University of South Australia PhD student Belinda Lees has explored how screenwriters could create more nuanced and complex child-free women protagonists in biopics, after uncovering the barrage of often negative portrayals in existing media.
A team of clinicians, scientists, and engineers at Mount Sinai trained a deep learning pose-recognition algorithm on video feeds of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to accurately track their movements and identify key neurologic metrics.
At a glance: A new study in mice explains how even a single faulty copy of the BRCA1 gene can fuel tumor growth. The findings suggest the dominant 鈥渢wo-hit鈥� hypothesis of cancer development may not tell the full story behind how cancer arises. Study identifies cellular changes that prime cancer-related genes for action and render cells vulnerable to tumor growth. The findings can inform new treatments that block the priming effect to prevent breast cancer formation.
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation庐 (CRF庐) proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Popma as Chief Scientific and Strategic Officer. A world-renowned leader in cardiovascular research, Dr. Popma will drive forward pivotal programs and initiatives that will shape CRF鈥檚 future and fuel innovation at the CRF庐 Clinical Trials Center (CTC). His leadership will be instrumental in the development of the recently launched Real-World Data and Outcomes Center, advancing CRF鈥檚 commitment to impactful research. Additionally, as Program Director for New York Valves and TCT庐 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics庐), CRF鈥檚 flagship scientific meeting, Dr. Popma will play a key role in guiding the organization鈥檚 transformative contributions to the field of cardiovascular medicine.
Alcohol use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated even after the pandemic ended, according to a large nationally representative Keck Medicine of USC study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Adolescents in regions with fewer abortion restrictions and those who had an abortion were more likely to have graduated from college, earn higher incomes and have greater financial stability at two time-points over an almost 25-year period. Girls who became teen moms, conversely, were more likely to experience eviction, debt and food insecurity.
A new study led by an Iowa State University evolutionary biologist described for the first time the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.
University Hospitals announced a $3.225 million gift from community leaders Ernie and Patti Novak to Because of You: The Campaign for University Hospitals. The funds will support construction of the new Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Center as well as the caregiver education, training and simulation programming that will occur there. The Patti and Ernie Novak Executive Board Room within the center will be named in recognition of their support.
Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower risk of hypertension, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.
Larry Seiber, an R&D staff member in the Vehicle Power Electronics group at the Department of Energy鈥檚 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE.
In a nationwide observational study published this month in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), cardiologists from the Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) were commissioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to examine trends in the use and long-term safety of a device widely used to treat pulmonary embolism, or blood clots in the lungs.
Scientists at St. Jude Children鈥檚 Research Hospital have uncovered a previously unrecognized tumor suppression mechanism through the study of condensates and ribosome formation.
Renowned vascular surgeon Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS, DFSVS, MAMSE, is the 2024-2025 President-Elect of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
Seg煤n un nuevo estudio dirigido por Cedars-Sinai, un porcentaje de hombres estadounidenses de edad avanzada con c谩ncer de pr贸stata de riesgo intermedio y alto se someten a tratamientos que conllevan riesgos de efectos secundarios que pueden reducir significativamente la calidad de vida sin prolongarla.
La radioterapia se ha utilizado para tratar el c谩ncer desde principios del siglo 20. Este tipo de tratamiento sigue siendo uno de los tratamientos m谩s efectivos para los tumores cerebrales cancerosos (malignos) y no cancerosos (benignos). La forma en que se administra el tratamiento 鈥� y la tecnolog铆a utilizada 鈥� ha seguido evolucionando y mejorando.
Radiation therapy has been used to treat cancer since the beginning of the 20th century. This type of treatment continues to be one of the most effective treatments for cancerous (malignant) and noncancerous (benign) brain tumors.
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