The risk of developing lymphoma is slightly elevated in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and has increased in recent years in patients with Crohn's disease, report researchers from Karolinska Institutet in a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The researchers could see a risk increase in patients taking modern IBD drugs and, less so, in patients not on such drugs, […]

Black cisgender women might need to be screened for breast cancer earlier than non-Black cis women, according to an illuminating new study. An international team of researchers investigated this topic in a recent report published in JAMA Open Network. Their discussion revolved around the staggeringly high breast cancer mortality rates for Black women in America. Although this demographic group is […]

In people with advanced cancer, psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, LSD and MDMA may significantly reduce the severity of depression and anxiety symptoms. Roughly 10% of patients with cancer experience anxiety, while 20% report depression. However, current research suggests that available prescription antidepressants do not significantly decrease depressive symptoms in cancer patients compared with a placebo. My team and I recently […]

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Columbia University neurologists are investigating a set of blood tests that, used in combination with memory tests, may help physicians correctly diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in low-resource environments, where 58% of people worldwide living with dementia reside. Low-resource communities often lack specialists who can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease or do not have access to brain imaging machines that can confirm a diagnosis […]

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Nathan Day, 29, saved a stranger with a life-saving transplant and happened to be working just 100ft away from the young woman who received it. He was a stem cell donor for Julia Reinstein, 23, and says she is now like a ‘sister’ to him. Julia’s cancer diagnosis left her in a desperate need of a transplant in June 2019. […]

Alzheimers Research UK explain 'what is dementia?' Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the UK. A progressive disease, it causes the gradual deterioration of the brain leading to symptoms such as memory loss and behavioural changes. Although there is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s, a new study has found that taking a common sleeping tablet could […]

Nurses exposed to 40 minutes of bright light before their night shifts feel less fatigued and make fewer errors at work, according to a study led by McGill University. The nurses also slept better after their shifts. "Healthcare workers are experiencing high levels of fatigue due to staffing shortages, difficult schedules, and heavy workloads. Further, the cost of medical errors […]

A research team analyzed 51,030 inpatient surgical cases from six different surgical departments at four large tertiary hospitals in China to develop a system for grading, cluster visualization, and precise prediction of surgical complications. The team utilized a Bayesian network modeling approach to conduct a dual-track and parallel evaluation of the relationships among 17 commonly agreed-upon preoperative risk factors, 22 […]