Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Harry Erba, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY; Thomas Cluzeau, MD, PhD, Central University Hospital…
Genome surgery uses the powerful, and still controversial, CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool to remove specific genes from a person’s DNA. UCSF researchers, in collaboration with UC Berkeley and the…
With the growth of immunotherapies in recent years as an effective melanoma treatment option, there are still patients who do not respond well to immunotherapies. Hildur Helgadottir, MD,…
A research team from Brazil evaluated the link between anxiety and depression — nonmotor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD) — and freezing of gait. They found that roughly…
Interim results from the preliminary analysis of the JAVELIN-Renal 101 trial suggest that adding immunotherapy to a targeted agent appears to significantly improve progression-free survival (PFS) when compared with a…
Vanderbilt neurosurgeons fit DBS electrodes with extraordinary precision on patients to treat Parkinson’s disease tremors that cannot be treated with medications.
Chronic severe pain affects one in five Americans. Complex regional pain syndrome, a subtype of chronic severe pain, is a severe pain disorder that develops following minor surgery…
At Boston University School of Medicine, a research team led by Lee Goldstein, MD, PhD, identified the mechanism of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This neurodegenerative disease is associated…
An innovative device developed by Klick Labs can recreate parkinsonian tremor in healthy individuals. Designed to increase empathy among caregivers, SymPulse Tele-Empathy Device records a patient’s hand tremors…
