Tumor-Made Androgen Marks Breast Cancer Subtype and Survival Odds
Researchers who measured hormones directly inside breast tumors report that one androgen, androstenedione, marks a distinct and largely favorable tumor state.
Publisher: BioEngineer
First NCI Award at UT Knoxville Funds Family-Based Pain Care for Appalachian Breast Cancer Survivors
A two-year project led by Assistant Professor Patricia N. E. Roberson at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Nursing has become the first funded award from the National Cancer Institute ever received at the Knoxville campus.
Chemokine Signal Behind VEGF-Driven Retinal Neovascularization Identified
Abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina is a leading cause of blindness worldwide, driving vision loss in proliferative diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity and age-related macular degeneration.
When Babies Start Tummy Time May Matter Less Than Parents Think, Pilot Study Finds
Tummy time has become one of the most widely repeated prescriptions in modern infant care: place your baby on their stomach, awake and supervised, and let them push, lift, and explore.
Neighborhood Health Hubs Deliver Big Blood Pressure Gains in Underserved Communities
Five small storefront wellness centers scattered across the low-income neighborhoods of Memphis have achieved something that has long eluded the American health system: measurable, clinically meaningful reductions in weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar among residents who rarely see a doctor.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Locked Into Smart Chitosan Nanofibers Unleash Antibacterial Power Only Where Wounds Need It
Omega-3 fatty acids have long been celebrated for their anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, but their Achilles heel has always been the same: they oxidize rapidly when exposed to light, oxygen, or heat, losing their therapeutic potency before they can do much good.
Women worldwide drop out of maternity care continuum, review finds
Three out of every four women worldwide fail to complete the full sequence of recommended maternity care services, according to a sweeping new systematic review and meta-analysis published in BMC Health Services Research.
Neurocritical Care Society Issues Seizure Prevention Guidelines for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide survive the sudden rupture of a brain aneurysm, only to face an anxious question that has haunted neurologists for decades: should they be given powerful antiseizure drugs to prevent seizures that may never come?