Expert Available: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
George Washington UniversityNovember is lung cancer awareness month and according to the American Cancer Society, nearly 130,000 lives are lost each year to lung cancer.聽 ...
November is lung cancer awareness month and according to the American Cancer Society, nearly 130,000 lives are lost each year to lung cancer.聽 ...
House Republicans are preparing聽a legislative agenda for Trump鈥檚 first 100 days in office. ...
A Mexican delegation is coming to retrieve 84 Mesoamerican axes currently in transit at UdeM, underscoring the need to raise public awareness of the looting of archaeological artifacts.
COP29 began today in Baku, Azerbaijan and will run through Friday, November 22. ...
All aspects of religiosity, spirituality, and meaning-making (R/S/M) relate to suicidality in people with a psychiatric diagnosis or a recent suicide attempt, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Harvard Review of Psychiatry, part of the Lippincott portfolio from Wolters Kluwer.
Increasing percentages of some older U.S. men with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancers are undergoing treatments that carry risks of side effects that can significantly reduce the quality of life without extending life, according to a new study led by Cedars-Sinai.
Continuing education of non-specialists is crucial for improving and enhancing epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. Many countries lack enough specialists to care for people with epilepsy. Even in high-income countries, a significant percentage of people with epilepsy receive care from a non-specialist.
UChicago Medicine is adding midwives, offering more personalized childbirth experiences for parents-to-be.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) joins the nation on Veterans Day honoring and thanking the nation鈥檚 military veterans for their bravery and service to our country.
Online e-cigarette retailers are not consistently adhering to laws aimed at preventing the sale of vaping products to minors, including regulations on age verification, shipping methods and flavor restrictions, report researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego.
Dallas Martin, a first-generation senior nursing major from Helena, Arkansas, really does it all. This wife and mom of two is a full-time student at UA Little Rock, set to graduate in December with her bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing, while also working full-time as a physician鈥檚 registered nurse in oncology and hematology at Carti Cancer Center in Little Rock.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has reached an exciting milestone in its Centennial Campaign, raising $203 million toward its overall campaign goal of $250 million by 2027. This represents the largest amount ever raised in a UA Little Rock campaign, exceeding the previous campaign by $100 million.
A pioneering study has unveiled key genetic drivers behind the valuable traits of the yardlong bean, a nutrient-rich crop favored across Southeast Asia. By mapping traits like anthocyanin content and pod characteristics, this research sets a foundation for improving the nutritional and agricultural value of this essential vegetable.
A pivotal study reveals tactics used by the pathogen Botrytis cinerea to undermine strawberry plant immunity. Researchers identified a specific protein, BcXYG1, secreted by the fungus, which interacts with plant proteins FvBPL4 and FvACD11, weakening the plant鈥檚 defenses and promoting infection. This breakthrough could pave the way for strategies to protect strawberry crops from this destructive pathogen.
Cedars-Sinai has appointed prominent inflammatory bowel disease physician-scientist Maria T. Abreu, MD, to be the executive director of the F. Widjaja Inflammatory Bowel Disease Institute. Abreu will succeed longstanding director Stephan Targan, MD, her mentor and a former research colleague from more than two decades ago.
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Researchers have pinpointed a critical gene, SmDDA1b, in eggplants that boosts resistance to bacterial wilt, a major threat to solanaceous crops. The study demonstrates that SmDDA1b degrades the SmNAC protein, triggering the plant鈥檚 immune defenses against this pathogen. This breakthrough could facilitate the breeding of more resilient eggplant varieties.
Mountainside Medical Group has announced that Gillian Boyd-Woschinko, M.D. has joined the practice in the field of endocrinology. She will be joining an established team of four endocrinologists.