Medical News
Sports playbook helps doctors predict cancer patient outcomes, say Stanford researchers
EurekAlert! - 4 Jul 2019 06:00
(Stanford Medicine) Using in-game win probability techniques, Stanford researchers devised a way to predict a cancer patient's outcome at any point during treatment. The approach could also inform treatment decisions.
The Lancet: Nerve transfer surgery restores hand function and elbow extension in 13 young adults with complete paralysis
EurekAlert! - 4 Jul 2019 06:00
(The Lancet) Nerve transfer surgery has enabled 13 young adults with complete paralysis to regain movement and function in their elbows and hands, according to the largest case series of this technique in people with tet...
Strain of common cold virus could revolutionize treatment of bladder cancer
EurekAlert! - 4 Jul 2019 06:00
(University of Surrey) A strain of the common cold virus has been found to potentially target, infect and destroy cancer cells in patients with bladder cancer, a new study in the medical journal Clinical Cancer Research ...