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New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

For patients treated with definitive radiation therapy (RT) for oropharyngeal cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), the majority of recurrences can be detected by post-treatment imaging at three months and physica...

For women with the most common type of breast cancer, a new way to analyze magnetic resonance images (MRI) data appears to reliably distinguish between patients who would need only hormonal treatment and those who also n...

New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

The immune system protects the body against cancer cells. The Elimination of cancer cells is an important task of NK cells. For NK cells to function properly, they require the activator STAT5.

As men age, their sexual function, vitality and strength can decline, but researchers had not yet established whether testosterone treatment is actually beneficial. Now, a team that included UF Health researchers has est...

Testosterone gel was found to provide modest improvement in men's mood, walking strength and sex lives. The gains from the treatment, however, waned.

Experts have found that stenting and carotid endarterectomy are equally safe and effective in stroke prevention. There were no significant differences between patient outcomes even after five years of follow-up.

Women who become pregnant at age 40 or older face a greater risk of stroke and heart attack later in life than women who become pregnant at a younger age, according to research presented at the American Stroke Associatio...

A recent report by Bloomberg has found that a number of cheese products sold in supermarkets contains small amounts of the wood pulp-based anti-clumping agent known as cellulose. Some products also include amounts of che...

Researchers have found that emotional eating keeps Australians in a vicious obesity cycle. Findings revealed that 83 percent of obese or overweight adults in Australia are eating emotionally.

For the first time, researchers showed that an AKT1 gene variation made otherwise healthy young individuals more susceptible to psychosis due to cannabis use. The findings will hopefully help identify those who are most ...

Researchers found that older patients who had cancer surgery are more prone to injuries and health issues. The chances of being sent to care facilities were also higher in this group along with an increased risk of dying...

A private analyst argued that the FDA my have greatly underestimated the number of fetal deaths among women who became pregnant after they use the contraceptive device Essure. A Republican representative is also pushing ...

The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health was among a dozen sites nationwide to participate in the first clinical trial to show that testosterone treatment for men aged 65 and older improves sexual fu...

Health officials in Quebec are searching for Megabus passengers who traveled in August last year in order to test them for potential tuberculosis infection. Residents in Quebec are urged to call 811, while those who are ...

Being pregnant at an older age is associated with different risks. Now, a new study found that women who delay pregnancy until they are in their 40s are at an increased risk of stroke and heart attacks.

Macrophages or specialized white blood cells in birds can destroy the potentially deadly infection brought by the Cryptococci fungus. This explains why birds don't fall ill from the fungi even if they can spread related ...

Despite prescription rates remaining unchanged, researchers recently noted a higher number of misuse and emergency room visits related to stimulant drug Adderall. They pointed to the 18-25 age group as the main abusers o...

(National Institutes of Natural Sciences) National Institute for Physiological Sciences and Nagoya City University researchers prove causal relationship between rehabilitation-induced change of brain circuits and functio...

(University of Michigan Health System) Researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center are using nanoparticles to kill tumor cells inside the eye.

(University of Chicago Medical Center) The use of clot-busting drugs to clear blood from the brain's ventricles may be the first effective strategy to decrease mortality for a type of catastrophic bleeding stroke, accord...