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…
A new technique makes cancerous tumors glow, which in turn makes it easier to fully remove them during surgery. Employing nanotechnology designed to administer small-molecule drugs, physician researchers…
Certain biomarkers can help detect malignant changes in plasma cells before they develop into multiple myeloma. Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute examined two early precursors of the blood…
A new medical scanner captures images of the entire body in a single scan. According to its developers, the Explorer device can shed light on the interactions between…
Scientists have developed a promising new compound that could help treat PKAN, a rare neurodegenerative disorder for which there is currently no treatment.
Specially trained dogs detected malaria by smelling the socks of sick patients—something researchers hope could eventually help control the spread of the disease.
As bodies age, skin loses its elasticity and becomes wrinkled. According to a new study, the loss over time of a protein called HAPLN1 contributes to that process—and…
A new electronic implant can dissolve harmlessly in the body after working to repair damaged nerves. Working in the fledgling field of bioelectronic medicine, researchers at Northwestern University…
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…
