
UCLA presents advances in radiation therapy at ASTRO 2025
Physicians and scientists from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center will share the latest research and clinical trial results…