Publisher: Mirage


Menu Warnings Deter Diners From Sweets, Study Finds

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As California lawmakers consider legislation that would require “high sugar” warning labels on restaurant menus, a University of California, Davis, study shows that the labels are effective in dissuading diners from ordering sugary items.


Heart Test Tracks Kids’ Growth and Maturity: Study

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A new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests a routine heart test – an electrocardiogram (ECG) – may offer researchers a new way to measure biological development in children and adolescents.


ORNL Commits to Targeted Alpha Therapy

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ORNL is a leader both in developing advanced radiotherapies and in providing the radioisotopes needed for those therapies.


Dual-Action Compound Slows Pancreatic Cancer Growth

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“Our data demonstrates that SB-216 effectively inhibits PDAC cell growth through inhibiting oncogenic microtubules and mitochondrial function.”


Genes May Impact Others’ Gut Microbiome

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The gut microbiome — made up of trillions of microbes in the digestive tract — is vital for digestion and overall health.


AI Boosts Cancer Treatment Quality, UT Health Finds

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Cancer researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have published three groundbreaking studies demonstrating how advanced artificial intelligence and population health analytics can identify and address barriers to quality cancer care.


Maternal Health Risks Tied to Kids’ High Blood Pressure

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Children born to mothers with obesity, gestational diabetes mellitus or a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy have higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure than children born to mothers without these risk factors, according to a new USC study.


Asxl1 Gene Disruption Boosts T-cell Immunotherapy

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Immunotherapy, using a patient’s own immune system to treat disease, has shown promise in some patients with cancer but has not worked in most.