In this Oncology Brothers podcast episode, Naval Daver, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, discusses treatment strategies for both therapy‑related and de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML), focusing on cases…
Tara Lin, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, discusses how she approaches choosing induction therapy for patients with treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia, emphasizing that fitness…
Researchers in Australia are developing new approaches to blocking inflammasomes, the multiprotein molecular complex that stimulates the body’s inflammatory immune response and drives the progression of Parkinson’s disease…
The enormously popular video game Fortnite gives rise to hours-long marathon playing sessions—and now there’s evidence that it creates health problems in young players as well. According to…
A new cancer treatment combines conventional chemotherapy drugs with a digital sensor in a single capsule. Developed by biotech company Proteus Digital Health, the “digital medicine solution” communicates…
Researchers may have cracked an important code in the influenza virus, one that may lead to the development of flu vaccines that remain potent for up to 10…
Trees may hold the key to new discoveries about cancer and tumor formation. Fast-growing poplar trees were originally examined for potential applications in renewable energy, but were accidentally…
A research team at University of Massachusetts is investigating a recently identified type of body fat that may have beneficial effects in the body. Known as “beige fat,”…
New data shows that cabozantinib, a drug already approved in the treatment of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), elicited promising results in patients with less common non-clear…
Scientists at the Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai recently created five clones from a single gene-edited macaque monkey. The project represents a significant departure…
